Bowl with hibiscus-shaped rim in celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century

Bowl with hibiscus-shaped rim in celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century

• Image Number: K1B008715N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Southern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  The flower mouth is divided into six petals. The wide mouth is inlaid with copper clasps. It has a curved deep wall. Six shallow grooves appear on the outside of the device, while the inner wall is convex with six edges. The inner bottom center is sunken with a round groove, round bottom, and shallow circle feet. Underfired, green glaze is applied inside and outside, the glaze layer is thick and moist, the color is gray, there are multiple glaze traces under the mouth, the glaze surface has brown stripes, and there are ice cracks between them. The glaze of the ring foot is uneven, and the gray body is exposed at the landing place. The shape is similar to the Alexander Bowl in the British Museum.