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Dish

late 12th–13th century
Not on view
The cracks on this dish, made to resemble the accidental cracks that sometimes occurred during the firing of ceramics, are deliberate. The piece is an example of ceramics produced in south China near the Southern Song capital of Hangzhou to re-create imperial wares produced earlier in the north: delicate cracks, sometimes known as crazing, are one of the hallmarks of the famed, and rare, Ru ware produced for the Northern Song court.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dish
  • Period: Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
  • Date: late 12th–13th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Stoneware with crackled blue glaze (Guan ware)
  • Dimensions: Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.172.1
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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