VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Flat-Shouldered "Meiping" Bottle with Carinated Mouth and Scrolling Peony Decor

12th-early 13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with rust brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing. From the Ciyaobao kilns, Lingwu county, Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Xixia kingdom, 1032-1227

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 31 x Diam. 15.6 cm (12 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

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