Flower Pot
1350-1450 (made)
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Bulb bowl with rounded sides, inverted flattened rim, small pendant base incompletely glazed and three spreading feet moulded in the form of monster heads. Glossy green glaze thins to a single layer towards the inside bottom, which like the base ring is unglazed and burnt reddish-brown. The outside is decorated in moulded relief with the Eight Trigrams with rib-bands above and below enclosing an incised classic scroll and wave pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with celadon glaze and moulded decoration in relief |
| Brief description | Longquan ware. Flower pot, stoneware with celadon glaze and moulded decoration in relief; China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century |
| Physical description | Bulb bowl with rounded sides, inverted flattened rim, small pendant base incompletely glazed and three spreading feet moulded in the form of monster heads. Glossy green glaze thins to a single layer towards the inside bottom, which like the base ring is unglazed and burnt reddish-brown. The outside is decorated in moulded relief with the Eight Trigrams with rib-bands above and below enclosing an incised classic scroll and wave pattern. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs B.Z. Seligman |
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| Accession number | FE.189-1974 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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