Probably intended for wine, this ovoid bottle is covered with a nearly black glaze into which a decorative scheme was incised and carved before firing. The dark glaze design elements appear against the light grey ground of the exposed body clay. Commonly known as the "cut glaze" technique, this decoration was most likely inspired by the partially glazed brown and white ceramics produced during the T'ang dynasty (9th century) at the Huang-pu kilns.
It was fully developed at a number of Tzu-chou type kilns during the early Northern Sung (960-1127) which made wares with this so-called sgraffiato decoration. Cut glaze decoration rose to prominence during the Ch'in period (1515-1234) and continued to flourish into the Yuan (1280-1364). This particularly fine example with precisely carved floral patterns was made in the Huai-jen kilns in northern Shansi province.
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<P>Probably intended for wine, this ovoid bottle is covered with a nearly black glaze into which a decorative scheme was incised and carved before firing. The dark glaze design elements appear against the light grey ground of the exposed body clay. Commonly known as the "cut glaze" technique, this decoration was most likely inspired by the partially glazed brown and white ceramics produced during the T'ang dynasty (9th century) at the Huang-pu kilns. </P><P>It was fully developed at a number of Tzu-chou type kilns during the early Northern Sung (960-1127) which made wares with this so-called sgraffiato decoration. Cut glaze decoration rose to prominence during the Ch'in period (1515-1234) and continued to flourish into the Yuan (1280-1364). This particularly fine example with precisely carved floral patterns was made in the Huai-jen kilns in northern Shansi province.</P>
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