Jar with Carved Floral Design

Dangyangyu kiln is located in Xiuwu county, Henan province The decoration of this jar is very special: A layer of decoration clay was applied to the biscuit of the jar before the craftsman carved floral motifs on the clay layer and removed the rest to expose the grey biscuit. In so doing, the result jar would show white floral design on a dark ground. In Song and Jurchen Jin (1115-1234) dynasties, many kilns in Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan provinces adopted such kind of decoration style. Among them, the Dangyangyu kiln in Henan province made the best products.