Tea Bowl, 12th-13th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2000.209.3
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
The decorative scheme seen on this bowl is called feng mei wen (phoenix-and-plum design). The design elements were created with papercut stencils at the Qizhou kilns in Jiangxi province, which were apparently the only kilns in traditional China that used cut-paper stencils to impart resist designs. Once the bowl had dried, it was immersed in the dark-brown glaze. When the glaze had stabilized, the phoenix and plum branch papercuts were affixed to the interior walls and a mixture of wood or bamboo ash mixed with slip was sprinkled over the whole interior. After the drying, the papercuts were removed and the vessel was fired right side up.
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- Title
- Tea Bowl
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2000.209.3
- Curator Approved
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