Harvard Art Museums > 2002.67: Conical Bowl with Floral Decor Against a Textured Ground Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Conical Bowl with Floral Decor Against a Textured Ground , 2002.67,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/143056. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download A porcelain bowl with a pale blue-green glaze that stands upright on a grey background. It has a small foot and the walls jut diagonally outward. The walls are very thin and straight. The inside of the walls have carved lines that make a large floral pattern. Gallery Text Chinese ceramic wares made in Song dynasty (960–1279) court taste are esteemed for their refined forms, subtle decoration, and soft, muted glaze colors. Buoyed by national peace, economic prosperity, and the rise of a highly educated civil official class, local ceramics industries throughout China began to thrive and innovate at unprecedented levels. Kilns seeking to supply household wares to their highly cultured clientele often created pieces that were reminiscent of other precious items. For example, northern Ding wares, with their decorative designs and thin bodies, were often compared to silverwork, while the thick green glazes coating southern Longquan wares brought carved jades to mind. Although natural forms were popular, like those inspired by flower blossoms, government officials, who had attained their positions through long study of ancient texts and history, were especially drawn to ceramics that resembled the bronzes and jades of antiquity. Courtly taste in China would change drastically after the Song, shifting toward brightly decorated blue-and-white porcelains, invented at Jingdezhen in the fourteenth century and manufactured at the same kilns that produced the delicate blue-tinged white wares known as qingbai. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.67 Title Conical Bowl with Floral Decor Against a Textured Ground Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 11th-early 12th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen Period Song dynasty, Northern Song period, 960-1127 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/143056 Physical Descriptions Medium Qingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised and carved decoration Technique Qingbai Dimensions H. 4.9 x Diam. 14.5 cm (1 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2002], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David Berg, Esq., by exchange Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.67 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003 Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004 A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005 Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005 Downtime, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/28/2007 - 04/20/2008 Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/13/2020 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
