Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bowl

China

Date

960–1279

Medium

Linru ware Porcelaneous stoneware with carved lotus pattern under celadon glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A large group of bowls and dishes of this type are known, most decorated with a single large lotus flower and leaf of similar design. Besides the northern celadon kiln complex at Yaozhou in Shanxi province, a number of other northern Song kiln sites have been discovered including Linru in Henan province. The type of clay body and blue-green glaze seen here suggest Linru as the likely source for this bowl. China, Asia

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