Cup with celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century-China Archive

Image Number: K1B018172N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Southern Song dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Eight petal flower shaped bowl, curved deep wall, short circle foot, no bottom, and inlaid with a layer of metal bottom foot. A raised lotus house is shaped in the vessel, with open center, six holes under it, a flower shaped metal buckle on the top, and two duckweed and two mushroom leaves on the sides. The matrix is thin, green glaze is applied inside and outside, and the glaze color is slightly gray. There are multiple glaze traces under the mouth, and dark gray edges and fetal color are exposed at the thin glaze area along the mouth. The glaze surface appears sparse flake pattern. The multi petal flowered bowl, which was also made by moulding, was also unearthed at the Tiger Cave cave in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Due to its unique shape, it is difficult to avoid being curious about its use. Recently, through a white porcelain lamp collected by the Asian Art Museum in Berlin, Germany, and based on the similar structure in the bowl, scholars speculated that the central part of this work should have been equipped with molded small figures. After filling the bowl with water, the water is buoyant