probably 11th century
7.4 x 20.9 cm (2 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM
Possibly Xing ware; porcelain with incised and appliqué decoration. Possibly made at the Xing kilns, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze over carved ribs and appliqué handles
11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the vertical ribs trailed in white slip, the unglazed lip bound with metal. From the Ding kilns in Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin and purplish brown slip on the lower portion. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: pinkish buff earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green and amber-yellow glazes over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over white-slip-coated applique decoration
11th-12th centuryChinesePerhaps Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. Perhaps from the Yaozhou kilns, Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
10th-11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseCizhou 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.
11th-12th centuryChineseRed Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze and with traces of decoration in overglaze gold leaf
11th centuryChinese