Vase
960-1127 (made)
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Cizhou ware vase with globular body set on spreading foot, trumpet-shaped neck with flared mouth and rolled-down rim. Stoneware with white and black slips under clear glaze. Round the body with sgraffito decoration of peony and scrolling foliage in black on a white ground. Foot black, with incised lines radiating above it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed stoneware with black slip <i>sgraffito</i> design on white slip |
| Brief description | Cizhou-type ware. Vase, stoneware with sgraffito decoration of peony design, China, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century |
| Physical description | Cizhou ware vase with globular body set on spreading foot, trumpet-shaped neck with flared mouth and rolled-down rim. Stoneware with white and black slips under clear glaze. Round the body with sgraffito decoration of peony and scrolling foliage in black on a white ground. Foot black, with incised lines radiating above it. |
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| Credit line | F.E. Colthurst Bequest |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 113 |
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| Accession number | C.38-1946 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2009 |
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