Of light tone, polylobbed and in a shape of an opened lotus flower surligned and incised on the rim, the central area decorated with a quiet design of chrysanthemum flower and foliages. “Longquan” kilns.
The glaze, the color and its contrasts are typical of the late Song period. The small size and the decoration filled of subtility and nuances, correspond with the spirit of humility and contemplation in the scholars taste.
This kind of object will continue to exist in the early Yuan dynasty then will succed to them pieces of big sizes influenced by the musulman art…