COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01A00144
Title:
Hu in ivory-white glaze
Creation Date:
Tang Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.618
End Year Date:
A.D.907
Dynasty:
36 Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618~907)
Kiln:
Xing ware
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 20.2 cm; Diameter (mouth): 6.3 cm; Diameter (base): 9.8 cm
Material:
Porcelain
Form:
Hu (wine vessel or water containter)
Type:
Ceramics
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The Hu imitates metal or leather. It has a small rim, short neck, foot ring, and a cylindrical body with two depressed ditches on the sides, whose ends are marked off by a loop-ear so that it can be fastened with a strap. It is similar to water vessels used by the nomads.
ImageV ID:
M01A00144AS002
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications