VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Small Bowl with Small Russet 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 overglaze iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin and purplish brown slip on the lower portion. 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. 4.8 × Diam. 12.4 cm (1 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.)

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