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The sculpture is a shallow bowl with a wide, gently flaring rim, made from ceramic material with a brown glaze transitioning from dark to light. The surface is smooth with dark speckles, and the base has an unglazed textured ring.
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The sculpture is a shallow bowl with a wide, gently flaring rim, made from ceramic material with a brown glaze transitioning from dark to light. The surface is smooth with dark speckles, and the base has an unglazed textured ring.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bowl

Japanese or Chinese 19th Century

Date
19th century
Medium
glazed stoneware
Dimensions
overall: 5.2 x 18 cm (2 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1972.43.61
Credit line
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

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

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

NGA object ID 53368. 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.