VesselsChinese10th-11th century

Large Circular Dish with Everted Lip and Stylized Floral Décor

10th-11th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Monochrome lead-glazed ware: buff earthenware with lead-fluxed, orange-brown glaze over incised decoration, the decoration incised into the wash of white slip that covers the vessel's interior, the white slip continuing over the upper portion of the exterior

Culture

Chinese

Period

Liao dynasty, 907-1125

Century

10th-11th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 8.9 x Diam. 33.4 cm (3 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)

Provenance

William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from James Freeman, Kyoto, Japan

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