{"product_id":"a-small-moulded-white-dish-jin-yuan-dynasty","title":"A small moulded white dish – Jin\/Yuan Dynasty","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe shallow, rounded sides supported on a short straight foot, moulded on the interior with a continuous scene of ducks among waves, and three symbols in the cavetto. Thinly potted in a porcelain-like clay and covered overall in a creamy-white glaze save for an unglazed ring in the interior and the base. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis dish was likely made at the Houzhou kilns in Shanxi Province. The kiln was renowned for producing fine quality white wares inspired by the celebrated Ding wares of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHouzhou kilns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eArchaeologists discoverd the ancient Huozhou kilns in Chencun, on the western bank of the Fenhe River, in the 1970s. Shards and kiln tools were found scattered in abundance along the riverbanks, a sign that the ancient kilns of Huozhou were of a relatively large scale. The multiple surveys done from the 1970s to 1990s helped give experts an idea of the Huozhou kiln complex. Bun-shaped kilns and brick caves for unburnt earthenware for drying were discovered. The sites were buried underground and depths between 1.5 and 5 meters. The white-glazed porcelain shards retrieved included bowls, plates, dishes, vases, pots and stem-cups. The wares are for the most part plain and undecorated, with a small quantity displaying moulded designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThese findings filled an archaeological gap. While it had been widely believed that North China did not produce white porcelain wares when the Jin Dynasty ended, the discovery of the Huozhou kilns site showed that white porcelain was fired in North China until the Ming Dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAfter the collapse of the Jin Dynasty, the importance of North China as a porcelain production center diminished rapidly, with Houzhou being an exception. Here, high quality white wares were produced from Jin to the Ming dynasty. Huozhou wares were also unearthed in Khanbaliq (Dadu) and ancient Karakorum, the capital of the Mongol empire. The discoveries indicate that porcelain products fired at Huozhou kilns were traded at the \"high-end market\", and likely used at the court of the Yuan Dynasty, according to the scholars Yu Luyang and Zhu Xinhai. A large quantity of poorly glazed, roughly made stoneware, probably meant for everyday use, has also been excavated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Jin\/Yuan dynasty (13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDiameter 12 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWear and firing flaws, one large reglued sherd (see photos). The dish still has a nice ring when tapped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a Swedish collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 220\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e See related bowls with the same decoration in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #353530; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eJin Shines and Jin Memory -The Glory of Sanjin Kiln Flame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #353530; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e, Yan, Yan, 2013, p. 256-.259.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #353530; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSee also dish excavated at the Houzhou kiln site \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ein \u003ci\u003eThe specimens of ancient Chinese kilns in the collection of the Palace Museum – Shanxi, Gansu and Inner Mongolia Volume\u003c\/i\u003e, Feng Xiaoqi, The forbidden city publishing house, 2013, page 223.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMore info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/northern-white-wares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNorthern white wares\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58470251200837,"sku":"220","price":550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/houzhoumouldeddishjin3.jpg?v=1783266877","url":"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/products\/a-small-moulded-white-dish-jin-yuan-dynasty","provider":"Floren Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}