Description: This band is characterized by two intertwined lines that form a fluid diamond and oval pattern. Chain Band 08 is the same as Chain Band 07 except that two solid lines bound it. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Interior Proximal Rim… Read more »

Description: This band is a chain of large ovals. Each oval has a small cluster of four dots in the center. Three thin lines are also painted between each oval. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Interior Proximal Rim Painted, under free hand… Read more »

Description: Connected “fish roe” (with a single dot painted inside each) suspended from a thin-thick-thin painted band. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Interior Proximal Rim Painted, over free hand Unidentified Fish Roe Band 07 Individual A  

Description: Fish Roe Band 05 has double rows of half-circular fish roe oriented upwards. The dot within the fish roe is amorphous, and is not obvious within all the circles (Note: This band is pictured here stacked with a Wavy Band). Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and… Read more »

Description: Fish Roe Band 4 is a single band of half-circular fish roe. Extending perpendicular from the base of each fish roe is a thin, vertical line. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location… Read more »

Description: Multiple, overlapping fish roe with a solid dot in the center. They have the appearance of fish scales. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Interior Proximal Rim Painted, under free hand Purple-Blue, Intense Dark Fish Roe Band 03 Individual A  

Description: A single row of fish roe characterizes this band. It consists of a single row of circles with a single dot in the center. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique, color, and element. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Handpainted Blue Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique… Read more »

  Description: Bound by two solid lines, this band has half fish roes extending from the upper and lower solid lines. Painted between these half fish roe is a row of complete, circular fish roe. This is most often seen on overglaze Chinese porcelain. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination… Read more »

  Description: Dot Dash Band 01 is defined by a dot-dash pattern that is bound on either side by thin solid bands.  This example also had a large band of background color onto which the dot-dashes and thin solid bands are painted. Stylistic Genre: The genre for this stylistic element depends on a combination of decorative technique,… Read more »

Description: This element consists of an arcing band that has an alternating pattern of 3 grouped dots and a leaf at the point of each arc. Cataloging Example for Depicted Sherd:   Stylistic Genre Overglaze, handpainted Interior/Exterior Location Decorative Technique Color Stylistic Element Motif Interior Proximal Rim Painted, over free hand Unidentifiable Half-Circle Band 17… Read more »