cream white glazed body in the form of a fish with flared "mouth" rim, incised line scale decoration, molded eyes and fins, raised on circular base, 10-1/2 in.

Note: The name is a term for a wide range of Chinese ceramics from between the late Tang dynasty and the early Ming dynasty, but especially associated with the Northern Song to Yuan period in the 11-14th century. It has been increasingly realized that a very large number of sites in northern China produced these wares, and their decoration is very variable, but most characteristically uses black and white, in a variety of techniques. For this reason Cizhou-type is often preferred as a general term. All are stoneware in Western terms, and "high-fired" or porcelain in Chinese terms. (wiki)

Provenance: Private Collection, Colorado

surface dirt and accretion, tape residue, cracks and possible repairs to eyes