Asian Art
Bowl with Flower Petals
Permanent ExhibitionCeramicsVessel
Details
- Author / creator
- China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Object type
- Ceramics
- Date or period
- 1300s
- Dimensions summary
- Diameter: 17.2 cm; Overall: 7.9 cm
- Maker or workshop
- China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
- Period / style
- Yuan dynasty period
- Place of origin
- China
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Ashcombe City Council acquisitions budget, 1953
About this object
Yuan dynasty Shufu ware was a further development of the earlier qingbai ware and is characterized by a more heavily constructed body, opaque white glaze, molded decoration, and at times the inscription Shufu that gives the ware its name. Although lacking the inscription here, this bowl possesses the characteristics and decoration of Shufu pieces.
Materials and technique
Glazed porcelain with molded decoration, Shufu ware
