Pair of Leather Bag-Shaped Flasks with Covers
916–1125
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Pair of Leather Bag-Shaped Flasks with Covers, 916–1125. Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Earthenware with green glaze; part 1: 24.5 x 16.5 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.); part 2: 23.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid 2012.448 These earthenware vessels are intentionally made to look like leather storage bags with details that resemble stitching around the spout and handle.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- earthenware with green glaze
- Medium
- earthenware, green, glaze
- Dimensions
- Part 1: 24.5 x 16.5 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.); Part 2: 23.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 2012.448
- Credit Line
- Gift of Donna and James Reid
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
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