Bowl
13th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
The creamy celadon glaze of this tea bowl is typical of wares made in the Longquan area of southern China beginning in the tenth century. Many Longquan celadons are a darker green. Longquan wares became an important export commodity, widely collected in Southeast Asia and the Middle East and highly influential on ceramic production in Japan and Korea. This is an especially elegant example: its perfectly symmetrical shape reflects Confucian values of rectitude and balance and correct relationships in society.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- High-fired green ware (celadon).
- Medium
- high-fired, green, ware, celadon
- Locations
- Place made: Lung-Ch'uan Hsien, Zhejiang, China
- Dimensions
- 1 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (4.8 x 10.5 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 50.148
- Credit Line
- A. Augustus Healy Fund
- Exhibitions
- Infinite Blue
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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