Pear-shaped Bottle, 12th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Cizhou ware Stoneware with "oil-spot" glazeexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 99.69.2
On View in Gallery 204expand_more
Used primarily for serving wine during the Jin (1115-1234) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties, the distinctive form of pear-shaped bottles seem to have originated in eleventh century silver vessels which were imitated in ceramic at the Ding kilns of north China.
The rare "oil-spot" glaze of this bottle was developed earlier at the Jian kilns in Fujian province during the Northern Song (960-1127). The dark brown-black glaze is covered with an "oil-spot" pattern comprised of numerous rust-brown spots each with a silvery metallic fleck in the center. After the first coat of glaze had dried, a solution rich in iron compounds was applied to create the desired silvery brown oil spots upon firing.
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- Title
- Pear-shaped Bottle
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- Artist
- Accession Number
- 99.69.2
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