glazed, decorated, ceramic bowl; dark tan clay with creamy/gray glaze over painted on inner surface with red and green decoration. 1.5cm band around lip with alternating bars (3) and decorated squares bordered by narrow bands top and bottom; floral and fish band around inner wall, large medallion in center with a bird and flowers encircled by a narrow red band. exterior decorated with fine-line, minimal, floral/vine along underside of lip and on outer walls. exposed clay on base and base ring painted black. remnant of a label on base.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 15.5 centimeters and height 6.6 centimeters