Sujet
Steatite ewer and cover with cabbage-like foliage in low relief, Late Tang dynasty, 9th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Steatite ewer and cover with cabbage-like foliage in low relief, Late Tang dynasty, China, 9th century. A steatite ewer and cover of greenish-grey coloured mica-flecked talc stone. The body is decorated with three large and one small groups 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 has a circular somewhat pyramid-like knob which is also decorated in relief with two similar floral sprays with many fine lined incisions.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
800e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_260
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (908,7Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2213 x 2830 (300dpi)