Dish Maker: Unknown, Chinese

11th–12th century

Asian Art

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

Subtle gray-green glazes and simple, clean shapes were valued in China during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, particularly at the court.

Medium

Stoneware with gray-green glaze (possibly Zhanggongxiang ware)

Dimensions

15/16 × 4 13/16 in. (2.4 × 12.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Victor Novotny

Accession Number

2001.68.1

Geography
Culture
Period

Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Victor Novotny, New York; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Bibliography
  • Qingzheng Wang, Dongqing Fan, and Lili Zhou, Ru yao de fa xian (Shanghai: Shanghai Renmin Meishu Chubanshe, 1987),
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Object/Work type

dishes, stoneware, utilitarian objects

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