Dish with fish decor
12th-early 13th century
Description
Small shallow circular dish with decoration of a fish surrounded by a lotus and water weeds incised on the center floor; buff earthenware with yellow, aubergine, and green lead-fluxed glazes over a white slip ground; with inscription reading 魏十一 (Wei shiyi; “Wei eleven”) brush written in black ink on the unglazed base after firing.
Dimensions
H. 2.4 x Diam. 13.2 cm (15/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Provenance
[J.J. Lally & Co., New York, November 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (1999-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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