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Porcelain bowl with colored lotus flower pattern
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Date:Tang Dynasty(618-906 CE)

Dimensions:Height: 5.1cm; Diameter at Mouth: 15cm; Diameter at Bottom: 5.7cm

Origin: From the Arab dhow, the shipwreck found in Indonesia's Belitung Island

This porcelain bowl made by Changsha Kiln is designed with wide opening mouth, curved belly and round bottom and decorated with lotus flower pattern and four symmetrically arranged brown speckles. The body of the bowl is glazed in pale green glaze.

At the heart of the bowl there is the pattern of lotus flower, which is one of the most poignant representations of Buddhism. The lotus flower blooming on the bowl reflects the prosperity of Buddhism in Tang Dynasty. 

It is confirmed that this bowl is used for tea drinking.


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