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Description: | Large dishes of this type were exported to the Middle East in large quantities from the 13th until the early 15th century. This large dish would have been used to serve food for communal eating, while jade-like celadon glaze was favoured because of a belief in its ability to detect poison.
Dish, Longquan-type ware. This large dish has deep, curved sides and a flatterned rim. It stands on a low, broad foot ring with a recessed base. The body is grey stoneware, covered with a thick, opaque, low gloss celadon glaze. There is an unglazed firing ring at the base, which is painted with brown iron wash. This dish is decorated with ten moulded fish on the rim, two large moulded fish in the centre, and moulded and incised floral sprays at the cavetto.
caption: General view of object no. nn1730. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Ceramics dishes (food service) iron wash Food dishes stoneware Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-54908 | Go to resource |
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