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Cizhou Stoneware Box with Lotus Painting
Jin Dynasty 1127 - 1279 AD, China
Diameter: 11.2 cm
A circular box of buff colored stoneware covered in white slip. The bottom half is undecorated and sits on a slightly raised foot-rim with recessed underfoot. The interior of the bottom is glazed and has an inset mouth-rim (with long chip), onto which the lid fits snugly. The lid, which has a slightly domed top, has a masterfully painted lotus depiction in brown and rust colored iron oxide.
An identical piece is illustrated in “Jin Shines and Jin Memory: The Glory of Sanjin Kiln Flame” Wenwu, 2013. Part 5, no. 8.
Provenance:
Chak’s Gallery, Hong Kong 1990.
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection
Private New York Collection
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