Steatite ewer and cover with cabbage-like foliage

Manager ID

337

Title

Steatite ewer and cover with cabbage-like foliage in low reliefLate Tang dynasty (9th century)

Short title

Steatite ewer and cover with cabbage-like foliage

Record number

BATEA : 330

Simple name

ewer

Classified name

stone; steatite; Tang; ewer; floral; cabbage; scholar's studio; 9th century; China;

Description

Description part summary

Steatite ewer and cover of greenish-grey coloured mica-flecked talc stone, the stubby 1.7cm octagonal spout reminiscent of Changsha ewers, a flange 6.5cm wide at 90 degrees angle to the spout protrudes 5.8cm from the body. The horizontal incised flange is decorated as a flower, with a vertical ring underneath. The wide mouth is 9.6cm in diameter with an everted rim; the base solid without a footrim, the body decorated with three large and one small group of cabbage-like leaves in low relief with many fine line incisions similar to the decorations found on late Tang to early Northern Song parcel-gilt silver; the cover with a circular somewhat pyramid-like knob also decorated in relief with two similar floral sprays with many fine lined incisions.

Description material

steatite

Description condition

the flange has been repaired at some stage and there are chips to the rim and the cover

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	greenish grey
decoration

Description length

17.5cm

Description height

17cm

Description diameter

(cover) 10.6cm

Description width

15cm

Description depth

Description inscription

Description notes

Gallery location

Brunei Gallery, SOAS

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