This ewer is wide-mouthed, with a neck that tapers off gradually towards the bottom, giving it a stem-bowl appearance. It has broad, rounded shoulders, and an ovoid body, with a broad ring foot. Protruding out from one side of the shoulder is a long spout, while on the other side there is a handle joining the shoulder to the neck; the base of the handle is decorated with a pattern of clouds and ruyi auspicious symbols, while the handle itself has a number of vertical lines running up it. The ewer is covered with celadon glaze. There is a firing mark on one side of the body, and glaze “tear stains” near the base, but the lustrous glaze makes this an elegant example of Song dynasty porcelain that is both beautiful and practical.

H: 19 cm