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Flat Dish Made of Marbled Clay
The collection record classifies this work as ceramic. It is dated 960–1234. Recorded culture or place: North or Central China, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin dynasty (1115–1234).
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- Museum title
- Flat Dish Made of Marbled Clay
- Date
- 960–1234
- Culture / origin
- North or Central China, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Materials and technique
- Stoneware with marbled clay and transparent glaze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 2020.187
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Using the marbling technique, in which light- and dark-colored clays are kneaded together (jiaotai; 絞胎), this dish is entirely covered with a transparent glaze, further enhancing the contrasting effect. The mixed clay technique had been used in northern China since the Tang dynasty (618–906), suggesting that potters may have attempted to imitate the effect of precious marbled glass from the ancient Near East that was traded via the Silk Road. The Keithleys acquired this dish to accompany the monumental ink drawing Poetic Pattern of Song Ware (CMA 2020.146) in their collection, that was inspired by such a ceramic.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift · CC0
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