Chicken-head Ewer, c. 570, 18 7/8 x 9 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. ( x x cm), Yue ware Stoneware with pale greyish-green glaze, China, 6th century, Inspired by Southern dynasties period (420-589) ceramics, northern green ware developed throughout the Northern Qi (550-577) and succeeding Sui dynasties (589-618). This magnificent chicken-headed ewer, for instance, with its dragon decor handles has its roots in the smaller chicken-head ewers of Eastern Qin (317-420). Northern Qi dynasty versions will generally have a taller, more slender body

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