Bell-shaped bowl with a white glaze
c. 1600 - c. 1699
Medium
turning
Dimensions
3.9; 2.9; 6.5
About this artwork
mark
Art Historical Context
This delicate bell-shaped bowl, crafted anonymously around the 17th century (c. 1600–1699), exemplifies the refined pottery traditions of the era. Standing just 3.9 cm high and 6.5 cm in diameter, its petite scale suggests it was designed for intimate use—perhaps for tea ceremonies, personal dining, or as a collector's item. The smooth white glaze provides a luminous, almost porcelain-like finish, enhancing the bowl's graceful, flared silhouette that evokes a bell's gentle curve. The medium of "turning"—the potter's wheel technique—allowed for the precise symmetry and thin walls characteristi...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...