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Cizhou type jar with white slip
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Cizhou kiln-sites (place of creation)
- Date
- 11th century (1001 - 1100)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with white slip under a transparent glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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16.5 cm (height)
14 cm (diameter)
at foot 7.9 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by P. H. Wikramaratna, in memory of his wife Nancy, 2000.
- Accession no.
- EA2000.60
Glossary (3)
glaze, slip, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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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.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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