VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Ovoid Vase with Long Neck, Rolled Lip, and Stylized Peony and Lotus Decor

12th-early 13th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in black slip on a white-slip ground under a clear glaze, the clear glaze then covered all over with a lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze; with brush-written inscription on the interior of the foot ring

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty, 1115-1234

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 20.6 x Diam. 9.5 cm (8 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

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