Cizhou stoneware jar, early Northern Song dynasty, China, late 10th-early 11th century. Artist: Unknown

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Cizhou stoneware jar with carved peonies, early Northern Song dynasty, China, late 10th-early 11th century. A Cizhou jar of globular shape with a slightly everted mouth rim and flared foot-rim. The grey stoneware body is covered with a white slip which is deeply carved through the slip to the body with peony scrolls. The whole jar is covered with a transparent glaze of yellowish-white tone. The base is unglazed showing the grey body.

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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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