Gongxian (Gongyi) kilns
Small Bowl with Molded Persian-Style Leafy Vine Design
701-733
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Gongxian (Gongyi) kilns
Small Bowl with Molded Persian-Style Leafy Vine Design
701-733
Physical Qualities
Earthenware with green, amber and transparent lead glazes over white slip, 1 5/8 H x 4 Diam. in. (4.1 x 10 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lawrason Riggs of J
Object Number
1945.59.23
This small bowl has been identified also as a brush washer. It is decorated with a Persian-style motif of a leafy vine.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1945; Lawrason Riggs of J, Baltimore, from his uncle; General Lawrason Riggs, Baltimore (1861-1940); Ralph M. Chait, New York
Frances Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics, Baltimore: BMA, 1993, no. 57, p. 53.
Markings: Ralph M. Chait dealer label on bottom of foot
