Bowl with hibiscus-shaped rim in celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song to Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century

Bowl with hibiscus-shaped rim in celadon glaze, Guan ware, Southern Song to Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century

• Image Number: K1B005182N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Southern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The flower opening is divided into six petals, the opening edge is open, the curved wall is deep, the upper part is abundant, the lower part is cut, the bottom is round, the bottom center is slightly convex, and the foot is short. The shape of the utensil is imitated from gold and silver ware. It is pad fired. The inside and outside of the utensil are covered with blue glaze. The glaze color is pink green, and some parts are light gray. There are brown gray edges along the thin glaze at the mouth, and there are glaze wiping marks under the mouth. There are faint traces of double-layer glaze application. The glaze surface is covered with brown patterns. The round foot is well decorated, the foot end is cut flat, and the dark ochre juice is applied. The dark gray fetus is exposed at the bruise. Similar shapes can also be seen in the unearthed artifacts from the Tanxia official kiln site in the suburb of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The similar objects in the Antique Painting volume of the British Museum reflect the passing down of this kind of porcelain bowl.