Cizhou ware-type
Dateca. 12th century
Maker
Chinese
Label TextThe milky-white slip background-an imitation of porcelain-brightens the painted design ofbird-and-flower. Their vivid colors display a confidence in mastering the newly developed overglaze-enameling technique, in which designs were painted on pre-fired, usually glazed, ceramic ware and then re-fired at a lower temperature to fuse the colors to the surface. This bowl is a rare masterpiece of its period.
Object number41.13
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 69 (b&w)Credit LineThomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Diam.: 3 1/2 in.
MediumStoneware with white slip, overglaze decoration in red, blue-green, ochre
stoneware with enamel and transparent glaze
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