Accession Number
1971/2.85

Title
Shallow Dish

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1350-1450

Medium & Support
stoneware with glaze

Dimensions
7/8 in x 5 5/8 in x 5 5/8 in (2.2 cm x 14.3 cm x 14.3 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial Collection

Subject matter
This jun ware (钧窑 jun yao) shallow dish is of the very late Yuan (1271-1368) or early Ming (1368-1644) dynasties.

Physical Description
This shallow dish on a footring has opaque sky-blue glaze, thinning to translucency at the rim with copper purple splashes to the interior.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
dish

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
Jun (Chinese ceramics style)
bowls (vessels)
dishes
stoneware (pottery)