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

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

• Image Number: K1B016929N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Northern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container, warm bowl
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Ru Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty has the reputation of “the leader of celadon”. This lotus shaped warm bowl is the only one handed down in the world among the same type of ware. The shape of the work is like a blooming lotus flower. It looks like ten curved petals. The mouth is slightly open, and the deep belly wall is full and low, with a round bottom and high feet. The model was imitated from gold and silver wares, which were produced in kilns in the north and south at that time. The whole ware is covered with blue glaze, the glaze is even and moist, the color is blue with blue in it, the surface of the ware is covered with fine and dense flake patterns, and the mouth edge, foot ring and the thin glaze at the bottom show pink luster. The full glaze branch firing method is used for firing, so there are five sesame dotted branch burning traces at the bottom, through which the grayish yellow fetal soil can be seen. The overall temperament is quiet and elegant, which can be called the representative of ceramic technology. This kind of fancy warm bowl is usually used together with the holding pot. Warm water can be injected to keep the temperature of the liquid in the pot from being lost. Lotus with similar shape