A Chinese celadon tripod bowl with incised decoration, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
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Cape Town
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A Chinese celadon tripod bowl with incised decoration, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
height: 12cm; diameter: 30cm
Notes
A celadon glazed tripod bowl with bombe sides, supported on three moulded feet in the form of stylised animal masks. The exterior is incised with a combed trellis diaper pattern enclosing petal motifs and covered with an olive-green crackle celadon glaze. The unglazed base reveals the buff ceramic body. Bowls of this type were used as censers or water vessels in domestic and scholarly settings.
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Private Collection.
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