Title
Four-lobed bowl with incised floral medallion
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Yue kilns, Zhejiang province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 5.9 x 13 x 12.9 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00140
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
While high-fired white wares represent the ceramic achievements of northern China, green-glazed stonewares were the premier products of the south during the Tang period. The best – ceramics from the Yue kilns in Zhejiang province – were likened to jade. Lu Yu, the Tang tea connoisseur, rated Yue tea bowls most highly in his Chajing (The Classic of Tea). Their lustrous glaze was thought to enhance the colour of tea. Many were left plain but some sported incised decorations.
