Ewer Maker: Unknown

12th–13th century

Asian Art

Not on view

Made at the Ding kilns in Hebei Province, this ewer derives its shape from similar vessels in silver. From the tenth to the fourteenth century, ceramics made in these kilns were used in Buddhist ceremonies, for dining and other celebrations, and as gifts to the court.

Medium

Porcelain with ivory glaze (Ding ware)

Dimensions

8 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (20.96 × 11.43 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of John Hadley Cox, B.A. 1935

Accession Number

1941.29

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
John Hadley Cox (1913–2005); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1941
Bibliography
  • George J. Lee, Selected Far Eastern Art in the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1970), 101, no. 192, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

ewers

Inscriptions

n.s.

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