Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Cinshou-type carved olive-brown glazed ovoid bottle

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist

Date13th-14th century

Made/manufacturedChina

MediumGlazed ceramic

Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 x 8 in. (24.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineFunds provided by friends of the Harn Museum of Art

Object number2009.16.2

Collections

ASIAN

DescriptionThe sides carved through the olive-brown glaze with a broad band divided into two panels, one depicting a lotus plant, the other a ribbon-tied lotus leaf and a lotus with a pod, reserved on grounds of overlapping waves, and separated by two vertical panels carved with inscriptions, all between linear borders. One of the inscriptions may be read, hau xi ke ge ou, which may be translated as "underneath the flowers the travelers are singing in praise". The other may be read, hai zhong ren xiao yu, and may be translated as "a sea of people are joking and smiling".