Pouring vessel in the form of a crane

MediumHigh-fired earthenware with lead glazes

DimensionsHeight: 7 11/16 inches (19.5 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodMing Dynasty (1368-1644)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Professor Stanley O'Connor, Class of 1951, and Janet O'Connor

Terms

Ceramics
Earthenware
Glaze
Pitchers
Handles
Chinese

Object number2005.039

Label CopyIn China, this would have been a very common vessel and considered rather unimportant, but as often happened with Chinese ceramics traded to far-away markets, it attained much greater importance at its destination. Ewers of this type have been treasured and preserved among the highland peoples of Borneo, such as the Kelabits, who believed them to possess magical powers and used them in headhunting rituals.

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