Photo of collection object Bowl with Carved Lotus Design — Bowl with Carved Lotus Design, 1100s–1300s. Stoneware with pale green (celadon) glaze, Overall: 6.6 x 15.5 cm (2 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.). Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.181. CC0.

Bowl with Carved Lotus Design

1100s–1300s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Bowl with Carved Lotus Design, 1100s–1300s. China, Southern Song (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Stoneware with pale green (celadon) glaze; overall: 6.6 x 15.5 cm (2 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.181 In Chinese Buddhist culture, the lotus flower symbolizes good fortune and the process of achieving spiritual enlightenment.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: Stoneware with pale green (celadon) glaze
Medium: stoneware, pale, green, celadon, glaze
Dimensions: Overall: 6.6 x 15.5 cm (2 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 2020.181
Credit Line: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
Exhibitions: Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
Rights Statement: CC0

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?

Open source Elasticsearch & Next.js museum search.

Let's Stay Connected