Celadon stoneware bowl – China, Northern Song dynasty, 12th–14th century

Height: 5 cm
Diameter: 14,8 cm

The lobed, conical celadon bowl with modelled decor shows a long-tailed phoenix surrounded by petal wreaths. A circumferential frieze with delicate vines and wreaths adorns the middle. The glaze has colourless crackle inside and out.