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Details
- Other Title
- Dish with incised floral decoration
- Place where the work was made
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Shaanxi Province
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China
- Period
- Northern Song 960 - 1127 → Song dynasty 960 - 1279 → China
- Date
- late 11th century-early 12th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- stoneware with carved and combed design under olive green glaze
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 18.5 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Bequest of Kenneth Myer 1993
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 580.1993
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Yaozhou ware
Works in the collection
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About
Yaozhou ware was a widely distributed quality greenware believed to have been made for popular rather than court use. It was produced at kilns located north of Xian in Shaanxi province, and is named after the Song dynasty name for the area. It is the most highly regarded of the various green-glazed stonewares that in the West have been grouped together as 'northern celadon'. Characteristic of Yaozhou ware is the deep carving of the usually floral-inspired design, as exemplified in this shallow dish with its vibrantly carved peony decoration, where the pooling of the glaze in the deep and fluidly modulated carving emphasises the skilful design.
'Yaozhou ware', The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.105.
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Places
Where the work was made
Shaanxi Province
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Great gifts, great patrons, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Aug 1994–19 Oct 1994
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Early Ceramics', Sydney, 2003, 105 (colour illus.).
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