Flower Pot
15th century (made)
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Bulb bowl of stoneware, with incised decoration under celadon glaze. Of depressed hemispherical form with flaring rim below which is a concave band, projection below the base and three feet in the shape of monster's heads. Outside is a trellis-pattern of wavy lines with dots in the intervals. The projecting base and a large patch in the middle of the interior are bare of glaze and burnt to a reddish-brown hue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Longquan ware. Flower pot, stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze, China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 15th century |
| Physical description | Bulb bowl of stoneware, with incised decoration under celadon glaze. Of depressed hemispherical form with flaring rim below which is a concave band, projection below the base and three feet in the shape of monster's heads. Outside is a trellis-pattern of wavy lines with dots in the intervals. The projecting base and a large patch in the middle of the interior are bare of glaze and burnt to a reddish-brown hue. |
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| Accession number | C.140-1913 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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