Bol, M.C. 2018-163(2), between 1200 and 1225

Author(s): anonymous, potter date of production: between 1200 and 1225 type(s) of object(s): china, ceramics, domestic life name(s): bowl materials and techniques: porcelain, qingbai covered, engraved = incised place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 5. 7cm diameter: 5. 7cm description: bowl with flared walls drawing a slight curve. It rests on an annular foot with an almost rectangular vertical section. The container is covered with a thin qingbai cover. The lip is bare for about 0. 5 cm inside and out. The center of the base is not covered with roofing. If the shard appears very light gray at the opening, it has taken on an orange tint at the base. The exterior wall is incised under the cover of a double row of erect lotus petals. The interior of the bowl is devoid of decoration. The roof is covered with a fine network of cracks inside the room. The shard contains impurities appearing in the form of small black dots. Themes / subjects / places represented: plant representation, lotus mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: preston, harley hall date of acquisition: 2017 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2018-163. Date: between 1200 and 1225.