Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type

Bronze, gilted
H 20.4, D of rim 4.4, D of body 10.8
China, Tang dynasty　8th century

Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type
  • D017658
Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type_0
  • D017658
  • 1997/03/11
Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type_1
  • A024955
  • 1997/03/11
Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type_2
  • A023539
  • 1989/07/25
Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type_3
  • A023540
  •  
Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type_4
  • A023541
  •  
Pitcher of Ōji (Egg-shaped body) type_5
  • A023542
  •  

More

This ewer has an oval gem-shaped body and angular shoulders. There is a Nara-era record from Daian-ji Temple that mentions a water ewer in the shape of a pomegranate, and it is surmised that the record referred to a ewer in the shape of this item.  
Object label 

Accession Number 1079-0
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese)

Page Top