1media/ewer in the form of a phoenix_thumb.jpeg2024-02-19T10:02:02-08:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5444043Ewer in the Form of a Phoenix, Metropolitan Museum of Artplain2024-02-29T11:52:31-08:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5
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12024-02-15T12:09:41-08:00Who made this ewer?15plain2024-03-21T12:11:38-07:00Erica Belden, Class of 2026, College of the Holy Cross
The Vietnamese artist who created this ewer remains unknown, but we know that 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.
