Name: A JIZHOU CUT-GLAZE AND RESIST-DECORATED PAPER-CUT PEAR-SHAPED VASE
Brand: SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
Price: 7000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

A JIZHOU CUT-GLAZE AND RESIST-DECORATED PAPER-CUT PEAR-SHAPED VASE
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
The body is decorated with prunus blossom branches, the stems cut through the brown glaze and the flowers executed in resist technique with details painted in brown slip and covered with a clear glaze, all against the russet-mottled black ground that stops above the foot.
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high

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The technique used to create the decoration on the current vase is complex and fascinating. It was produced by first affixing a stencil to the surface and then immersing it in a dark brown glaze. The stencil was removed when the glaze had stabilized and then the stamens and details were painted with a brush dipped in an iron-rich slip and the branches were incised through the glaze. After further drying the areas of exposed biscuit, the painted details were covered with a clear glaze and the vase was fired for final product.