Rare Antique Chinese Brown-glazed Stoneware Ewer. Five Dynasties / Song Dynasty
Small stoneware ewer of globular form with short cylindrical spout, trumpet neck and applied strap handle. Covered with a dark-brown glaze stopping irregularly above an unglazed circular foot. Vessels like this one were traditionally used in the making of tea which, by the late Tang dynasty (618-906), had become a popular beverage. They were used not for steeping tea, but as pitchers for dispersing hot water into individual tea bowls where it was whisked with dried powdered tea leaves. Height: 15 cm References Sotheby’s Chinese Art sale, 2 June 2016, lot 739 – A ‘HENAN’ BLACK-GLAZED EWER SONG DYNASTY Christie’s Pavilion Sale – Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 6 October 2015, lot 75 – A HENAN BLACK-GLAZED BLUE-SPLASHED EWER TANG DYNASTY (618-907) Origin: China Date of production: Five Dynasties / Song Dynasty Materials: stoneware
Size: 3168px × 3168px
Photo credit: © Oriental Antiques UK - Asian Art Dealer and Appraiser / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: ancient, antique, art, brown, chinese, dynasties, dynasty, ewer, glazed, kingdoms, period, pottery, song, stoneware, style, tang, ten
