1. Glazed stoneware marbled bowl
Northern Song dynasty, 12th century
Possibly Dangyangyu kilns, Xiuwu county, Henan province
Diameter: 9.1cm
Height: 3.8cm
Known in Chinese as jiaotai or ‘mixed clay’, this marbled decorative technique is found on small scale objects of the period such as small bowls, ‘pulse pillows’, bottles, flat dishes, vases and rounded jars.
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