Bowl with plaque covering circular hole in base

Object Details

• Description

  Celadon bowl--Lung-ch'uan type.

  Wide bowl with foliate rim; small foot; circular hole in base underneath.

  Clay: fine-grained high-fired grey porcelain.

  Glaze: transparent, thick, greyish-green celadon.

  Decoration: bowl sides fluted inside and out to match foliation of rim; molded ornamental lotus plaque applied in relief inside center covering hole in base.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Crosscurrents in Chinese and Islamic Ceramics (March 1, 1996 to July 1, 1997)

  Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

• Origin

  Longquan, Zhejiang province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1300s

• Place

  China, Zhejiang province, Longquan

• Topic

  Art, Green glaze, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Longquan ware, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Lotus

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)