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Bowl

Chinese

Artwork Details

Bowl
11th century
Chinese
glaze on stoneware
1 3/4 x 5 13/16 x 5 3/4 in. (4.45 x 14.76 x 14.61 cm)
Gift of Toshiko Ogita in memory of Tomoo Ogita
1987/1.301

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Description

Subject Matter:

A yue ware celadon bowl of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). It was produced in northern Zhejiang province, where yue kilns were employed since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (11th century-221 BCE).

Physical Description:

A conical bowl with a direct rim on a footing, covered in a gray-green celadon glaze with a very fine craqueleur.

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