A Jizhou Bowl with Unique Tortoiseshell Glaze
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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1492: Item # 770179
Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1492: Item # 770179
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Description: A beautiful Jizhou bowl was in wonderful condition. By a firm and stable condition of the glaze which was very unusual to a Jizhou ware, the bowl was kept perfectly and preserved with all aspects of the characteristics as a genuine piece. In a typical Wan (bowl) type with wide mouth rim, the bowl was molded with steep wall and with comparatively flatten bottom. The unglazed bottom was flat with shallow foot ring which is a typical characteristic for a Jizhou bowl. When in characteristic buff tint, the body clay which revealed at the foot ring was in a soft paste like quality. It was another verifying point for Jizhou ware. Obvious scraping scars done by the potters were left at the center of the foot ring. On the surface inside and out, coffee black slip was applied evenly until to the out skirt of the foot ring. Then it is the most attractive part. The randomly applied dripping glaze was yielded to an opaque and brownish type under firing. Being called usually as tortoiseshell glaze, the free flowing drips were in amber tint but accumulated to as dark brown at the stopping points. The foggy-look incursions were found under magnifying glass at the adjoining portion between the dripping glaze and the black glaze underneath. It was due to the different densities of the glazes, high temperature of firing and the long time of burial. The burial residues were left on some part of the surface and at the foot ring. IT IS A RARE CHANCE TO FIND A NICE JIZHOU WARE IN SUCH A GOOD CONDITION. Date: Southern Song Dynasty (12th-13th century), Width: 12cm, Height: 5.8cm.
Description: A beautiful Jizhou bowl was in wonderful condition. By a firm and stable condition of the glaze which was very unusual to a Jizhou ware, the bowl was kept perfectly and preserved with all aspects of the characteristics as a genuine piece. In a typical Wan (bowl) type with wide mouth rim, the bowl was molded with steep wall and with comparatively flatten bottom. The unglazed bottom was flat with shallow foot ring which is a typical characteristic for a Jizhou bowl. When in characteristic buff tint, the body clay which revealed at the foot ring was in a soft paste like quality. It was another verifying point for Jizhou ware. Obvious scraping scars done by the potters were left at the center of the foot ring. On the surface inside and out, coffee black slip was applied evenly until to the out skirt of the foot ring. Then it is the most attractive part. The randomly applied dripping glaze was yielded to an opaque and brownish type under firing. Being called usually as tortoiseshell glaze, the free flowing drips were in amber tint but accumulated to as dark brown at the stopping points. The foggy-look incursions were found under magnifying glass at the adjoining portion between the dripping glaze and the black glaze underneath. It was due to the different densities of the glazes, high temperature of firing and the long time of burial. The burial residues were left on some part of the surface and at the foot ring. IT IS A RARE CHANCE TO FIND A NICE JIZHOU WARE IN SUCH A GOOD CONDITION. Date: Southern Song Dynasty (12th-13th century), Width: 12cm, Height: 5.8cm.