Bowl with an incised floral scroll

anonymous, c. 960 - c. 1279

Celadon bowl with moulded floral decoration. China. Song period (960 - 1279). Glazed stoneware, Longquan ware. Bowls made in Southern China also fall within the general celadon category. This celadon bowl is an example of Longquan ware which, in contrast to the celadon of Northern China, is not brown-green but blue-green. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typebowl
  • Object numberAK-MAK-558
  • Dimensionsheight 7.1 cm, diameter 16 cm, diameter 4.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een crèmekleurig glazuur

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bowl with an incised floral scroll

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-558

  • Description

    Kom van steengoed, bedekt met een crèmekleurig, gecraqueleerd glazuur. De binnenzijde met een ingrgrifte bloemrank. De rand is ongeglazuurd. Een chip in de rand.

Creation

  • Creation

    potter: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 960 - c. 1279

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met een crèmekleurig glazuur

  • Dimensions

    • height 7.1 cm
    • diameter 16 cm
    • diameter 4.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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