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Although early Yaozhou wares often had elegant light blue glazes, by the mid-tenth century most wares of this type were covered with olive-toned glazes. The reasons for the change remain obscure, though it may have resulted from the switch from wood to coal as the fuel for the kiln.
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Title: Bowl with Two Boys among Foliage
Period: Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware with mold-impressed decoration under celadon glaze (Yaozhou ware)
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Sadajiro Yamanaka, 1911
Object Number: 11.8.7
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