VesselsChinese13th-14th century

Compressed Globular Bottle with Long Neck and Decoration of Abstract Scrolls

13th cent. - early 14th cent.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Painted Jizhou ware: very light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip; with two-character inscription reading 'Yuwang' incised on the base. From the Jizhou kilns near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Southern Song period (1127-1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Century

13th-14th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 16.0 x Diam. 9.1 cm (6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified Owner. A portion of a collection sticker, presumably from an old French collection, adheres to the bottle's base. Unidentified Owner. An old Argentine Collection The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, USA, Sold to the HUAM.