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Small BowlTang dynasty, 618-906

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Small Bowl
Place Made: China
Date Made: Tang dynasty, 618-906
Medium: Wheel-thrown earthenware with polychrome (sancai) glaze
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Retsu Sugiyama
Accession Number: M.91.133
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Chinese and Korean Art
Curatorial Notes: Known as sancai (tricolor) ware, combining white or cream, amber, and green glazes, boldly colored pottery such as this small bowl was introduced in China in the late seventh century. Sancai wares were twice fired, first at a high temperature to create a hard ceramic body, and second, following the application of the polychrome glazes, at a lower temperature to enhance the brilliancy of the colors. These wares were produced in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from petite bowls, as here, to larger sculptural figures. Although mainly known as funerary objects, some vessels were exported as tableware to the Middle East, as demonstrated by fragments excavated at Samarra in Iraq and Nishapur in Iran, where they inspired local low-fired imitations (see M.73.5.148).

2024

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On view:

Geffen Galleries

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Small Bowl
Place Made: China
Date Made: Tang dynasty, 618-906
Medium: Wheel-thrown earthenware with polychrome (sancai) glaze
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Retsu Sugiyama
Accession Number: M.91.133
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Chinese and Korean Art
Curatorial Notes: Known as sancai (tricolor) ware, combining white or cream, amber, and green glazes, boldly colored pottery such as this small bowl was introduced in China in the late seventh century. Sancai wares were twice fired, first at a high temperature to create a hard ceramic body, and second, following the application of the polychrome glazes, at a lower temperature to enhance the brilliancy of the colors. These wares were produced in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from petite bowls, as here, to larger sculptural figures. Although mainly known as funerary objects, some vessels were exported as tableware to the Middle East, as demonstrated by fragments excavated at Samarra in Iraq and Nishapur in Iran, where they inspired local low-fired imitations (see M.73.5.148).

2024