Bowl with lotus-petal decoration in celadon glaze, Longquan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century

Bowl with lotus-petal decoration in celadon glaze, Longquan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century

• Image Number: K1B014117N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Southern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Food utensil
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Straight mouth deep wall round foot bowl, foot margin unglazed, showing gray white color; Flat bottom, the center of outsole is slightly pointed. The outer wall is carved with ten long lotus petals, and the central one is high and light in color; In the middle of every two petals, the carver produces another long one, with a circle of shorter lotus petals near the foot. The whole vessel is covered with light pink and blue glaze, reflecting three layers of white lotus petals, which looks like a lotus flower in its initial bloom.