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This shape was introduced to the repertory of Chinese ceramics in the fourteenth century due in part to the prominence of Tibetan monks and practices at the Mongol Yuan (1271–1368) court.
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Title: Ewer in Shape of Tibetan Monk’s Cap
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736–95)
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with copper red under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. with cover: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.314
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