Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bowl

China

Date

11th-12th century

Medium

Cizhou ware Stoneware with black and white slips and sgraffitto decoration under clear glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The decoration of this cylindrical jar, with its black and white design, makes use of the sgraffito technique. One of over twenty decorative methods used at Cizhou kilns, objects in this group are covered with a layer of black slip on top of the white. Designs inscribed on the black slip are selectively scraped away to reveal the underlying white slip. The overall effect is one of a black design on a white ground. Both slip coats are covered with a clear glaze. This group includes some of the most striking examples of Cizhou ware. China, Asia

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