Antique Ewer with a Spout in the Shape of a Dog (?) Holding Up a Plate in his Mouth, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"

Large ovoid stirrup jar. Broad ring base. Rounded body with maximum diameter above center. Broad shoulder with narrow, tubular spout and slightly flaring rim, positioned vertically...

Breezily rendered Chinese decorative motifs in two shades of cobalt blue decorate the surface of this ewer. A border composed of cloudlike ruyi motifs separates chrysanthemum scrol...

The vessel has a shallow foot with flat base. A slight edge marks the transition of shoulder to neck, which opens in a flaring mouth. A flat strap handle connects lip and shoulder....

This ewer has an ovoid body that rests on a solid, slightly flaring foot. The steep walls rise rapidly to the shoulder, where they curve inward and then angle upward to complete t...

Flat-bowl with bridge-spout. Red monochrome interior and base. Brown on buff bands below lip, base (brushwork begining under spout), and on edges of spout. 2 thin, //, vertical ...

For millennia, humans have delighted in transforming vessels through the addition of animal heads or appendages. From greater Iran, numerous examples similar to this one, dated or ...