Chicken-Headed Ewer, 220-589. The development of high-fired celadon in the south was a significant achievement in Chinese ceramics history. The ewer's shape was indigenous and appeared to have been transformed from the hu (jar) attached with a small chicken head. Whereas the early chicken-headed ewers have a wide, stout body, this example represents a further development toward more elongated proportions, adding the decoration of carved lotus petals.

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Keywords: 420-589, applied, art, carved, ceramic, china, cleveland, decoration, dynasties, green-glazed, heritage, incised, museum, period, province, southern, stoneware, unknown, ware, yue, zhejiang