Bowl with
White Glaze
Song Dynasty
This is a typical bowl made in the Southern Song Dynasty: it
is open, shallow and has a high bottom ring. On the external
wall carved some decorative patterns. Although the craftsman
used only single color of the glaze, the glaze accumulated
on the depressed area. therefore there was differenciation
of the tone.
The Jingdezhen Kiln in the Song Dynasty majoyly produced
white-green procelains. It was some color between white and
green, looked like the sallow water in the lake. It was also
called artificial jade.
Background
Knowledge:
History of China
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