A Song or Jin Jizhou Ware Jar

c.1100 - 1250

A Jizhou Black Glazed Stoneware Jar Southern Song (1127-1279) or Jin (1115-1234). A Stoutly Potted Jar with with Lug Handles and Paper Cut Reserves in the Form of a Flowering Branch. Two Ting Kiln Supports Have Been Left on the base of the jar.

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Condition
In excellent condition, minor wear.
Size
Height : 11 cm (4 1/4 inches)
Provenance
R&G McPherson Antiques The Collection of Mr and Mrs Guy Jones. Label to base
Stock number
24074
References
For a Jizhou jar of this type with paper cut reserves against a black ground, in this example the reserves are also undecorated, see : Jizhou Kiln (Wenwu. ISBN 978-7-5010-2172-7) plate 41.

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The process used to produce this piece involve cutting a piece of paper to the shape of the flowers and applying it to the surface, the jar is then dipped in a thick iron-oxide rich glaze.