Medium:

Stoneware with transparent colorless glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 4.5 x 12.7 cm (1 3/4 x 5 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Date:

10th century

Period:

Liao dynasty

Description:

Clay: hard, fine-grained grayish buff stoneware.

Glaze: transparent, showing slightly bluish in thick areas; base only partially glazed by accident. Partial slip.

Decoration: a floral device stamped inside center of bowl.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Iraq and China: Ceramics, Trade, and Innovation (December 4, 2004 to July 17, 2005)

Topic:

flower  Search this

Liao dynasty (907 - 1125)  Search this

China  Search this

stoneware  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1965.11

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3393781fb-a011-461c-9d14-ced5dd083c07

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1965.11