White-glazed Bowl with Disk-shaped Bottom, Xing Ware

Bowl with disk-shaped bottom is a typical product of Xing kiln in the Tang dynasty. This shape of bowl appeared from the Tang dynasty, and was named after the base that has the shape of a jade disk. This type of bowls was widely made in kilns across China as a novel food container. The center of the Xing kiln complex was located in Neiqiu and Lincheng counties in Hebei province under Xingzhou region in Tang dynasty. Xing kiln’s white porcelain has a very fine body applied with pure white glaze, and used to be reserved for the imperial family in the Tang dynasty.