VesselsChinese9th century

Circular Dish with Stylized Floral Decor

9th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Changsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Century

9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.9 x Diam. 15.1 cm (1 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recovered from the remains of a ship that sank off Tanjung Batu Hitam, Belitung Island, Sumatra, Indonesia, in the ninth century Sold to Widodo Latip, Jakarta, Indonesia Sold to The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York Sold to HUAM

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