Box Item Number: Edz1420 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A ceramic box with a very flattened ball form. Vessel (part a) and lid (part b) of equal proportions. Sides of both are vertically ribbed. Unglazed base. Granular white body. Top of lid is ornamented with a floral pattern in slip. Faintly yellow tinged transparent over all glaze falls far short of the base on the exterior. Interior is cursorily glazed.
History Of Use
Production of white ceramics at the Te-hua kilns in Fukien probably began in the Late Sung Dynasty, and by the end of the Yuan Dynasty (1368 C.E.) Te-hua (or blanc de chine) Wares were an important export to Southeast Asia.
Specific Techniques
Slip is clay reduced to a creamy liquid by the addition of water.
Item History
- Made in China between 1250 and 1368
- Owned by Jean Fahrni before March 12, 1980
- Received from Jean Fahrni (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) on March 12, 1980
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Jean Fahrni
- Received from
- Jean Fahrni (Seller) and Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- between 1250 and 1368
- Ownership Date
- before March 12, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on March 12, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0608/0008 a-b