Black glazed ewer with blue phosphatic suffusions, Tang dynasty, China, 8th-9th century. Artist: Unknown

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Black glazed ewer with blue phosphatic suffusions, Tang dynasty, China, 8th-9th century. A stoneware huangdao type ewer with a short circular spout and double strap studded handle inspired by a leather original. The ewer is covered with a thick, black glaze with extensive pale bluish phosphatic suffusions, the lower portion and base are unglazed showing the greyish brown body and solid knife-parred foot.

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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 8th, 9th, art, artefact, artifact, asian, black, century, ceramic, china, chinese, color, colour, country, dynasty, east, ewer, glazed, jug, location, museum, object, pottery, stoneware, tang, unknown