VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Small Bowl with Flaring Lip and Partridge-Feather Mottles

late 11th-first half 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.6 × Diam. 12.6 cm (1 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Sydney L. Moss, London

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