Bowl

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207

Although refined white clay with a high percentage of the silicate mineral kaolin(the primary element in porcelain) had been known in China since the Bronze Age, its use did not become widespread until after the late sixth century, when porcelain was first used to make goods for daily life and to be placed in tombs.

Bowl, Porcelain with white glaze, China

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