Detail View: National Palace English: Hu in ivory-white glaze
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Work ID:
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M01A00144
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Title:
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Hu in ivory-white glaze
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Creation Date:
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Tang Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.618
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End Year Date:
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A.D.907
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Dynasty:
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36 Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618~907)
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Kiln:
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Xing ware
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Height: 20.2 cm; Diameter (mouth): 6.3 cm; Diameter (base): 9.8 cm
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Material:
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Porcelain
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Form:
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Hu (wine vessel or water containter)
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Type:
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Ceramics
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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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.
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ImageV ID:
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M01A00144AS002
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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