Bowl with Peonies
Coated in a deep, reddish-brown glaze, this bowl features two peonies rendered in gold and a band of silver around the rim. Works decorated with gold and silver from China in the 1000s and 1100s were most likely used as decorative gifts rather than objects for practical use.
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- Ding ware, China
- Period/Century
- Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Reportedly found in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China
- Material
- Stoneware with reddish-brown glaze, gold, and silver
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Gift of Mr. Inoue Tsuneichi and Mrs. Inoue Fumiko
- Collection reference no.
- TG-2920
- Genre
- Asian Ceramics
- Category
On display: Asian Ceramics
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On displayDish with Lotus Flowers
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBowl with Peonies and Butterflies
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayLarge Dish with a Lotus Bouquet
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBasin with Dragons and Phoenixes
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
April 8, 2026 (Wed)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayVase with Dragon Handles
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
March 24, 2026 (Tue)–
August 16, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayLarge Dish with a Landscape and Deer
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 12
February 3, 2026 (Tue)–
June 7, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayBox, Celadon glaze with arabesque design in openwork
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 10
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
June 28, 2026 (Sun)
