Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bowl

China

Date

12th-13th century

Medium

Cizhou ware Stoneware with painted black décor on white slip under a clear glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A group of deep globular bowls and lidded jars with painted iron pigment decoration of leaf sprays has been identified archaeologically with kilns in the Cizhou region. These vessels are datable to the twelfth-thirteenth centuries. The large leaf designs like those on this bowl are apparently derived from peony leaves. They are amongst the most common motifs on this small group of bowls, although spiral designs and feathery, frond-like leaf patterns, have also been found. China, Asia

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