Dish with hibiscus-shaped rim in celadon glaze, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

Dish with hibiscus-shaped rim in celadon glaze, Yuan dynasty, 14th century

• Image Number: C1B004757N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Yuan dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Flower mouth plate, mouth edge is divided into six petals, shallow inclined wall near the bottom folds a circle of narrow edges, short circle foot. The full glaze is fired, and the whole body is covered with blue glaze. The glaze is beige and grayish, with gray edges appearing along the glaze, and the glaze is covered with brown patterns. Five burn points were arranged around the bottom, and dark gray fetal bodies were exposed in the branch marks. The shape of the objects is similar to those unearthed from the tomb of Wang Xingzu (1371) in Nanjing, and most of them have been handed down from generation to generation. Another celadon plate (hence porcelain 017453) in the courtyard is of the same kind.