VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Wide-Mouthed Ovoid Jar with Decoration of Three Stylized Birds in Flight

late 12th-first half 13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware glazed in hues of greenish tea-dust with blue undertones, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-brown slip

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty, 1115-1234

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

21.4 x 27.2 cm (8 7/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Ex-coll: Robert M. Ferris, IV, Windsor, VT Hugh Moss, London

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