Bowl with Two Boys among Foliage

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204

Although early Yaozhou wares often had elegant light blue glazes, by the mid-tenth century most wares of this type were covered with olive-toned glazes. The reasons for the change remain obscure, though it may have resulted from the switch from wood to coal as the fuel for the kiln.

Bowl with Two Boys among Foliage, Stoneware with mold-impressed decoration under celadon glaze (Yaozhou ware), China

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