SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

This bowl may have been produced in the Dangyangyu kilns, which were located in Xiuwu county, northern Henan province, and flourished in the Song dynasty. The Dangyangyu kilns utilized a variety of monochrome glazes including a creamy-white, persimmon-brown, and black. The kiln also produced a wide range of decorated wares that most commonly employed painted or incised decoration, although examples of marbled wares have also been excavated. For a persimmon-glazed bowl of comparable size and similar profile, see Beijing Art Museum, ed., Dangyangyu Kiln of China, Beijing, 2011, p. 33, pl. 27. Compare, also, excavated shards from a black-glazed bowl, illustrated in ibid., p. 65, pl. 58.