Qingbai bowl, late Southern Song dynasty, China, 13th century. Artist: Unknown

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Qingbai bowl with prunus spray, new moon and constellation, late Southern Song dynasty, China, 13th century. A Qingbai bowl from Nanfeng kiln, Jiangxi province, of slightly flared U-shape. The cavetto has a moulded spray of five petalled prunus, a crescent moon and a constellation (three stars) reflected in a pond in the centre, the reverse plain. The piece was fired on the narrow unglazed rim, the foot is shallow and covered with a glaze of slightly blue tone.

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Size: 2836px × 2218px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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