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Small water dropper
Chinese
Song dynasty, 960–1279
2019-320
Information
Title
Small water dropper
Medium
Qingbai ware; porcelain with relief designs under light-blue glaze
Dimensions
5 × 7 × 3.5 cm (1 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Ruth Dickes
Object Number
2019-320
Description
Two half-round semicircular sides are joined vertically to form a small ewer. Each side is molded with relief floral designs and a raised dots (known as fish-roe pattern or pearl pattern). The latter pattern imitates the raised dots on Tang dynasty gold ornaments that were then popular. A water supply hole pierces one side, and a spout and loop handle are added to the front and back. A light-blue glaze covers the exterior but the flat bottom is unglazed.
Culture
Period
Type
– Flores & Iva (New York, NY), sold to Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ).
–2019 Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.
–2019 Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.
