Title

Cizhou stoneware jar, early Northern Song dynasty, China, late 10th-early 11th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Cizhou stoneware jar with carved peonies, early Northern Song dynasty, China, late 10th-early 11th century. A Cizhou jar of globular shape with a slightly everted mouth rim and flared foot-rim. The grey stoneware body is covered with a white slip which is deeply carved through the slip to the body with peony scrolls. The whole jar is covered with a transparent glaze of yellowish-white tone. The base is unglazed showing the grey body.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

960th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B71_367

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (461,9Kb) / 9,4in x 7,4in / 2832 x 2215 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature flower flowers plant country China Chinese color colour carved location century jar floral pottery artefact dynasty artifact glazed peony stoneware 10th Century tenth century Museum of East Asian Art 11th century Cizhou ware globular Northern Song Song Dynasty object Eleventh Century Unknown ceramic ceramic object