Bowl on stand

Théodore Deck, c. 1890

Théodore Deck drew his inspiration for this bowl directly from the light-green celadon porcelain which had been made in Asia since the 9th century. In addition to imitating the colour, he also mimicked the incised leaf and flower motifs. Yet here these resemble the forms that actually occur in nature, in contrast to the stylised designs of early Asian celadon ware.