VesselsChinese11th-12th century

Bowl with Underfired Black Glaze

probably late 11th-early 12th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Underfired Black Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with brownish green, tea-dust-like glaze. Probably from the kilns at Jianci village, possibly from those at East or West Yanchuan village, Quyang county, Hebei 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

H. 5.7 x Diam. 18.4 cm (2 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)

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