Qingbai Ware Bowl with Cover

A covered porcelain bowl with a pale bluish-white glaze, its body and domed lid carved with overlapping lotus-petal shapes. A thin silver band encircles the join between bowl and lid, and a small loop knob sits on top. The piece is shown centered on a gray studio backdrop, lit to bring out the soft sheen of the glaze.

Look closer: A thin silver band wraps the join between bowl and lid, and the lid rim shows a light unglazed edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1100s–1200s

Medium

Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, Qingbai ware; silver mount

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2847 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift