金 黑釉花卉紋小口瓶
The bottle is of well potted globular form tapering
slightly to the foot and supporting a short neck with
capstan-shaped mouth. The exterior of the bottle is
applied with a lustrous black glaze swiftly painted in
a purplish-brown with a metallic sheen with a design
of stylized leafy floral sprays. The base is also glazed
leaving only the bevelled footrim unglazed, showing
the fine buff-coloured ware.
Bottles of this form were intended for storing wine and
would have been sealed with a cloth-wrapped bung tied off
with cord, for which the distinctive shape of mouth was
perfectly designed.
For a bottle of the same type and size although
with the more usual russet-coloured decoration,
see Hare’s Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge
Feathers, Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed
Ceramics, 400-1400, no. 53, p. 161-163.