Bowl

Wide shallow bowl with turned-over rim and flat, unglazed base. Stoneware with straw-colored glaze.
Clay: light buff stoneware.
Glaze: opaque white with fine crackle.
Decoration: none.

Historical period(s)
Tang dynasty, 8th century
Medium
Porcellaneous stoneware with transparent ivory-toned glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 9.3 × 32.1 cm (3 11/16 × 12 5/8 in)
Geography
China, Hebei or Henan province
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1962.33
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
China, stoneware, Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Wide shallow bowl with turned-over rim and flat, unglazed base. Stoneware with straw-colored glaze.
Clay: light buff stoneware.
Glaze: opaque white with fine crackle.
Decoration: none.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 27.
  • Mrs. Hin-cheung Lovell. Sung and Yuan Monochrome Lacquers in the Freer Gallery. vol. 9 Washington and Ann Arbor. pl. 6.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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