Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bowl

China

Date

12th century

Medium

Cizhou ware Stoneware with white slip and incised decor under a clear glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This dish represents a category of white Cizhou ware wherein the main motifs, usually peonies or lotuses, are set off with parallel striations created with a comb-like instrument. The floral designs are incised with a sure hand in a much freer and looser style than encountered in earlier Cizhou designs. Wall paintings in a Jin dynasty (1115-1234) tomb at Licunkou, Changzhi in Shanxi province support the stylistic evidence for Jin period dating. China, Asia

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