Bowl

1115/1234

Chinese Jin Dynasty

Associated Names
This is a photograph of a ceramic bowl. The bowl has a soft olive-green glaze with broad curving lines forming an abstract floral or vine-like pattern incised into the interior. The shape is wide at the top, tapering down to a small raised foot. The rim has small aged chips revealing a darker clay base. Subtle crackling is visible throughout the glazed surface, giving it an antiquated appearance. The lighting highlights the texture and color variations, accentuating the bowl's simple form.

Media Options

Skip thumbnail navigation Back to thumbnail navigation
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Parish-Watson Gallery, New York), by 1917; sold to Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1917

  • Chinese Pottery of the Han, T'ang and Sung Dynasties; Owned and Exhibited by Parish-Watson & Co., Inc.. New York, 1917: no. 139. (Reference published incorrectly as no. 13 in NGA systematic catalogue.)

1998

  • Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 30-31, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758773

You may be interested in

Loading Results