Bowl, high-fired stoneware with white glaze, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century. 9 1/16 in. (23.02 cm) (diam.). Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters. 49.1718. The Walters Art Museum

Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibition: Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980-1981

A flaring bowl with notched rim. A lotus spray fills the inside walls of the bowl in seeming organic harmony with its shape.