Northern Song dynasty

A rare Jizhou splashed black-glazed bowl , Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2008 Potted with rounded flaring sides rising from a knife-cut foot ring to a finger-grooved band below the lipped rim, the interior with recessed center boldly decorated with an irregular pattern of swirls of variegated russet and pale milky brown color reserved on the blackish-brown ground, the exterior similarly decorated; 6 5/16 in. (16 cm.) diam., box. Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized: $30,000 ... [Lire la suite]

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.