Guan ware dish with foliate rim

Dish with sloping sides and six-foil rim.
Body: hard, dark gray, shows only on unglazed footrim where it has turned brown in firing.
Glaze: opaque buff gray with medium crackle stained black, some small iron-spots. No spur marks.

Historical period(s)
Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368
Medium
Stoneware with Ge glaze
Style
Ge ware
Dimensions
H x W: 3.1 x 13.2 cm (1 1/4 x 5 3/16 in)
Geography
China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1944.11
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Dish

Keywords
China, Ge ware, stoneware, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Dish with sloping sides and six-foil rim.
Body: hard, dark gray, shows only on unglazed footrim where it has turned brown in firing.
Glaze: opaque buff gray with medium crackle stained black, some small iron-spots. No spur marks.

Published References
  • Grace Dunham Guest, Archibald Gibson Wenley. Annotated Outlines of the History of Chinese Arts. Washington, 1949. p. 9.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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