Item description / significance
This is a blueish Longquan celadon rice bowl with a flowering tree pattern on both sides.
Bought where
at the gift shop in the sword factory in Longquan during the road trip I went on with my husband and my parents
Age and origin
new, Chinese, from Lonquan, Zhejiang Province
What I like about it
The pattern. I grew up with a blue-and-white porcelain bedside table lamp that had this kind of pattern. It is variously known as meihua, hawthorn, prunus mume, or plum blossom.
The shape. I collect small little bowls. I like some shape profiles better than others; I tend not to like rims that flare out like a bell. This is a good shape!
The color and texture. I find celadon porcelain soothing. It’s smooth and yet also detailed.
