Bowl

Date11th century

Maker Chinese

Label TextProduced in Dingzhou, which was primarily known for white wares, "dark" Ding ware was rare and remained prized by connoisseurs in subsequent periods. This bowl originally had a unique cutout gold-leaf decoration over the glaze, but now only traces remain visible in the interior.

Object number49.64

Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000) Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum, "Chinese Ceramics", 1952 (1952) Stanford, California, Stanford Art Gallery, "T'ang and Sung Ceramic Arts", 1950 (1950) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 42. Foong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 61, reproduced fig. 22 (installation view).

Credit LineThomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection

Dimensions1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm), height 5 in. (12.7 cm), diameter

MediumPorcelain with reddish-brown glaze, traces of overglaze gold decoration