Chicken-Headed Ewer / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 2005/2.93
Title: Chicken-Headed Ewer
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Artist Nationality: Chinese
Medium and Support: stoneware with black glaze
Object Creation Date: 317-420
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation); Zhejiang or Jiangsu provinces
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Creation Place 3: Zhejiang or Jiangsu provinces
Credit Line: Gift of Ping and Zenobia Lee
Period: China, Eastern Jin period (317–420)
Dimensions: 17 cm x 13 cm x 12.6 cm (6 11/16 in. x 5 1/8 in. x 4 15/16 in.)
Century: 4th-5th c
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: ewer
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Keywords: ceramics; chicken; pitcher; vessel
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; birds; containers; containers by form; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3061
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 2005/2.93
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-2.93/2005_2_93.jpg

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Full citation: "Chicken-Headed Ewer; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-2.93/2005_2_93.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.