VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Small-Mouthed Jar with Two Loop-Handles and Abstract Decoration of a Bird in Flight

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with bluish-black glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-oxide

Culture

Chinese

Period

Northern Song (960-1127) to Jin (1115-1234) period

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 20.1 x Diam. 17.1 cm (7 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

J.J. Lally & Co., New York

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