Chicken-Headed Ewer
A green-glazed stoneware ewer with a tall looping handle, flared mouth, and a spout modeled as a bird's head with a crest and round eye. The body bears incised lotus-like petals and a small applied relief. The glaze shows fine crackle and pooling.
Look closer: A small applied knob or lump sits on the lower left of the body, near the base.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 220–589 CE
- Medium
- green-glazed stoneware with incised, carved and applied decoration, Yue ware
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2570 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 589).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald