Rhyton in the shape of a duck

Object Details

• Description

  Clay: soft light buff pottery.

  Glaze: transparent lead glaze with fine crackle streaked with green and orangey brown; base unglazed.

  Decoration: carved in relief for the wings and tail feathers of the bird and to show floral motifs around the cup.

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1900s, 1990s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Pottery, Birds, Forgery, Flowers, Modern period (1912 - present), Ducks

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)