Bottle jar, one of a pair

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bottle jar, one of a pair

China

Date
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Medium
Cizhou type ware Stoneware with white slip under a clear glaze
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

These tall, waisted minimally decorated vessels are unusually elegant for Cizhou type ware. Their visual impact derives from their well-ordered formality that differs considerably from the energetically painted and cut-glaze Cizhou decoration displayed here. China, Asia

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