Covered bowl

10th - 12th century

Peony blossoms are boldly carved on the sides and top of this covered bowl. The transparent olive green glaze, which characterizes Yaozhou ware as the northern celadon, has pooled in the recessed areas and pulled away from the areas in relief. The contrast lends depth to the surface decoration.

Stoneware with olive-green glaze

3 1/4 in. (8.26 cm)

Overall h.: 4 3/4 in.

Diam.: 5 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

49.150

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, 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.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

Published ReferencesHandbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 68 (black & white).

Yiu, Josh. A Fuller View of China: Chinese Art in the Seattle Art Museum, in association with A Fuller View of China, Japan, and Korea. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, in association with University of Washington Press, 2014; pp. 14-15, 17, reproduced fig. 1.

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).

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