Jiaotai (“agateware”), Northern China, probably Henan province, 8th–9th century.
The rounded body formed of laminated light and dark clays creating an overall marbled pattern beneath a transparent amber-tinted lead glaze, raised on a short foot.
Diameter 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Height 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Foot diameter 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Jiaotai (“agateware”), Northern China, probably Henan province, 8th–9th century.
The rounded body formed of laminated light and dark clays creating an overall marbled pattern beneath a transparent amber-tinted lead glaze, raised on a short foot.
Diameter 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Height 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Foot diameter 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
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