Title
Bowl with bi-disc foot and radiating ribs
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Xing kilns, Hebei province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 6.1 x 11.2 x 11.3 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00477
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
Chinese white wares such as this bowl were immensely desirable, both within China and abroad. They have been discovered throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East. It is one of around 300 pieces found in the Tang Shipwreck. Possibly made at the Xing kilns in northern China, it is of high quality and was probably very expensive even in the 9th century. Fired at a high temperature, it has a pure white body and may have been used for drinking tea.
