Title

Moth design water container, Liao or Five dynasties, China, 10th-11th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Moth design water container, Liao or Five dynasties, China, 10th-11th century. A small oval water container in the form of two moths joining wings with moulded decoration under a transparent yellowish-white glaze. The glaze is probably a type of Yue celadon.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

900th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_421

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (419,1Kb) / 9,5in x 7,4in / 2835 x 2217 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal country container insect China Chinese pot color colour moth location ceramics century pottery artefact dynasty artifact stoneware 10th Century tenth century Museum of East Asian Art 11th century Five Dynasties Liao dynasty water container object Eleventh Century Unknown ceramic ceramic object