Dish, with foliate rim, Porcelain

Collection NumberA006022
TitleDish, with foliate rim, Porcelain
DateNorthern Song-Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century
Artist, Kiln, Workshop定窯 Ding ware
Name of prefectures & citiesChina
Description of works【Splendid “fang-white” color】
This shallow bowl features a rinka (flower-shaped rim) and a body shaped as six petals gently opening up. It is a meticulously crafted piece with a body in a subtly creamy color known as gehakushoku (fang white) — the iconic color used for pottery made by the Ding Kilns in China in the period after the Northern Song dynasty.

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