Object Number: Or2015.06

Collection: Eastern Art

Object Name: ewer & lid

Title: Drunk Pot Series No.1 by Wu Hao

Artist: Wu, Hao

Description: 'Drunk Pot' is a wine pot made out of granular dark stoneware clay with a tyre-shaped body, an upwards-twisted spout and a tall, thick base. The spout and base are covered in a thick white slip that allows the dark colour of the clay to come through on ridge marks and edges. The circular belly of the teapot is decorated with red and green enamel decoration showing inebriated Chinese scholars on a background of peach blossoms. The foot rim is decorated with swirls painted in red enamels. Irregular impressions in the body of the pot, as well as a curl of clay at the tip of the spout, are covered in gold enamel. Horizontal ridges and hand marks on the clay body, as well as a general sense of asymmetry give the surfaces of the spout and body an organic quality, and convey a sense of playful inebriation. 'Drunk Pot' is an object displayed in the 'Ahead of the Curve : New china from China', an exhibition of contemporary ceramics and glass.

On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Gallery 1