Bowl, 12th-13th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Ceramic, celadon glazeexpand_more
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Leeexpand_more 96.98.6
Not on Viewexpand_more
This delicate bowl features a fluted rim and an interior floral design carved under celadon glaze. Cutting into the bowl is a forked crack, which has been filled with gold. This form of ceramic repair is not a Chinese tradition, and indicates that this work was a piece of export ware that was likely mended in Japan using a technique known as kintsugi, where cracks are mended by filling them with lacquer and then sprinkling the repair with gold. It is not known when this repair was made, but its meticulousness expresses how China's neighbors prized her porcelain wares.
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- Bowl
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- 96.98.6
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