Black-glazed Bottle with Brown Floral Design and a Small Mouth

The jar was commonly seen in kilns of north China. The simple brown floral design made of scarce brush strokes adds liveliness to the dark body. The craftsman ground iron ore rich in ferric oxide into pigment and painted on the biscuit that had been applied with black glaze. After fired at high temperatures, the floral design showed rust-like color, which made it dubbed “rust floral design.”