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.
Provenance
(Mr. J. E. Eskenazi, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1987); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1987–)
Accession Number
1987.148
Medium
glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)
Dimensions
Diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
