A 'CHANGSHA' EWER TANG DYNASTY

of ovoid form, the rounded shoulders surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim, applied on the shoulder with a short polygonal spout and a curved triple-stranded handle, divided by a pair of lugs in between, applied on the body with three relief-molded leaf-shaped appliques enclosing grapevines, each splashed in brown and covered with a milky greenish glaze

Zhongguo taoci jingpin zhan [The Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics of Eight Dynasties], National Museum of History, Taipei, 1987, p. 26.

There are several chips to the mouth rim and the spout. The center of the base protrudes slightly and has a firing crack approx. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) long, so the ewer does not sit evenly.
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See a related ewer illustrated in He Li, Chinese Ceramics: A New Comprehensive Survey, San Francisco, 1996, p. 102, pl. 193.