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Conical Bowl

Conical Bowl

Chinese

Shallow conical bowl with wide mouth, sides angled inward to a small circular foot; the base flat with a small circular indentation at the center, resembling the form of a ceremonial jade “bi” disk; light gray stoneware with olive-green celadon glaze of even tone covering the interior and exterior, including the base; six marks of a multi-pronged kiln support encircle the perimeter of the base. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.

Yue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze

Tang dynasty (618-907) to Five Dynasties period (907-960)

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