Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vase

China

Date

960–1127

Medium

Stoneware, glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

During the Northern Song, a thriving urban class grew, and the desire for porcelain filtered down from the upper strata. Economic restrictions prevented those of a lower rank from attaining true porcelain, and as a result, stoneware objects meant to imitate porcelain, such as this vase were produced in order to satisfy this desire. One can see from the crumbled glaze that this vase does not possess the vitrified qualities of porcelain. China, Asia

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