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Chicken-form ewer (one of a pair)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown, green, yellow and black ceramic ewer in the shape of a chicken with another black bird on its back; handle on right; spout on back; one of a pair.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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