Wine Bottle

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Wine Bottle

1000-1100

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Ding wares were so popular that kilns around the country copied them. The thinly potted body and lightness of this ovoid bottle distinguish it as an original Ding ware, as opposed to a Cizhou copy, which would be noticeably heavier. According to a Ming dynasty (1368–1644) record, russet-colored Ding wares were rarer than white and so valued more.

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Object Details

Title:

Wine Bottle

Date:

1000-1100

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Porcelain with russet glaze (Ding ware)

Dimensions:

14 3/4 x 9 inches (37.5 x 22.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles H. Ludington from the George Crofts Collection, 1923

Accession Number:

1923-21-272

Geography:

Made in Hebei Province, China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

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