Bowl with six scalloped divisions
Place of OriginZhejiang province, China
Dateapprox. 1271-1368
MaterialsHigh-fired ceramic with molded and incised decoration and green glaze
DimensionsH. 2 1/2 in x Diam. 6 5/8 in, H. 6.4 cm x Diam. 16.9 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB62P166
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
Not on viewThe beauty of this lovely bowl derives from its realistic rendering of a turtle enjoying the sunlight on a lotus leaf, in which this lobed basin itself represents the three-dimensional water plant. Wares with raised floral or aquatic themes on the interior base became a specialty of longquan potters during the Yuan (Zhejiang Light Industry Bureau 1989: pl. 39, fig. 4).
Subject
- turtle
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