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Tripod ewer (gui)
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Tripod ewer known as a gui, said to resemble the form of a bird, with a triangular, beak-like spout, large three hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, notched bowstring line on the body, circular bosses reminiscent of rivet heads, and handle simulating twisted rope; lightly burnished red earthenware with applique decoration and handle. Longshan culture; from Shandong province.
Note:
A sample taken from the base of this vessel was thermoluminescence (TL) tested at Oxford Authentication Ltd. in December 1999 and determined to be consistent with the suggested period of manufacture.
Department of Asian Art
[J.J. Lally & Co. New York August 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (1999-2006) partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums 2006.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
Title: Tripod ewer (gui)
Description:
Tripod ewer known as a gui, said to resemble the form of a bird, with a triangular, beak-like spout, large three hollow legs resting on small pointed tips, notched bowstring line on the body, circular bosses reminiscent of rivet heads, and handle simulating twisted rope; lightly burnished red earthenware with applique decoration and handle.
Longshan culture; from Shandong province.
Note:
A sample taken from the base of this vessel was thermoluminescence (TL) tested at Oxford Authentication Ltd.
in December 1999 and determined to be consistent with the suggested period of manufacture.
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