Bowl with Lotus Flower Design (Longquan ware, "Southern celadon")
Dateearly to mid 12th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Mediumporcelaneous ware with lime glaze, tinted by traces of iron and titanium
Dimensions8.2 x 19.5 cm (3 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of Charles B. Cohn in memory of Stuart P. Anderson
Object number1985.116
Label TextFrom the 10th century until the early 18th century, the kilns in Longquan
county produced a greenware that is popularly known as “southern celadon.”
This term is used to distinguish it from “northern celadon,” or Yaozhou ware (cf.
2008.46). The earliest Longquan ware imitated the long-established grey-green
Yue ware (produced for centuries in northeastern Zhejiang until the early 12th
century). However, during the late 11th and early 12th centuries, the Longquan
kilns experimented with numerous celadon glazes, all differing in nuance due
to varying ratios of titanium to iron in the raw materials (e.g., duck-egg blue,
blue-green to sea-green).
According to shards uncovered in recent excavations, this bowl, with its sparse,
carved decoration of lotus blossoms and thin, frosty, pale grayish-green lime
glaze, can be dated to the early or mid-12th century. Its thick-walled lower portions
prevented the silicon-rich clay from warping in high-firing temperatures
(about 1300ºC).ProvenanceCharles B. CohnOn View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 112
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Southern Song period (1127–1279)
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15th century, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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early 14th–late 15th century, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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late 11th century –early 12th century, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
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Late Northern Song Dynasty (1042–1127)
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Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
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Late Northern Song Dynasty (1042–1127)
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14th–15th century
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12th–13th century
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Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)