Stoneware bowl with moulded peony scroll and lions, Jin dynasty, China, 13th century. Artist: Unknown


A shallow bowl with greyish brown body, the interior of which is decorated with a moulded design of lion-like animals among spiky foliage bordered above by lozenge patterns and by wave patterns below. The bowl is covered inside and out with a dark brownish green glaze except for the lower portion of the exterior, the base and a circular band for stacking near the centre of the interior, which encircles a glazed spiral flower.


Size: 2836px × 2218px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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