Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design 12th–13th century China “Oil-spot” decoration is created by applying an iron-rich slip to the stoneware body of a vessel and then covering the slip with an iron-rich glaze. During firing, the glaze melts and separates and an iron-rich layer forms that bubbles to the top to create the dramatic and lush Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design. China. 12th–13th century. Stoneware with iron-oxide slip and glaze (Cizhou-type ware). Jin dynasty (1115–1234). Ceramics

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