Covered jar

late 11th-early 12th century

This simple but very decorative design is achieved by applying a black slip over the white one. The black slip is then cut through with a roulette tool to reveal the pattern in white beneath.

Stoneware with black and white slips

3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm)

Overall h.: 4 1/2 in.

Diam.: 2 3/4 in.

Girth: 13 1/2 in.

Diam. bottom: 2 1/16 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

51.192

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

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