Small Ewer (Huzi) in the Form of a Crouching Animal
Artist
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CultureChinese | Six Dynasties Period
Date4th century
MediumStoneware | Glazed | Yue ware | Light-gray stoneware with celadon glaze
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 x 2 in. (8.3 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.132
Not on view
DescriptionYue ware. Small ewer in shape of crouching feline; chest flat (from base of small turned jar which forms body); tail loops over back to form handle, round spout in place of a head. Body underneath burnt red brown where exposed. Clay rather coarse, grey and speckled. Celadon-like glaze.Published ReferencesSee Fontein and Wu, _Unearthing China's Past_, Catalog sections 64 and 67 (Boston).
Unknown
10th century-13th century
Unknown
late 16th - early 17th century
