Chinese Ceramic Footed Bowl

Wide pale green bowl with a dark rim like a neat line of eyeliner.

This footed glazed pottery bowl is from China, and dates to the 20th century. A foot ring raises a bowl slightly from the surface it rests on, and it is a common feature of Chinese ceramic bowls of many periods and kinds. Broad, round bowl on a low foot ring, with a thin brown rim. The finish is pale gray-green, pooling lighter inside and streaking darker toward the base. Small speckles and crackle appear throughout. It is 4.75 inches high and 9.25 in diameter.

Wide open, quietly shiny, and good with soup.