Wine Ewer
1000-1099
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with transparent glaze, 7 1/4 H x 4 3/4 Diam. in. (18.5 x 12 cm.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object Number
1998.409
Low footrim with beveled inner edge with convex, shallow foot cavity; ovoid body with angled, rounded shoulder; spout rising vertically from the shoulder before angling outward; two rounded, small pinched loops at join of neck and shoulder, and ridged, strap handle; high neck with everted rim. The glaze is glassy, with crazing overall.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1998; acquired by donor from her friend, 'Philip W.' who had acquired it from an antique shop in Hong Kong (where he was working for a British firm).
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of art, "Across East Asia: China's Cultural & Artistic Legacy," October 30, 2019-December 31, 2023.
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