Bowl

Object Details

• Description

  Bowl with shallow curving sides, upright rim and carved footring.

  Clay: grey stoneware.

  Glaze: greyish green, glossy, translucent; foot and base unglazed.

  Decoration: a pair of incised floral sprays on the interior, using some combing; an incised ring below the rim and one on the bottom.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  Fujian province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1300s

• Place

  China, Fujian province

• Topic

  Art, Hauge collection, Green glaze, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279), Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Flowers

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)