Sunflower-shaped Wash
Sunflower-shaped Wash, 3.5cm in height, 12cm in mouth diameter, 8.8cm in base diameter
The wash, in the shape of sunflower petals, is slightly raised inward at the center. There are six burnt traces on its bottom, which shows it was baked with the support of Zhi Ding (a tool pointed at the top and round at the bottom). The wash has a thick, smooth, grey glaze with larger, rusty-black crackles and smaller, golden ones.
Widely used in ancient times, washes served as basins, inkstones and decorations. A wash usually has a wide mouth which is bent outward at the rim, broad lips, a deep body and a flat base. From the Han Dynasty (25-220) to Jin Dynasty (265-420), it was popular to engrave fish-shaped patterns on the inner base of pottery and celadon washes. During the Song Dynasty, washes were produced from kilns both in north China and in south China.
With a dainty design and lovely style, the wash (pictured above) is regarded as a fine product from Ge Kiln.
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