Underglaze blue tripod waterpot, 9th century, Tang Dynasty (618-907). Stoneware. Width 9 cm. Height 7.5 cm. Probably made by a kiln in Gongxian, Henan Province. Purchased in 1953. Collection of the University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong. © Virtual Collection of Asian Masterpieces, 2013

Scholar's object for holding water in preparing ink

Tt is one of the earliest intact examples of Chinese stoneware with under-glaze blue decoration, later known as "blue-and-white" wares.

Probably unearthed from a Tang dynasty tomb in Henan Province