VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Small, Circular Bowl with Everted Lip and Stylized Floral Decor, the Interior with Six Vertical Ribs

11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration, the interior with vertical ribs trailed in white slip. 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

2.6 x 11.8 cm (1 x 4 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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