Yaozhou Moon White Plate with Carved Lotus
Jin Dynasty, 1127 - 1279 AD, China
Diameter: 19 cm
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A stoneware plate with beveled mouth-rim. The interior is decorated with a carved lotus flower over lotus leaf and stem, all confined to a central circle in the center of the flattened interior. The exterior has a slightly rounded profile, which tapers to a countersunk foot-well. The pale, sweet green “moon white” covers the overall exterior, and ends in a circle about 1.5cm above the foot-well, revealing a pale gray clay body fired to a pale russet color.
Excellent condition.
A similar piece is illustrated in “Marvels of Celadon: The Shang Shan Tang Collection of Yaozhou Wares” OM Publishing / Art Institute of Chicago, 2019. No. 36, pg. 172-173.
Provenance:
From a private Japanese collection
