VesselsChinese8th-9th century

Small Ovoid Bottle with Blue Splashes

8th-9th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Huangdao ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze with variegated light blue suffusions

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

8th-9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

16.2 x 11.4 cm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

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