Ewer
Unknown Artist
700–750
Medium
glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)
Dimensions
h. 27.3 cm · diam. 13.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession Number
1987.148
About this artwork
Many sancai or "three-color" lead-glazed wares-such as this ewerare notable for their heavy dependence on metalwork prototypes. Such polychrome glazed wares were intended for the tomb.