Pilgrim Flask (Bian Hu)

Pilgrim Flask (Bian Hu)

Sui (581–618) or early Tang dynasty (618–907), c. late… · China

Stoneware with mold-impressed decoration under yellowish-brown lead glaze

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

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