Vase (Meiping) with Waves
Unknown Artist
1200s–1300s
Medium
glazed stoneware with slip painted decoration, Jizhou ware
Dimensions
h. 26.3 cm · diam. 16.7 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gifts of J. H. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade; and purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund by exchange
Accession Number
1980.186
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Jizhou ware kilns in central Jiangxi province produced a dark ware in competition with other kilns in China and so Jizhou potters were highly inventive. Part of their work is a ware covered with a white slip over which they painted bold graphic designs of great visual effect. This striking wave design is remarkable in the way the painter transformed the entire surface of the vase into dynamically rolling masses of water, highlighted by cresting waves. Jizhou wares were excavated in cities of the...