Large Circular Basin with Stylized Lotus Decor
VesselsChinese8th century

Large Circular Basin with Stylized Lotus Decor

8th century

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Sancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes over stamped decoration on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the exterior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Century
8th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 7.62 x Diam. 31.43 cm (3 x 12 3/8 in.)

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