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Chapter 4. Glazed Ceramics in the Musi River
Figure 17. Ewer, height 13.9 cm, high to mid-Tang Dynasty,
Hunan Province, Tongguan kiln, Changsha ware, C8,
from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K2314. Figure 18. Ewer, decorated with applied moulded and brown
glazed medallions of date palm, height 22.4 cm, Tang
Dynasty, C9–C10, from the Musi River, Boom Baru
site. Catalogue No. K2504.
Figure 19. Changsha ware polychrome miniature ewer, jarlets and brush washers, height range 2.3–9.4 cm, Tang Dynasty, Changsha
kilns, C9–C10. Catalogue Nos (L to R): back K2634, K933, K947; front K2572, K2490, K1676, K1643.
K1731), saucers (K1725–6, K2377), bird figurines Dynasties are often in the shape of common objects,
(K1990), assorted jar lids, cup stands (K1103) and Xun such as fish or fruit, and have two to five finger holes.
flutes in the shape of small robust birds and a peacock Most are made of pottery. Those from the Musi in the
(Figure 16). The Xun is the one of the earliest musical shape of robust birds had only a single hole while the
instruments in China and was first recorded some seven peacock had three holes.
thousand years ago. Those found in the Xia and Shang
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