Changsha ware bird-shaped water dropper / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1987/1.311
Title: Changsha ware bird-shaped water dropper
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: stoneware with brown iron glaze
Object Creation Date: 9th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Toshiko Ogita in memory of Tomoo Ogita
Period: China, Tang Period (618-907)
Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 5.3 cm x 8 cm (1 in. x 2 1/16 in. x 3 1/8 in.)
Century: 9th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: water dropper
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Keywords: bird; calligraphy; ceramics; vessel
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; containers; containers by form; descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; writing (processes)
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 813 x 481
File Size: 41 KB
Record: 1987/1.311
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Full citation: "Changsha ware bird-shaped water dropper; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.311/1987_1.311.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.