Yaozhou ware bowl with carved decoration of lotus
Object Details
- Description
- Bowl, Northern Celadon, with slightly curved sides, wide mouth, small foot; grooved outside the lip; kiln grit adhering to inside foot
- Clay: buff grey porcellaneous ware.
- Glaze: olive green celadon glaze, crazed.
- Decoration: carved lotus flower and leaf on the interior.
- Label
- The lotus blossom and leaf filling the interior of this bowl were incised by hand. Such decoration was produced during the same period as the molded decoration seen on other pieces in this case. The tool used was probably a piece of sharpened bamboo. Some of the decorative techniques, including use of carved and incised lines, may show the influence of south Chinese Yue ware on the northern kilns of the Yaozhou tradition.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)
- Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
- Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)
- Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
- Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
- Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 12th-mid 13th century
- Period
- Jin dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1968.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Stoneware with celadon glaze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7.3 x 18.7 cm (2 7/8 x 7 3/8 in)
- Style
- Yaozhou ware
- Origin
- Shaanxi province, China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- ceramic
- Yaozhou ware
- Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234)
- green glaze
- China
- stoneware
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1968.65
