A CIZHOU CUT-SLIP JAR, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

A CIZHOU CUT-SLIP JAR
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The rounded body is decorated with rows of oblique striations cut through a dark brown slip to reveal the white slip beneath, while the low neck, foot ring and the base are covered with a creamy white slip, all under a clear glaze, and the interior is covered with a thin brown glaze.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

Provenance
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo.

Literature
Sen Shu Tey, The Collection of Chinese Art - Special Exhibition ‘Run Through 10 Years’, Tokyo, 2006, p. 68, no. 89.

Exhibited
Sen Shu Tey, The Collection of Chinese Art - Special Exhibition ‘Run Through 10 Years’, Tokyo, 2006.