a) water container; ceramic, brown glazed; long, squat shape w/ spout; oak tree trunk-shaped handle w/ leaves, acorns and squirrel in relief on vessel; l. 12.5 cm; b) cover; rectangular shape w/ handle of molded pheasant (?) w/ damaged beak & tail; w. 2.5 cm.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and Older University Collections
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China attrib.
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Glaze (coating by location)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
water container used for ink stone when writing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
b— width 2.5 centimeters and a— length 12.5 centimeters