Double Gourd Shaped Ewer

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.84.115.1

amicoid

MIA_.84.115.1

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

aly

1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

oty

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

crc

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

sculptor

crr

sculptor

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

crt

artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Double Gourd Shaped Ewer

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Double Gourd Shaped Ewer

Title

false

View:

Front

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Front

View

false

Creation Date:

12th century

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12th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1100

ocs

1100

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1199

oce

1199

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

glazed porcelaneous stoneware

omd

glazed porcelaneous stoneware

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

pottery

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pottery

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H.9-1/8 in.

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H.9-1/8 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

height only

mcm

height only

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

84.115.1

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84.115.1

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Quintana

ooc

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Quintana

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The advent of Chun ware is uncertain, but a large quantity of kilns excavated near the ancient site of the Northern Sung capital of K'ai-feng in today's Honan province indicates that it began sometime during the Northern Sung period (960-1127). Although originally an imperial ceramic, the great demand for the richly glazed blue ware resulted in kiln sites being established throughout China and its popularity continued at least through the Yuan dynasty (1280-1368). The double-gourd shape of this ewer, however, is extremely rare in Chun ware and it may be the only known example. The monochrome ceramics of the Sung period are considered by many to include the most pleasing shapes and finest glazes ever produced.

cxd

<P>The advent of Chun ware is uncertain, but a large quantity of kilns excavated near the ancient site of the Northern Sung capital of K'ai-feng in today's Honan province indicates that it began sometime during the Northern Sung period (960-1127). Although originally an imperial ceramic, the great demand for the richly glazed blue ware resulted in kiln sites being established throughout China and its popularity continued at least through the Yuan dynasty (1280-1368). The double-gourd shape of this ewer, however, is extremely rare in Chun ware and it may be the only known example. The monochrome ceramics of the Sung period are considered by many to include the most pleasing shapes and finest glazes ever produced. </P>

Context

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