Accession Number1993/1.91
TitleSpittoon
Artist(s)ChineseArtist NationalityChinese (culture or style)Object Creation Date936-1125Medium & Supportstoneware with slip and glazeDimensions 5 5/16 in x 7 in x 7 in (13.5 cm x 17.8 cm x 17.8 cm);5 5/16 in x 7 in x 7 in (13.5 cm x 17.8 cm x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.Subject matterFrom the mid-tenth to the early twelfth centuries, the Khitan Liao, a sinicized tribe of Mongol origin, ruled over much of north China. So powerful was the Liao that the contemporary Chinese dynasty of Northern Song (960-1126) regularly sent tribute north to keep the peace. Liao pottery borrows heavily from Tang and Northern Song models, but Liao ceramic production also shows an originality and vitality that reflects the cosmopolitan nature of Khitan culture, particularly in the area of vessel shape. Liao potters adopted shapes from objects made in other materials and from objects of West Asian and Middle Eastern origin.
Physical DescriptionThis stoneware spittoon has a globular body on a straight footring, a narrow neck, and tall flaring rim. Three quarters of the body is covered in an amber glaze.
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Keywords
ceramic (material)
earthenware
lead glaze
stoneware (pottery)