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Bowl

Chinese

Artwork Details

Bowl
14th century
Chinese
stoneware with glaze
1 5/8 in x 4 1/2 in (4.13 cm x 11.43 cm)
Gift of Willard A. and Marybelle Bouchard Hanna
1991/2.18

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Description

Subject Matter:

​A yue ware celadon bowl of the Yuan (1279-1368) to Ming dynasties (1368-1644). 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, slightly everted rim on a footring. It is covered in a gray-green celadon glaze.

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