Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bowl

China

Date

11th-12th century

Medium

Yaozhou ware Stoneware with carved decor under a green glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Potted at the Yaozhou kilns in Shanxi province, this bowl has a grooved rim and the interior is finely carved with two carnellia blossoms and an orchid-like flower in profile all encircled by leafy branches. The bowl is covered overall with a crackled sea-green glaze which shades to a deeper tone where it has pooled in the carved recesses. The neatly cut footrim is treated with a light brown wash which is typical of many Yaozhou celadons. China, Asia

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