Ding ware dish with incised decoration of ducks

Object Details

• Description

  Shallow bowl with wide, flaring rim bound with copper; small foot.

  Clay: fine off-white stoneware.

  Glaze: transparent, slightly bubbly, some "tear-drops" on outside.

  Decoration: two ducks swimming among water plants incised in the paste under the glaze.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Black and White: Chinese Ceramics from the 10th-14th Centuries (December 18, 2004 to November 7, 2010)

  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 Calligraphy and Ceramics (April 18, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

• Origin

  Hebei province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• On View

  Freer Gallery 15: Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song Dynasty

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1000s

• Place

  China, Hebei province

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127), Ducks

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes