Title

White ware saucer dish, early Northern Song dynasty, China, 10th-11th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

White ware saucer dish, early Northern Song dynasty, China, 10th-11th century. A saucer dish from the Yangjiang kiln, Guangdong province, with slightly everted rim covered by a waxy slightly bluish white glaze. The clay is of fine putty consistency and slightly grey. The rim has five nicks, the back is undecorated. The interior has cursive incising of flower and feathery leaf, the cavetto with carved reverse 'S' decoration.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

960th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_117

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (413,2Kb) / 9,4in x 7,4in / 2826 x 2218 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts country China art Chinese saucer color colour location dish century porcelain pottery artefact dynasty artifact glazed 10th Century tenth century Museum of East Asian Art 11th century Northern Song Song Dynasty object Eleventh Century Unknown ceramic ceramic object