NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

The earliest ceramic ‘phoenix-head’ ewers can be dated to the Tang dynasty. Many of them were exported to Southeast Asia, such as Philippines and the islands of modern Indonesia. Sherds of a ware similar to this type of ewer have been found at the Xicun kiln site, Guangzhou. Compare with another example in the Palace Museum, Beijing (see xin 188290), sharing an almost identical form to the current ewer.