Ewer, 10th-11th century, 6 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 6in. ( x x ), Yaozhou ware Stoneware with carved décor under celadon glaze, China, 10th-11th century, Recent excavations confirm that this type of deeply carved stoneware with celadon glaze was made at the Yaozhou kilns in Shanxi province. Freely and boldly carved around the sides with a large peony flower in full bloom, the globular vessel has been covered with a thin, pale green celadon, characteristic of this rare group of tenth and early eleventh century ceramics. The ewer would have originally had a lid

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