Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1400 - 1500; Classification(s): porcelain, bowl, throwing, porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze-blue; Acquisition: bequeathed by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio, 1950, Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991. [C.704-1991]
Description: Bowl. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The bowl has steep, flared sides, that taper and rest on a high straight foot with a flat, recessed, glazed base. It is decorated with a scene of a walled city, a sampan, and an inscription in underglaze blue under a crackle glaze.