Bowl

Accession Number
1971/2.76

Title
Bowl

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1115-1234

Medium & Support
slip on stoneware with underglaze, and glaze

Dimensions
4 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in (10.5 cm x 15.6 cm x 15.6 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection

Subject matter
cizhou (磁州) black and white calligraphic painted bowl from a northern kiln in Hebei or Henan of the Jin dynasty (1115-1234).
Cizhou ware has been well known since the Song dynasty with production lasting through the Qing, but it reached its zenith during the Jin and Yuan dynasties, where the forms were especially robust and decoration finely executed. The ware is characterized by its high contrast dark brown to black and white wares, although over a dozen types of decoration can be used. These techniques include painting, sgraffito, incision, overglaze, underglaze, along with the application of multi-colored glazes. The variety of sub-styles is a result from being produced at a variety of Northern kilns in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi. These everyday, if not somewhat plebian wares consisted primarily of large jars, vases, pillows, and bowls.

Physical Description
A deep stoneware bowl with direct rim on a footring, covered in a white slip, with painted underglaze black calligraphic floral meander and bands around the body.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
bowl

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Cizhou
bowl
bowls (vessels)
ceramic (material)
flower (motif)
stoneware (pottery)

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PAST - Family Art Studio    
(Part of: FFW Lower Level Study Cases     )

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