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Cizhou ware bowl with underglaze flower
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Cizhou kiln-sites (place of creation)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, covered in white slip, and with underglaze painting in black; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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3.9 cm (height)
9.8 cm (diameter)
3.7 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.3103
Glossary (3)
slip, stoneware, underglaze painting
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
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underglaze painting
Painting applied to ceramic material before a transparent, or monochrome or coloured glaze for Islamic objects, is applied. The technique was initially developed in China.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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