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Bowl

Title

Bowl

Year/Period

Possibly 12th-13th centuries

Region

China

Material

Stoneware

Technique

Wheel-thrown and moulded

Dimension

Object size: 4.2 x 17.4 x 17.4 cm

Accession No.

2012-00427

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Dr Ivan & Siew Yin Polunin

This bowl is decorated with a pair of fishes amidst waves at the centre, and covered with a crackled glaze. Twin fishes are a popular motif in Chinese art, and was often applied onto ceramics from the Tang dynasty. 'Twin fish' dishes were an especially popular product of the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province during the Southern Song to Yuan dynasties. The twin-fish motif represents abundance, marital bliss and conjugal fidelity.