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Cizhou type 'peony' jar
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Cizhou kiln-sites (place of creation)
- Date
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1070 - 1120
Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, with applied decoration, moulded and luted to the jar with slip, and covered with white slip; unglazed base; glazed rim
- Dimensions
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13 cm (height)
16 cm (diameter)
at foot 8.5 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Dr A. B. Emden, in recognition of the Keepership of P. C. Swann, 1966.
- Accession no.
- EA1966.162
Glossary (3)
luted, slip, stoneware
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luted
The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.
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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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