id:			153620
accession number:	1987.148
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.148
updated:		2022-10-29 15:41:48.607000

Ewer, 700–750. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware); diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1987.148

title:				Ewer
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creation date:			700–750
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		750
current location:		239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
technique:	glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Tang Dynasty
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

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wall description: 
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.
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