Title
Dish
Year/Period
Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Region
South China
Material
Dimension
Object size: Dia11.0 cm
Accession No.
C-1550

This dish or ‘pan’ (盘) has a flat base and a slightly flaring mouthrim. It is covered with crackled green celadon glaze and has traces of moulded decoration around its inner walls. It was produced in one of the kilns in South China during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). This dish could have been produced for the domestic market or for export. The thriving ceramic trade which was established in the preceding Song dynasty (960-1279) was maintained by the Yuan dynasty. Ceramics were exported worldwide to diverse places such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.