The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 7, 2025
Conical Bowl with Carved Babies and Floral Motif
960–1279
(960-1279)
Overall: 7.8 x 20.3 cm (3 1/16 x 8 in.); Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Gift of Donna and James Reid 2017.19
Location: not on view
Description
The conical shape of this bowl is especially suitable for whipping powdered tea, which became popular at court, in monasteries, and in scholarly elite circles during the Southern Song dynasty. The decoration of this bowl was cut with a wooden instrument into the dried clay. This type of white porcelain with a translucent bluish glaze was the direct predecessor of the later blue-and-white porcelains.- ?-2016Donna [b. 1931] and James Reid [1926-2020], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art2017-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).The Cleveland Museum of Art (03/17/2018-06/06/2018): "Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017"
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.19