vase

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Object Type
Museum number: 1936,1012.181
Description: Vase. Flower design around the shoulder. Made of Cizhou, slipped, painted and glazed stoneware. The central band has a marbled design which is quite unusual.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1115-1234
Production place: Made in: China (North)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: China (North)
Materials
Ware
Technique: glazed; slipped; marbled; painted
Dimensions: Height: 15.80 inches
Curator's comments: A Jin dynasty yuhuchun vase with this same marbling glaze was excavated in 1996 in the eastern suburbs of Changzhi, Shanxi and is now in the Changzhi Museum. Zhang Bai (ed), Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, volume 5, Shanxi, 中國出土瓷器全，Beijing 2008, p. 153
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1936
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1936,1012.181

Free entry