Bowl

Title

Bowl

Year/Period

13th - 14th century

Region

North Vietnam

Object Type

bowls (vessels)

Material

ceramic (material)

Technique

throwing (pottery technique), incising, glazing (coating process), pottery techniques

Dimension

Object size: 9.4 x 19.5 cm

Accession No.

1998-00188

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Dr Earl Lu

This white-glazed conical bowl has an inverted rim and stylized floral motifs incised on the interior. A band of lotus petal panels is incised around the outer walls. This bowl may have been based on a celadon prototype from the Longquan kilns in China, while the freely incised style of the design is possibly influenced by earlier Chinese whiteware such as Ding and ‘qingbai’ ware. White-glazed wares were used in Buddhist rituals during the Ly (1009-1225) and Tran (1225-1400) dynasties.