Yellow-glazed Mixed-clay Pottery Bowl

Unearthed in the construction site of the Trust Tower on Wenhe Beilu, Yangzhou city in 1990, this piece made by Gongxian County Kiln represents the birth of a new technique in the porcelain-making industry of the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). With an opening rim that expands outwards and a ring-shaped base, this bowl was crafted following two procedures roughly: the molding of pottery body by mixing white and brown clay, and baking after the coating of light yellow glaze. Though having a single-colored base, this bow is embellished with constantly changing wood-grain patterns composed of continuous free-flowing lines.