VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Conical Bowl with Small Partridge-Feather Mottles

11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6 x Diam. 17.6 cm (2 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

Related Artworks

Vessels

Short-necked jar

Unknown Artist, 2000-1500 BCE

Red earthenware

2nd millennium BCEChinese

Vessels

Miniature Skyphos

Unknown Artist, 6th century BCE

Terracotta; buff slip, brown and red glaze

6th century BCEGreek

Vessels

Footed Cup in a Shape Reminiscent of Archaic Bronze Vessel "Gu", with a Handle in the Form of Dragons

Unknown Artist, 17th century

Carved rhinoceros horn

17th centuryChinese

Vessels

Unguentarium (cosmetic bottle)

Unknown Artist, 1st-2nd century CE

Very light green glass

1st-2nd century CERoman

Vessels

Lekythos (oil flask): Offerings at a Tomb

Unknown Artist, 450 BCE-400 BCE

Terracotta

5th century BCEGreek

Vessels

Circular Dish with Steep Flaring Sides and Stylized Floral Decor

Unknown Artist, 12th-13th century

Qingbai-type ware: molded porcelain with virtually colorless glaze

12th-13th centuryChinese

Vessels

Small, Round-Bottomed Jar with Flaring Mouth and Abstract Decor, and with a Small Hole in the Vessel, Perhaps for Pouring or for Attaching a Spout

Unknown Artist, Probably Kaya, possibly Paekche Kingdom, 5th century

Gray stoneware with combed and appliqué decoration, perhaps originally with a fitted spout

5th centuryKorean

Vessels

Pyxis with Three Feet and Cover

Unknown Artist, c. 600 BCE

Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip

7th-6th century BCEGreek

Vessels

Tripod cauldron (li)

Unknown Artist, c. 2000-1500 BCE

Gray earthenware

2nd millennium BCEChinese

Vessels

Globular Ewer with Short Spout and Double-Strand Handle

Unknown Artist, 8th-9th century

Light gray stoneware with appliqué handle and spout and with medium brown glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.

8th-9th centuryChinese

Vessels

Storage Jar with Decoration of Rock, Chrysanthemums, and Insects

Unknown Artist, second half 18th century

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.

Terracotta