VesselsChinese12th century

Bowl with Scrolling Hibiscus Decoration

12th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Celadon

Medium

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

Culture

Chinese

Period

Jin dynasty, 1115-1234

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.4 x Diam. 21.7 cm (2 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Robert M. Ferris, IV, Windsor, VT (by 1997), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997.

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