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Collection Online as of August 9, 2026

A stoneware saucer tapers from a wide, flared rim into a dark, unglazed base. A muted olive-green glaze cloaks the vessel, patterned with a delicate web of fine cracks. A thin ridge traces the outer edge, while small brown spots dapple the lower exterior. The glaze terminates abruptly, accentuating the contrast between the pale, crackled surface and the dark, earthy clay below.

Saucer: Northern Celadon Ware, Yaozhou type

1100s

China, late Northern Song dynasty

(960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
glazed stoneware
Diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1930.311
Location: Not on view
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