Saucer
Date12th century
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
Japanese
late 17th century
Object number: 69.46
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