Art in an Early Global World at WAM: A WAM/College of the Holy Cross CollaborationMain MenuAmanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327Created by the Worcester Art Museum and the College of the Holy Cross, with the Worcester Public Schools AP Art History class of 2024. Financial support provided by the Medieval Academy of America and "Scholarship in Action" at Holy Cross.
Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix
12024-03-28T13:30:49-07:00Richard Lent3e723f35a685aebf07b8b602f188f085f3fa0c8f448012Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix, Vietnam, 1500s, 1992.72.1.plain2024-04-25T09:31:31-07:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5
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12024-03-28T13:30:36-07:00Who made this Ewer?6plain2024-08-15T10:26:36-07:00Erica Belden, Class of 2026, College of the Holy Cross
The Vietnamese artist who created this ewer remains unknown, but they must have been interested in earlier Chinese ceramics. The ewer's white background with cobalt blue decorations was inspired by the porcelain made in China before the "Ming Gap." Birds can symbolize beauty, dignity, and peace, themes that the creator of this object must have had in mind when shaping this ewer. The imagery of birds was present in diverse arts during the 1500s. The image of a parrot is very specific to Vietnamese iconography, and thus is a departure from Chinese artistic tradition. See the "Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix" for comparison.
