Saucer
Date12th century
Maker
Chinese
Label TextTo facilitate mass production, bowls were stacked and fired upside down in saggars (firing boxes). The mouth rim was wiped clean of glaze and finished with a metal band. The lion and the pomegranate are auspicious motifs conveying good wishes for high-ranking officialdom and producing abundant offspring.
Object number33.645
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe, Feb. 17 - May 7, 2000.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics, Sept. 7 - Nov. 19, 2002.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009.Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe, Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 43Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 in. (2.54 cm), height
5 1/2 in. (14 cm), diameter
MediumPorcelain with transparent glaze and molded decoration
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