南宋 景德鎮窯划花童子戯蓮碗|Bowl with two boys and foliage

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12th–13th century · Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware) · Asian Art

The deep conical bowl is finely and thinly potted, and is supported by a tapered foot. The incised and combed decoration, which fills the interior, shows two small, pudgy boys frolicking within a luxurious floral scroll. This scroll, which also contains peony blossoms, fills most of the interior of the dish with the exception of a small undecorated band at the rim. The base of the bowl is left partially unglazed. There are no marks or inscriptions on this bowl.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th–13th century

Medium

Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware)

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011