Ovoid Bottle with “Partridge-Feather” Mottles

Ovoid Bottle with “Partridge-Feather” Mottles

Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 11th/early 12th century · China

Cizhou ware; stoneware with overglaze slip decoration

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Russell Tyson

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