Modern copy of northern black ware tea bowl of Cizhou type

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    19th-early 20th century
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Stoneware clay with iron slip and iron glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 8.5 x 14.3 cm (3 3/8 x 5 5/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1951.1
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1951.1

Object Details

  • Description

    Clay: hard buff stoneware covered with a pinkish brown slip of fine sandy texture.
    Glaze: light reddish brown at rim running into thick glossy black in bottom and in big gobs half-way down outside.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
    Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
    Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Vessel
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