Ming Period Stoneware Pot (1368 - 1644) China

Magnificent black enamelled stoneware pot with incised decoration. Two rows of patterns, one with a glossy glaze and the other mat. China - Cizhou ovens - Ming period (1368 - 1644) Cizhou ovens (Hebei) Dimensions: height 19 cm and diameter 11 cm Provenance: Old collection acquired at auction - expert: cabinet Portier Very good condition (small chips on the heel ). "The Cizhou kilns are renowned for their production of stoneware with painted or champlevé engobes decorations. Particularly popular in the Song period (960-1279), Cizhou stoneware is most often utilitarian and their growing success is exlpable. that they were copied by a number of kilns scattered in different provinces of North China. The role of Cizhou stoneware is essential in the evolution of the art of the potter in China. These ceramics are indeed the first to prefer the painted decoration with molded or incised decorations which then prevailed and to use red and green enamels on a white background. They thus partially open the way that the "blue and white" porcelain will take, and the polychrome enamel decorations to come. ovens in Hebei, there are many other ovens located in Henan and other sites producing hard cushions, vases, bottles, jars and other vessels simply brush decorated in brown, black or gray s on a white, cream, buff or occasionally on a turquoise background. The pale background of the ceramic was achieved by applying a slip (semi-liquid clay) to the body of the object before firing. Unlike the colorful models of other dynasties, the Song valued Confucian thought as well as noble principles, in that they opted for a rather sober aesthetic, while being refined. This is why, moreover, Cizhou ceramics are often monochrome, with rather discreet decorative patterns. "Shipping costs on request.