Minneapolis Institute of Art

Cosmetic box

China

Date

Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Medium

Tz'u-chou (Cizhou) ware Stoneware with painted black decor on white slip

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This fine stoneware cosmetic box painted with an elegant, naturalistic (more often stylized) cross leaf pattern is a rare example of Cizhou ware. Cizhou wares are often distinguished by the liveliness of a brush-¬painted design in black slip onto a white slip ground, which represents the most successful use of brushwork on Chinese ceramics. China, Asia

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