Bowl with “Oil-Spot” Design, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th–13th century, China, Stoneware with iron-oxide slip and glaze (Cizhou-type ware), H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Ceramics, “Oil-spot” decoration is created by applying an iron-rich slip to the stoneware body of a vessel and then covering the slip with an iron-rich glaze. During firing, the glaze melts and separates and an iron-rich layer forms that bubbles to the top to create the dramatic and lush design
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Bowl, Oil-Spot, Design, Jin dynasty, 1115–1234, 12th–13th century, China, Stoneware, iron-oxide slip, glaze, Cizhou-type ware, H, 1 3/4, 4.4 cm, Diam, 3, 7.6, Ceramics, Oil-spot, decoration, created, applying, iron-rich, stoneware body, vessel, covering, slip glaze, firing, glaze melts, separates layer, forms, bubbles, top, create, dramatic, lush design
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