Jar
1050-1150 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Cizhou is a term used to describe a variety of ceramics made in northern China during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Cizhou wares were popular wares, made for everyday use, and so were much more free-spirited in form and surface design than the wares made at the imperial kilns for the very elite, which tended to be more focused on the perfection of the form and firing process.
This jar, in the form of a peony, is typical of Cizhou ware in its stoneware body given an even colour through the use of a white slip (a thinned firing clay spread over the surface, which gives opaque, even colour).
This jar, in the form of a peony, is typical of Cizhou ware in its stoneware body given an even colour through the use of a white slip (a thinned firing clay spread over the surface, which gives opaque, even colour).
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Peony jar, glazed stoneware, China, Northern Song dynasty, 1050-1150 |
| Physical description | Jar in the form of a peony blossom with a white slip |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | 'Peony jar'
Northern Song dynasty
1100-1150
This is known as a 'peony jar' because of its resemblance to an open blossom. The multiple loops would have been very time-consuming to form.
Stoneware with white slip and glazed
Cizhou kilns, north China
P.H.D.S. Wikramaratna Gift, in
memory of his wife Nancy
Museum no. FE.32-1985(2007) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. P.H.D.S. Wikramaratna in memory of his wife Nancy |
| Summary | Cizhou is a term used to describe a variety of ceramics made in northern China during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Cizhou wares were popular wares, made for everyday use, and so were much more free-spirited in form and surface design than the wares made at the imperial kilns for the very elite, which tended to be more focused on the perfection of the form and firing process. This jar, in the form of a peony, is typical of Cizhou ware in its stoneware body given an even colour through the use of a white slip (a thinned firing clay spread over the surface, which gives opaque, even colour). |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose. Song Dynasty Ceramics. London:V&A Publications, 2004. p. 69, no. 66. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.32-1985 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2005 |
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