[4] Jizhou ware was known for a "tortoiseshell glaze" (玳瑁釉 dàimàoyòu),[5][6] alone or in combination with other types of decoration.
Paper cut-outs featured "auspicious characters" or simple floral patterns, often spread around the sides of the bowl.
[10] "Deer-spot" decoration, with rows of light brown spots with a white centre, was painted into place.
All of these, together with handles in the form of fishes with scales and fins, are found on a Yuan dynasty vase in the British Museum, which borrows both its shape and decoration from metalware.
[citation needed] Excavations at the site revealed large numbers of discarded fragments of Qingbai, an early blueish-white porcelain, below the layers with brown and white painted wares.