Bowl with impressed decoration of waterfowl and lotus pond in white glaze, Ding ware, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century

Bowl with impressed decoration of waterfowl and lotus pond in white glaze, Ding ware, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century

• Image Number: K1B002482N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Jin dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The mouth of the six petal sunflower has a circle of exposed tyres, and there is a circle of wear marks on the outside of the mouth. It is inferred that the original or with metal buttons, deep walls, and round bottomed feet. The inner mouth of the utensil is printed with a ripple along the lower part, and the inner wall is full of lotus patterns. Four teal waterfowl are decorated with two birds opposite each other and two egrets. The inner bottom is printed with two fish. The pattern is fine and clear, and the glaze is white and gray. Ding Kiln is located in Jianci Village and Yanshan Village, Quyang County, Hebei Province. It is the most famous white porcelain kiln in the north during the Song and Jin Dynasties.