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description: (青瓷) qīng cí(comma) celadon bowl and stand(comma) (宋朝) Song Dynasty 960 – 1279 CE. Porcelain lotus shaped bowl. Celadon was developed in the Yaozhou kiln area in Shaanxi province in the late Tang Dynasty. It was highly prized because of its resemblance to jade. Bowls shaped like flowers with incised patterns are produced to this day in the region in the village of Chen Lu. The stand(comma) manufactured later(comma) is an indication of the esteem this bowl was held in.