bowl

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Object Type: bowl
Museum number: PDF.296
Description: Yaozhou stoneware conical bowl with slightly flared rim. The bowl has deep olive-green glaze. There are four fish and a squid in rippling water moulded on the interior, with incised radiating lines on the exterior. One of a pair with PDF.297.
Cultures/periods: Northern Song dynasty
Production date: 12thC
Production place: Made in: Huangpu
Materials: stoneware
Ware: Yaozhou Ware
Technique: moulded; incised; glazed
Dimensions: Diameter: 97 millimetres; Height: 43 millimetres
Curator's comments: Published PDF date : Northern Song 11thC-12thC; Room 95 label text: DF 296 Conical bowl with fish design Potters employed a reusable carved intaglio mould to produce this bowl which sped up the production process. Inside four fish and another sea creature possibly a squid are depicted against rippling water and the outside is incised with radiating lines. It is covered with a rich and glossy olive green glaze. It is one of a pair with PDF 297. Stoneware with incised and moulded decoration and olive-green glaze Yaozhou ware 耀州窯 Huangpuzhen, Tongchuan city, Shaanxi province 陕西省, 銅川市, 黄堡鎮 Northern Song to early Jin dynasty, about AD 1050–1150; PDF 296 青釉魚紋斗笠碗陶工使用可重複使用的凹雕陶模製作此碗，加快了陶瓷的生產進度。碗內飾四條魚，以及另外一種海洋生物，可能為魷魚，周邊環以水波裝飾。碗外壁刻劃放射狀條紋裝飾。器身施橄欖綠色釉，釉面潤澤瑩亮。與PDF297為一對。炻器，劃花，印花，橄欖綠釉耀州窯陝西省銅川市黃堡鎮北宋至金代早期，約1050-1150年
Bibliographic references: Pierson 1997 / Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.53, no.297); Medley 1977 / Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.14, no.20); Scott 1989b / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection (p.44, no.27); Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (Colour pl. 16 and p. 307)
Location: On display (G95/dc2/sh6)
Department: Asia
Registration number: PDF.296

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