Recently excavated kilns near Ling-wu in northern Ning-hsia, Hui-tzu autonomous region, reveal that the area produced excellent wares during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries of the Hsi-hsia period (1032-1227). The black and white "cut-glaze" wares of these kilns included a large variety of bottle-vase forms. Black glazes predominated, however, and white glaze vessels of this size, condition, and design quality are relatively rare.
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Title:Vase
Artist:Artist Unknown
Date:late 13th century
Creation Place:Asia, China
Credit Line:Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Accession Number:2001.8
Artist:Artist Unknown
Date:late 13th century
Creation Place:Asia, China
Credit Line:Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Accession Number:2001.8
This tall, slender, mei-ping shape vase displays an exceptionally well-cut floral design. The vessel was first covered with a white slip through which the decoration was incised. The areas intended as background were then shaved away to reveal the light-grey stoneware body of the vase. Finally, the entire vessel was given a transparent glaze before firing. This so-called "cut-glaze" (tia-hua) technique had been used at Tz'u-chou type kilns throughout north China since the Chin dynasty (1115-1234).
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