VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Small Vessel with Straight Sides and Vertical Flutes

11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with carved vertical flutes under pale whitish gray glaze, the glaze over a coating of white slip applied to the full exterior and the upper portion of the interior. Probably made at the Cizhou kilns at Cixian, near Handan, Hebei province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

6.7 x 8.3 cm (2 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM

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