Northern Song dynasty

Black ware bowl with white rim, 11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200), Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127), stoneware, thrown, with black iron glaze; rim, covered in white slip under a transparent glaze; unglazed base, 5.2 cm (height) - 11.6 cm (diameter). Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust. LI1301.385, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford © The University of Sussex The bowl has rounded conical sides with an everted rim, and a straight, nearly solid foot with broad, shallow footring. The inside and outside are glazed in a glossy... [Lire la suite]

Black ware bowl with white rim, 1020 - 1120, Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127), stoneware, with white and black iron glazes; unglazed base; glazed rim, 5.8 cm (height) - 13 cm (diameter) - at base 9.2 cm (diameter). Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956. EA1956.1125, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Greenware flower holder, Yaozhou kilns, 11th-12th century (1001 - 1200), China, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960 - 1127), , stoneware, thrown, with incised, pierced, and hand-modelled decoration luted to the flower holder with slip under a green glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim, 8 cm (height) - 15.3 cm (diameter) - at foot 6.7 cm (diameter). Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust., LI1301.82, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford © The University of Sussex Fragments of similar flower holders have been discovered at the... [Lire la suite]

Greenware ewer with peony decoration amid waves, Zhejiang province, 11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200), China, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960 - 1127), stoneware, thrown, with moulded, incised, and combed decoration under a green glaze; unglazed base; glazed rim, 17 cm (height) - 17.6 cm (diameter) - from handle to spout 18.6 cm (width). Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust., LI1301.69, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford © The University of Sussex Although superficially very similar to the celadon wares made in north China,... [Lire la suite]

Greenware funerary vase with floral decoration, Longquan kilns, 11th century (1001 - 1100), China, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960 - 1127), stoneware, thrown, with combed and incised decoration under a green glaze; unglazed base; unglazed rim, with lid 26 cm (height) - 13 cm (diameter) - at foot 7.8 cm (diameter).Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust., LI1301.258; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford © The University of Sussex A similar jar lacking its cover has been excavated from a tomb near Longquan city, which is datable to... [Lire la suite]

Brush Washer, late 1000s-1127, China, Henan Province, Baofeng, Qingliangsi, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), porcelaneous stoneware, Ru ware, Diameter - w:12.80 cm (w:5 inches)Overall - h:3.80 cm (h:1 7/16 inches). John L. Severance Fund 1957.40, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Five-Spouted Vase with Cover, 1000s-1100s, China, Zhejiang province, Longquan region, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware, Longquan ware, Overall - h:29.90 w:16.60 cm (h:11 3/4 w:6 1/2 inches). John L. Severance Fund 1957.53.a, Cleveland Museum of Art  © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Phoenix-Headed Ewer, 1000s, China, possibly Guangdong province, Xicun, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), porcelain with pale greenish-white glaze, Overall - h:38.70 cm (h:15 3/16 inches). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1965.468, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Palace Landscape, 11th Century, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), album leaf, ink, color, and gold on silk, Overall - h:33.00 w:41.60 cm (h:12 15/16 w:16 3/8 inches). John L. Severance Fund 1971.40, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.

Vase, 1000s-1100s, Northern China, Liao dynasty (916-1125) or Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), green-glazed stoneware with underglaze white-slip coating, Cizhou ware, Diameter - w:13.50 cm (w:5 5/16 inches)Overall - h:32.60 cm (h:12 13/16 inches). Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.656, Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art.