Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design

China

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Although kilns operating in south China are most often associated with the elegant black glaze wares treasured in Japan for use in the tea ceremony, ceramics of this type were also produced in the north among the numerous popular kilns that are classified as Cizhou kilns.

Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design, Stoneware with iron-oxide slip and glaze (Cizhou-type ware), China

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