by Mindflyer. Handcrafted individually by Steven Low.
“The Yaozhou bowl is a great example of how ceramic wares were being customised in the early days to meet the needs and preferences of its users.
Thus for our collection, we decided to leverage the beauty and uniqueness of Steven Low’s – one of Singapore’s finest ceramists – handwork to highlight our very own distinctive requirements. As each piece is individually handcrafted by Steven, thus making it the only one of its kind in the world, we asked him to create two unique thumb depressions on the rim to represent the original carvings on the bowl, and highlight just how precious each bowl is by requiring its user to always carry it carefully with two hands.” – Mindflyer
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Yaozhou Bowl with Gold Band
China, Song dynasty
Stoneware
H 9cm, diam 14.5cm
This rare example of a Yaozhou bowl – found with gold Cham jewellery in it – was retrieved from a burial site on Cham island off the northeastern coast of Vietnam. Its beauty and uniqueness lie in the low relief carved decoration and floral scroll gold band. As the gold band is possibly a Cham addition, this bowl probably served as an heirloom for a Cham family. Inspired by Yue wares of the south, the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan county in Shaanxi started to produce celadons around the 10th century. According to Song Shi (Song Annals), these good quality wares were presented to the Song court. Celadons with crackles and floral decorations, such as this bowl, certainly appealed to the Chams. Records show that merchants in the Song dynasty traded with 50 or more countries, including Champa (Vietnam). It is however unclear if this bowl was an item of trade or specially commissioned by the Chams since Yaozhou wares were made primarily for local consumption.
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Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum
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