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While dark-glazed ceramics resemble black lacquer ware, and celadons were often compared to green jade, white or bluish-white glazed stoneware imitates silver. Here, broad silver bands around the bowl’s rims accentuate their precious appearance. The incised petals are inspired by lotus flowers and the domed covers by their circular leaves. The lotus motif often indicates the use of an object in a Buddhist context, in which it is a symbol of purity as its flowers emerge unsullied from the mud of lakes and ponds. Alternatively, these bowls may have been used to hold food at banquets.
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448064
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Qingbai Ware Bowl
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448064
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Qingbai Ware Bowl
description
While dark-glazed ceramics resemble black lacquer ware, and celadons were often compared to green jade, white or bluish-white glazed stoneware imitates silver. Here, broad silver bands around the bowl’s rims accentuate their precious appearance. The incised petals are inspired by lotus flowers and the domed covers by their circular leaves. The lotus motif often indicates the use of an object in a Buddhist context, in which it is a symbol of purity as its flowers emerge unsullied from the mud of lakes and ponds. Alternatively, these bowls may have been used to hold food at banquets.
date
1100s–1200s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q117247015
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Ceramic
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Bowl: 8.2 x 14.5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
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South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
accession
2020.173.1.a
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Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount
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Qingbai Ware Bowl, 1100s–1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount; bowl: 8.2 x 14.5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.173.1.a
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China - Song Dynasty
didYouKnow
The kilns in which <em>qingbai</em> ware were fired used pine wood as fuel, preventing oxidation and creating the distinct blue-green tint.
citations
citation
Vainker, S. J.<em> Chinese Pottery and Porcelain</em>. London: British Museum, 2005.
citation
Von Spee, Clarissa. "Chinese Ceramics and Works on Paper." In <em>The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, </em>edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 194–229. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022.
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Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 206–207; Mentioned: pp. 259–261
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Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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2026-06-11 12:17:41.245000
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448064
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Chinese Art
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China - Song Dynasty
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Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount
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