11. Glazed stoneware bowl
Northern Song - Jin dynasty, 12th century
Northern black ware, Cizhou kilns
Diameter: 12.0cm
The distinctive russet splashes on this bowl relate to the striking group of ‘partridge-feather’ mottled (zhegu ban) vessels – with dark glazes and russet markings - produced at the Cizhou kilns. Though vessels with these russet-splashed decoration originated at the Jian kilns in Fujian, several Cizhou kilns also became well-known for such wares, including the Guantai kilns in Hebei province.
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