In a message dated 2/6/2007 10:18:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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Barb,
The patterns are not as interesting to me as the shape and biscuit ring of
the Celadown shallow bowl. My crew excavated a Chinese fishing camp at Ballast
Point (CA-SDI-12,953) and recovered a shallower blue-glaze bowl with a
biscuit ring. Since this was the only bowl of this shape and color, we considered
it an heirloom brought to the site as individual property of one of the fisher
folk. Research shows similar shallow bowls with the biscuit ring from
various locations in Southeast Asia and some date back to the 16th century (perhaps
earlier), as well as up to the 19th century. Although Bobby Greenwood
examined our shallow bowl, I do not recall any special comment that could help you
with your specimen. I have also seen Ming Period shallow bowls that exhibit
the biscuit ring and suspect it serves some function that is such common
knowledge in Asia that no one gives a thought to explaining it to Westerners.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.