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Chicken-Headed Ewer
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The development of high-fired celadon in the south was a significant achievement in Chinese ceramics history. The ewer's shape was indigenous and appeared to have been transformed from the hu (jar) attached with a small chicken head. Whereas the early chicken-headed ewers have a wide, stout body, this example represents a further development toward more elongated proportions, adding the decoration of carved lotus petals.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineChicken-Headed Ewer, 220–589 CE. China, Zhejiang province, Southern Dynasties period (420-589). Green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware; overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald, 1973.84
