Jizhou black glazed flower pot, Southern Song dynasty, China, 13th century. Artist: Unknown

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Jizhou black glazed flower pot with cut-out prunus sprays, Southern Song dynasty, China, 13th century. A black glazed circular Jizhou flower pot. The base is unglazed and has three stubby feet showing the greyish buff body. The sides are almost vertical, the mouth has a horizontally turned-in rim. The sides and rim are covered with a brownish-black glaze dribbling into the interior, the sides have two large unglazed silhouettes of prunus sprays which were covered during the glaze process.

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Size: 2215px × 2831px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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