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Bottle with Dished Mouth
- Museum No.
- GK578
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Title | Bottle with Dished Mouth |
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Artist | |
Category | Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics |
Country | China |
Period | Tang |
Century | 8th |
Year | |
Quantity | |
Materials | Earthenware with three-color lead glazes (sancai) |
Dimensions | Height 19.4cm Mouth diameter 5.9cm Thickness 13.5cm |
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Signature/Seals Etc | |
Donor | Matsui Hirotsugu |
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This small bottle has a dished mouth, narrow neck, and a sloping shoulder that widens out to form an ovoid body. The dramatic, mottled effect was created by placing spots of a wax-like substance on the clay, which resisted the poured brown and green lead glazes.
China-Tang