VesselsChinese10th-11th century

Elongated Ovoid Bottle with Lightly Flaring Lip and Decoration of Figures amid Clouds

10th-11th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware covered all over with white slip, the floral decoration incised and the patterned background stamped into the white slip ground, all under a clear glaze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

10th-11th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.)

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