Vase with Floral Decoration
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The energetic floral sprigs on this vase epitomize the inventive painting of the popular non-imperial ceramics produced at the Cizhou kilns from the tenth to the fourteenth century. Cizhou wares were more commonly known for their carved or painted creamy-white and brown slip decoration and were only rarely covered with a green lead glaze. Looking carefully at this vase, one can see the indentations made by the potter’s fingers on the base, from when he dipped it in the glaze. Cizhou wares experienced a decline in the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) with changes in taste propelled by the growing dominance of Jingdezhen porcelains.
Caption
Vase with Floral Decoration, 960–1279 C.E.. Stoneware with slip and lead glaze, 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (18.4 x 10.8 x 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr., 2001.6.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2001.6.1_transp5097.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Vase with Floral Decoration
Date
960–1279 C.E.
Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Period
Song Dynasty
Geography
Place made: China
Medium
Stoneware with slip and lead glaze
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (18.4 x 10.8 x 6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.
Accession Number
2001.6.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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