Ding ware bowl with incised floral design and copper ring / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1982/1.274
- Title
- Ding ware bowl with incised floral design and copper ring
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- porcellaneous stoneware with transparent ivory-tone glaze and copper rim
- Object Creation Date
- 11th century - early 12th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Hebei (province)
- Dingxian
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Hebei (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Dingxian
- Dimensions
- 6.2 cm x 21.1 cm x 21.1 cm (2 7/16 in. x 8 5/16 in. x 8 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 11th century-early 12th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- bowl
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- serving utensil
- Physical Description
- This bowl has a very thin body, which flares widely from a small, shallow ring foot, silver mount on unglazed rim. The interior of the bowl is decorated with an incised design of a pomegranate plant. A creamy white glaze of ivory tone is distinctive of Ding ware.
- Subject Matter
- Ding ware was produced in northern China especially for nobility. Because it has a very thin body and the design preference was for a small foot, this bowl and others like it had to be fired upside down in the kiln. Potters left the rim of the bowl unglazed, so that the bowl did not stick to the supporting surface during firing. The interior of the bowl is decorated with an incised design of a pomegranate plant, a symbol of fertility and plenty.
- Maribeth Graybill, Senior Curator of Asian Art
- Exhibited in "Flora and Fauna in Chinese Art," April 6, 2002 - December 1, 2002.
- The Song dynasty (960–1279) in China was a period when the arts of painting, calligraphy, and ceramics reached extraordinary levels of refinement. One of the most celebrated ceramics of the day, produced under the direct supervision of the imperial court, was Ding ware. A creamy white stoneware made at the Ding kiln in northern China, Ding ware was known for its thin walls and elegantly drawn incised designs, such as this bowl with floral design.
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- food
- fruit
- materials
- materials by function
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 871 x 457
- File Size
- 17 KB
- Record
- 1982/1.274
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