Period:Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty Date:13th–14th century Culture:China Medium:Stoneware with black and brown glaze and pigment (Jizhou ware) Dimensions:Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1924 Accession Number:24.100.1 A common theme in the decorative arts, this imagery may have been inspired by contemporaneous poems invoking the beauty of blossoming flowers in the subtle light of a crescent moon.
Period:Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty Date:13th–14th century Culture:China Medium:Stoneware with black and brown glaze and pigment (Jizhou ware) Dimensions:Diam. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1924 Accession Number:24.100.1 A common theme in the decorative arts, this imagery may have been inspired by contemporaneous poems invoking the beauty of blossoming flowers in the subtle light of a crescent moon.