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white tripod water pot tang dynasty
white tripod water pot tang dynasty
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A white-glazed tripod water pot with cover – Tang Dynasty

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It has a straight rim, short neck, broad shoulders, and bulging belly with incised lines dividing it in four sections. The bottom is flat, and there are three legs attached to the lower belly. The pot is high fired, and has a white body covered inside and out in a thin, transparent glaze, except for the lower body and base which are unglazed.

This pot was fired in a northern kiln in the Tang dynasty. There were several kilns capable of producing these porcelain-like vessels during this period. Xing kiln in Hebei and Gongyi kiln in Henan are perhaps the most famous, but there were also other kilns in Henan and Shaanxi with this knowledge.

 

Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)

Size: Diameter 6.8 cm, height with lid 6 cm

Condition: Good condition, wear and firing flaws, some glaze loss to the outer body, two chips to the lid, no cracks or repairs found under UV-light.

Provenance: From a Swedish private collection

SKU: 248

References: A similar pot dated to Tang was excavated in Xi’an city, Shaanxi and is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China – Shaanxi, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 48. This pot has been attributed to Gongyi kilns in Henan.

 

More info: Northern White Ware