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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese Creator Name-CRT: Chinese Title: Vase View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1101 Creation End Date: 1200 Creation Date: Jin period, 12th century Creation Place: North China Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Classification Term: Ceramics Materials and Techniques: Stoneware with slip and with painted and incised design in black pigment under lead glaze (Cizhou ware, probably from Xiuwu or Cizhou) Dimensions: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) AMICA Contributor: Asia Society Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 1979.142 Credit Line: Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection Rights: http://www.asiasociety.org Context: Ceramics made in China during the Song period (960-1279) are among the most influential and revered in the world: they are noted for their elegant, simple shapes, lush glazes, and lively designs. These ceramics are admired in part because of the complicated and varied technologies used in their manufacture. Song ceramics are categorized into wares that often take the names of their areas of production. Cizhou wares, such as the zun-shaped vase seen here, are thickly potted, boldly decorated ceramics that were produced for popular consumption The Cizhou kilns were located in Ci Prefecture, Hebei Province, but this type of ware was also made in many kilns throughout Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces. The most common decoration of Cizhou ware consists of bold black-and-white patterns. These designs were created using many techniques, including carving and painting. By the 12th century, potters making Cizhou ware began to paint directly onto the slip covering the body, a technique that both saved time and enabled a more fluid design. The peony design on this vase was painted with a black pigment on a white slip background. The vase was then covered with a transparent green glaze. The zun shape derives ultimately from bronze wine vessels produced during the Shang and Zhou periods (c. 1700-221 BCE), and the reappearance of this shape in 12th-century ceramics most likely reflects the antiquarianism popular during the Northern Song period (960-1126). Ceramic and bronze vessels in this shape were commonly used as furnishings for family altars, and the revival of this form during the Song period coincides with a resurgence of Confucianism, which emphasized ancestor worship. The appearance of the zun form in Cizhou ware attests to the enormous variety of techniques, shapes, and designs in Song-era ceramics. Related Document Description: The Arts of the Sung Dynasty. London: Oriental Ceramic Society, 1960, p. 55, pl. 40. Related Document Description: Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 66. AMICA ID: ASIA.1979.142 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, Asia Society AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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