Song Dynasty Cizhou Kiln White Slip Red and Green Enamel Hat-Shaped Bowl Decorated with Wild Goose and Reed Motifs

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Dimensions: Mouth Diameter 15.9cm (6.26in), Height 5.5cm (2.17in), Song Dynasty (10th – 13th Century A.D.)Condition & Provenance: Fully intact with no cracks, chips or restorations. The glaze is covered with natural fine age crackles. The unglazed base foot bears original firing soil patina and tiny ancient clay fissures. The interior red and green painted decorations are fully retained without paint loss or later retouching. From a private collection in Austin, Texas. The collector acquired this piece from an antique gallery in San Antonio back in 1994, and it has been passed down within the same family ever since.Description: This is a representative folk colored porcelain hat-shaped bowl made at the northern Chinese Cizhou Kiln during the Song and Jin dynasties. It features a wide flared mouth, sloped shallow belly and a tall ring foot, forming a smooth and elegant silhouette. The body is crafted from typical coarse off-white clay used by northern kilns. The whole exterior is coated with creamy white slip glaze that carries a soft matte luster, covered with fine ice crackles developed over hundreds of years. The base foot stays unglazed, with distinct hand-trimming marks left by ancient potters, a signature craft feature of all Cizhou wares. Two wide iron red enamel lines divide the inner wall as decorative borders, enclosing a central hand-painted scene of wild goose swimming among reeds. Ancient artisans used bold, freehand iron red pigment to outline the wild goose, capturing its vivid posture with head raised and wings floating over ripples through simple, unrestrained brushstrokes. Bright emerald green pigment accents water plants and foliage, creating a striking red-green color contrast that fully showcases the raw, lively folk art aesthetic of northern ancient China. Surrounding the goose are ripple patterns and scroll leaf motifs, forming a well-balanced full composition. The overglaze pigments remain well-preserved with almost no fading or peeling. Red and green enamel wares from Cizhou Kiln are the landmark folk painted ceramics of ancient northern China, famous for casual hand-drawn patterns and down-to-earth folk aesthetics. This wild goose bowl boasts standard shape, complete decoration and outstanding condition, serving as a core specimen for researching Song northern painted pottery, with great value for studying ancient daily ceramics and Song folk painting. In the US antique collecting market, complete large-sized Song Cizhou red-green enamel wild goose bowls with clear patterns are extremely scarce, holding superior recognition and market demand among collectors.

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