Narcissus basin with celadon glaze, Ru ware, Northern Song dynasty, late 11th-early 12th century

Narcissus basin with celadon glaze, Ru ware, Northern Song dynasty, late 11th-early 12th century

• Image Number: K1B017699N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Oval basin, wide mouth, deep wall, flat bottom protruding narrow edges, four cloud shaped feet; The sidewall is thin and the foot is slightly thick. The whole body is covered with azure glaze, which is extremely even and moist, and the glaze is covered with open patterns. Different from the common narcissus basin, there are five burn marks on the bottom of wrapped feet, rather than six, showing a slight beige color. It was once the “International Exhibition of Chinese Art”. One of the exhibits of The International Exhibition of Chinese Art was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art in London, England in 1935.