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Object type
Museum number
PDF,A.211
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Description
Longquan ware porcelain bowl. The bowl has a fine grey body and thick greyish-green glaze. There are overlapping lotus petals carved on the exterior. Where exposed, the body is reddish. The foot rim is unglazed.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 13thC
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Production place
- Made in: Longquan (area)
- (Asia,China,Zhejiang (province),Longquan Area)
- Made in: Longquan (area)
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Materials
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Ware
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 82 millimetres
- Diameter: 177 millimetres
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Southern Song 12th-13thCRoom 95 label text:
PDF A211
Bowl with lotus petals
This bowl is decorated outside with a stylised overlapping lotus petal pattern and is a typical product of the southern Longquan kilns. Lotuses are a symbol of purity. Similar bowls were made for a long period in China and many were exported.
Stoneware, porcelain-type, with celadon glaze
Longquan ware龍泉窯
Longquan region, Zhejiang province 浙江省,龍泉地區
Yuan dynasty, AD 1279–1368 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc3/sh6
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF,A.211
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