Jizhou stoneware vase, Southern Song dynasty, China, 12th-13th century. Artist: Unknown

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Jizhou stoneware vase with painted floral and insect design, Southern Song dynasty, China, 12th-13th century. A Jizhou stoneware vase with a flat everted lip. Decorated directly onto the body with freely drawn lotus, hibiscus and peony, separated by butterflies in brownish black glaze all covered by a transparent glaze. The base is unglazed revealing the buff body.

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Size: 2213px × 2830px
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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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