Chinese Ceramic Bowl

A plain pale bowl with a flared rim and a dusty, unglazed center.

This glazed pottery bowl is from China, and dates to the 20th century. Bowls are among the most common ceramic forms, and the profile of the foot, the wall and the rim often varies by region and period. A wide, shallow bowl with a thin, flared rim and a smooth, pale blue-white glaze. The inside center shows a ring of bare, dusty ground. A small foot ring supports it, and the outside has a worn, raw edge at the base. It is 2 inches high and 6.5 in diameter.

Soft, simple, and gently scuffed at the bottom.