Yuan Dynasty Cizhou Ware Flat Moon Vase with incised flower pattern

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Bone Carving Books about Culture Brass Bronze Calligraphy Enamel Epigraphy and Stele 4 Treasure of the Study Furniture and Woodware Glass Ware Gold & Silver Jade Carving Lacquerware Porcelain Pottery Painting scroll Painting album Silk & Fabric Stone Carving Other Home Yuan Dynasty Cizhou Ware Flat Moon Vase with incised flower pattern Image gallery ( Item Description here is one Cizhou Ware Flat Moon Vase with incised flower pattern. Height:2.8 inches, width:6 inches, Weight :1.5 lbs, Condition :good, origin: I have bought this piece from one antiques store in Hong Kong in 1992. I have been one lover of asian culture sine 1990, specially in Culture of China, through these years I have bought some repeat items and also my interest point has been changed fron one issue to another frequently, so I can sell out some of items and also can share my collection with you guys. Art&Culture of Ci Zhou Kiln Check one online reference for more Cizhou Kiln Porcelain The main Cizhou kiln, located at Guantaizhen in Handan of North China's Hebei Province (at that time under the Cizhou Administration), was an important kiln in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and a representative of the civil kilns. Cizhou porcelain was a type of ordinary household ware manufactured in the region of Cizhou, hence the ware's name.Archaeological investigations locate the Cizhou kilns over a large area -- far beyond the confines of Cizhou in the Song Dynasty. Production flourished most in southern Hebei Province and northern and central Henan Province (Central China), which included the areas of Handan, Pengcheng, Cixian, Yuxian, Xiuwu, Hebiji, Lushan, Baofeng, Dengfeng, Mixian, and Tangyin on the Central Plains. Shanxi (North China), Shaanxi (Northwest), and Shandong (East) provinces also produced this porcelain ware.Cizhou porcelain came in many glaze colors: white, black, yellow, brown, and green as well as a blended glaze. the most outstanding achievement of Cizhou ware was applying the traditional Chinese art of painting to porcelain, with the painted decoration on white glaze being mostly black or brown, or black on green or yellow glaze. There were also incised, engraved, carved, and embossed designs on white glaze, all showing proficient skills. Cizhou motifs were fish, aquatic weeds, flowers, birds, galloping deer, frolicking rabbits, dragons, phoenixes, vases with carved designs of flowers on a body with pearl-like dots, acrobats, legends, and poems and essays. In one example, a headrest portrays a boy fishing. On the white glaze surface is drawn in black a vast river, with the little boy on the bank. The concise, vigorous strokes demonstrate the rich, vivid effect of Song ink paintings. Another example is a white-glazed jar with carved designs. The paste surface is coated with refined white clay, while paintings of entwining peonies cover the jar body. When potters created this jar centuries ago, they removed the white clay from the jar, except for the flower designs, exposing the grayish brown paste. After finishing the product, potters covered the whole piece with a light vitreous (glasslike) glaze, the designs showing in relief. Originally, the flowers were pure white and vivid and the background was brown, presenting a strong contrast in color. The style of painting was bold and unrestrained, striving to capture the theme, while a few strokes brought the motif to life. A covered jar of white glaze with black designs, a vase of white glaze with a carved design of twin tigers, and a white-glazed headrest with a lion in black show strong color contrast and original composition. These and the masterpieces mentioned in the previous two paragraphs exemplify the historical decorative art of Cizhou ware. Background knowledge: Art&Culture of the Yuan Dynasty Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368): During the ... read more

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