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« Previous | All details on a printable page | Contact Jan van Beers about this piece » A Xingyao ewer, Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) The rare ewer, very finely potted, supported on a splayed foot rising to well-rounded shoulders, surmounted by a fine waisted neck flaring to a broad trumpet mouth, the shoulders set with a short tapering spout on one side, and a tied triple-strap handle imitating a straw basket handle on the other side, applied overall with a pure white glaze, stopping at the base, revealing the fine-grained white body. Ewers of such exquisite material and fine potting were made both by the Xing and the Ding kilns of Hebei province. ref.4712 Literature: Compare a similar Xing ewer in: Gyllensvard, The World's Great Coll. Vol.8, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, pl.52 from the Carl Kempe Coll. (No 286) Condition: firing crack across the unglazed base
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