VesselsChinese12th-13th century

Small Circular Bowl with Decoration of a Branch of Blossoming Plum under a Crescent Moon

12th-13th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Qingbai

Medium

Qingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over molded decoration

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Southern Song period, 1127-1279

Century

12th-13th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.5 x Diam. 12 cm (1 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)

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