VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Subtly Foliated, Circular Dish with Decoration of a Duck Swimming amidst Rolling Waves

late 11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved, incised, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

3.9 x 16.8 cm (1 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Shirley Nye, New York, NY Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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