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Made in large quantities in Hunan Province in southwest China, small bowls such as this were widely traded, particularly to centers in West Asia. More than 50,000 similar pieces were recently excavated from a shipwreck near Belitung in Indonesia, attesting to the scale of early trade in Chinese ceramics.
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唐 長沙窯釉下彩鳥紋碗
Title: Bowl with bird
Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
Date: 9th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware with painted decoration and yellow glaze (Changsha ware)
Dimensions: Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Diane and Oscar Schafer, 1986
Object Number: 1986.97.3
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