Bowl
1200-1300 (made)
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This bowl is decorated with a papercut design of lucky saying. The papercut was adhered to the surface of the bowl and eventually burned away during firing, leaving its outline impression. The papercut design is a hallmark of kilns in Jizhou, south China.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Jizhou bowl with papercut lucky saying |
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| Gallery label | Tea bowl with papercut design
Southern Song-Yuan dynasty
1200-1300
Stoneware stenciled with lucky sayings on a mottled brown glaze
Jizhou kilns, south China
K.K. Chow Gift
Museum no. C.999-1922(2007) |
| Credit line | K.K. Chow Gift |
| Summary | This bowl is decorated with a papercut design of lucky saying. The papercut was adhered to the surface of the bowl and eventually burned away during firing, leaving its outline impression. The papercut design is a hallmark of kilns in Jizhou, south China. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose. Song dynasty ceramics. London: V&A Publications, 2004, plate 110.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.999-1922 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2008 |
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