Dish
960-1127 (made)
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This dish is an example of the Yaozhou wares typical of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). While the wares produced at the Yaozhou kiln complex enjoyed popularity from the end of the Tang dynasty (618-906) through to the beginning of the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), these dishes exhibit the olive green glaze and dense surface designs common to the Yaozhou wares of the Northern Song period.
Carving was an important method of surface decoration in Yaozhou ware. The dish on the far left would have begun with a smooth clay body, partially dried (or ‘leather hard’). Angled tools were used to carve out the stylised waves and duck in sloping grooves, and comb-like tools provided the linear accents visible in the waves. The celadon glaze was then applied to the dish, pooling in the crevices and laying thinly on raised areas. Through firing, the pooled areas grew darker in colour and the thinly glazed areas more transparent, creating the illusion of light and shadows in the surface design.
Carving was an important method of surface decoration in Yaozhou ware. The dish on the far left would have begun with a smooth clay body, partially dried (or ‘leather hard’). Angled tools were used to carve out the stylised waves and duck in sloping grooves, and comb-like tools provided the linear accents visible in the waves. The celadon glaze was then applied to the dish, pooling in the crevices and laying thinly on raised areas. Through firing, the pooled areas grew darker in colour and the thinly glazed areas more transparent, creating the illusion of light and shadows in the surface design.
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Materials and techniques | Stoneware, incised and glazed |
Brief description | Dish, incised and glazed stoneware, Yaozhou ware, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) |
Physical description | Dish with incised design of ducks among waves, Yaozhou ware |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs A. C. M. Brownjohn |
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Summary | This dish is an example of the Yaozhou wares typical of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). While the wares produced at the Yaozhou kiln complex enjoyed popularity from the end of the Tang dynasty (618-906) through to the beginning of the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), these dishes exhibit the olive green glaze and dense surface designs common to the Yaozhou wares of the Northern Song period. Carving was an important method of surface decoration in Yaozhou ware. The dish on the far left would have begun with a smooth clay body, partially dried (or ‘leather hard’). Angled tools were used to carve out the stylised waves and duck in sloping grooves, and comb-like tools provided the linear accents visible in the waves. The celadon glaze was then applied to the dish, pooling in the crevices and laying thinly on raised areas. Through firing, the pooled areas grew darker in colour and the thinly glazed areas more transparent, creating the illusion of light and shadows in the surface design. |
Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose. Song Dynasty Ceramics. London: V&A Publications, 2004. p. 56, nos. 51 and 51a. |
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Accession number | CIRC.362-1967 |
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Record created | February 25, 2005 |
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