Jar and Cover, 12th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Cizhou style ware Stoneware with black glaze and russet markingsexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2003.99.1a,b
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
This jar of "lotus bud" form rests on a wide, unglazed, knife-cut foot rim revealing the buff-colored stoneware from which it is potted. Faint finger grooves by the potter can be detected where the black glaze has collected on the encircling ridges. Ceramics glazed all over in dark brown or black presented a challenge to the decorator and a variety of innovative techniques were devised to enliven these dark wares. In this example, an iron-rich glaze was dotted over the original layer and then splashed with five large spots. During the firing, this second glaze matured to a deep russet providing an abstract pattern and exquisite contrast in color. During the Northern Song (960-1127) and Jin dynasties (1115-1234), this type of ware was produced at Cizhou type kilns in Henan, Hebei and Shandong provinces.
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- Jar and Cover
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- 2003.99.1a,b
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