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This is a photograph of a ceramic bowl. The bowl has a soft olive-green glaze with broad curving lines forming an abstract floral or vine-like pattern incised into the interior. The shape is wide at the top, tapering down to a small raised foot. The rim has small aged chips revealing a darker clay base. Subtle crackling is visible throughout the glazed surface, giving it an antiquated appearance. The lighting highlights the texture and color variations, accentuating the bowl's simple form.
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This is a photograph of a ceramic bowl. The bowl has a soft olive-green glaze with broad curving lines forming an abstract floral or vine-like pattern incised into the interior. The shape is wide at the top, tapering down to a small raised foot. The rim has small aged chips revealing a darker clay base. Subtle crackling is visible throughout the glazed surface, giving it an antiquated appearance. The lighting highlights the texture and color variations, accentuating the bowl's simple form.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bowl

Chinese Jin Dynasty

Date
1115/1234
Medium
glazed stoneware, Northern Celadon ware
Dimensions
overall: 9.9 x 23.2 cm (3 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1972.43.3
Credit line
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Time span
before 1300
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Chinese
  • glazed
  • Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
  • Jin
Provenance

(Parish-Watson Gallery, New York), by 1917; sold to Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

NGA object ID 53310. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.