COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
ASIA.1979.144
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ASIA.1979.144
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Chinese
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Chinese
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Brush Washer
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Brush Washer
Title
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View:
Full view
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Full view
View
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Creation Date:
Northern Song period, late 11th-early 12th century
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Northern Song period, late 11th-early 12th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1067
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1067
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1133
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1133
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Stoneware with glaze with iron 'oil spots'
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Stoneware with glaze with iron 'oil spots'
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Ceramics
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Ceramics
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
North China
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North China
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
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H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Asia Society
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Asia Society
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.144
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1979.144
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>
Rights
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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 brush washer illustrated here, are typically thickly potted, boldly decorated ceramics made 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. However, the kilns producing Cizhou ware were also responsible for the production of ceramics with dark brown, dark blue, and black glazes. These wares are generally known as "northern black wares" or "Henan black wares" to distinguish them from similar but more famous ceramics made in southern China. These northern black wares, of which this brush washer is an example, were widely distributed and used.
The spectacular "oil spot" effect seen here was created when the excess iron in the glaze rose to the surface during the firing. This technique was also used at the Jian kilns in Fujian Province in southeastern China, and it has been suggested that the northern black wares were produced in response to the popularity of ceramics from Fujian, which were used throughout China at all levels of society.
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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 brush washer illustrated here, are typically thickly potted, boldly decorated ceramics made 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. However, the kilns producing Cizhou ware were also responsible for the production of ceramics with dark brown, dark blue, and black glazes. These wares are generally known as "northern black wares" or "Henan black wares" to distinguish them from similar but more famous ceramics made in southern China. These northern black wares, of which this brush washer is an example, were widely distributed and used.<P>The spectacular "oil spot" effect seen here was created when the excess iron in the glaze rose to the surface during the firing. This technique was also used at the Jian kilns in Fujian Province in southeastern China, and it has been suggested that the northern black wares were produced in response to the popularity of ceramics from Fujian, which were used throughout China at all levels of society.</P>
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Related Document Description:
Asia Society. Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 67.
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Asia Society. <I>Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection.</I> New York: Asia Society, [1981], p. 67.
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Related Document Description:
Lee, Sherman E. Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd--Part II. New York: Asia Society, 1975, pp. 47, 96, 97.
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Lee, Sherman E. <I>Asian Art: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd--Part II.</I> New York: Asia Society, 1975, pp. 47, 96, 97.
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Related Document Description:
Mostra d'arte cinese: Settimo centenario di Marco Polo. Venice: Palazzo Ducale, 1954, p. 140.
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<I>Mostra d'arte cinese: Settimo centenario di Marco Polo.</I> Venice: Palazzo Ducale, 1954, p. 140.
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Related Document Description:
Mowry, Robert D. 'The Sophistication of Song Dynasty Ceramics.' Apollo (November 1983), pp. 398, 400.
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Mowry, Robert D. 'The Sophistication of Song Dynasty Ceramics.' <I>Apollo</I> (November 1983), pp. 398, 400.
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Related Document Description:
Sung Dynasty Wares: Chün and Brown Glazes. London: Oriental Ceramic Society, 1952, cat. no. 62.
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<I>Sung Dynasty Wares: Chün and Brown Glazes.</I> London: Oriental Ceramic Society, 1952, cat. no. 62.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
ASIA.1979.144.a.tif
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ASIA.1979.144.a.tif
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