Title
Bowl with inscribed poem
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Changsha kilns, Hunan province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 5.8 x 15.4 x 15.4 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00578
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
The rapid manner in which designs were painted on Changsha ceramics lent itself to calligraphy. Poetry enjoyed a golden age in Tang China and this bowl is inscribed with a verse that expresses the sorrow of parting. How far is the southern sky in the eyes of a lone wild swan?The chilly wind strikes terror into one’s heart.I miss my beloved who is travelling afar, beyond the Great River,and my heart flies to the frontier morning and night.This poem has not been seen on any other extant Changsha ware.
