BOWL, Yuezhou kiln, celadon, Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE)

A celadon bowl from the Yuezhou kiln of the Song Dynasty.

A broadly opening bowl form with the rim slightly everted and a low footring.
The glaze ranges from gray-green to a yellow-tinged celadon, with fine crackle spreading across both interior and exterior. A reddish soil stain, likely from burial, remains around the rim and footring, and the interplay of blue-green glaze and earth tones gives the surface the characteristic appearance of early Yuezhou kiln wares.

The Yuezhou kiln, in the Zhejiang region, was a center for celadon production that developed from the Tang through the Five Dynasties into the Song dynasty.
Unlike later celadons that sought a clear blue, its appeal lies in the thickness of its ash-rich glazes, the iron-bearing clay, and the ash-green variations produced during firing. This bowl, too, is not of uniform beauty but remains with crazing, earth staining, and glaze irregularities.

The interior bears a concentric stepped ring; the glaze surface shows fine crazing, iron spots, and soil staining.
The exterior retains much of its gray-green glaze, while the area around the foot is unglazed, exposing the clay body. The rim shows abrasion, and overall, typical of excavated ceramics, it presents a mellow, soil-streaked appearance.

It could also be regarded as a stand for Chinese tea or sencha vessels.