VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Small Bowl with Stylized Floral Decor

11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved 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

5.8 x 9.3 cm (2 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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