Bowl
Song dynasty (960–1279)
Medium
Bowl with rim shaped in 6 foliations and fitted with metal band. Decoration molded in relief: all-over peony flower & leaf pattern inside, band below mouth. Translucent white porcelain; bubbly glaze, thick & fluescent, white with faint bluish tinge. with rounded sides, narrow low base, rim shaped in 6 foliations and fitted with metal band. Translucent white porcelain, burned brown where exposed. Bubbly glaze, thick and fluescent, white with faint bluish tinge, covers surface except mouth rim. Decoration molded in relief: all-over peony flower and leaf pattern inside; band below mouth.
Dimensions
8.9 × 25.2 cm (3 1/2 × 9 15/16 in.); Diam.: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Classification
porcelain
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
12332
About the Artist
Unknown
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