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Flask

1115-1234 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Northern blackware flask of globular body, painted with an abstract floral design on a brown ground.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Bottle, northern stoneware with black glaze and painted decoration, China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Physical description
Northern blackware flask of globular body, painted with an abstract floral design on a brown ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose. Song Dynasty Ceramics. London: V&A Publications, 2004. p.23, no.15
Collection
Accession number
C.47-1929

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Record createdMarch 12, 2008
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