Chinese Vessel on 3 Feet

Bright white bowl, round as a pebble, rests on three little knobs.

This porcelain vessel on three feet is from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, and dates to the 20th century. Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province has long been the leading center of Chinese porcelain, and its potters have made many shapes with applied or molded feet. Wide, squat bowl with rounded sides and an inward-turning rim, supported on tiny lug feet. The glossy white glaze has a faint blue-green tint pooled inside, with small flecks and a soft shine. It is 11 inches wide, 11 deep and 9 high.

Spotless, soft, and quietly stuck on its three toes.