Bowl

A type of ware called Sh-fu since these two characters, interpreted as meaning "privy council" are frequently found inscribed in raised slip within comparable vessels. They were widely exported thought Southeast Asia.

The lotus is a symbol of purity and perfection

Slip is clay reduced to a creamy liquid by the addition of water.

A ceramic bowl that has a form which swells gently from a shallow unglazed foot to an everted lip. White porcelaneous body. Interior is decorated in white slip with lotus panels, each containing a motif, obscured by the translucent pale blue-grey glaze which pools heavily over them. Pools in bottom centre have some grit incorporated. Exterior is plain under the glaze. Close to foot is an adhesion of unglazed clay.