D: 7.5 cm
H: 4 cm

Red-and-green glaze is a form of decoration particularly popular through Song Dynasty. It mainly uses two colors of glaze, red and green, to paint ornamental patterns or write Chinese characters as decoration. This small bowl is one example of those emblazoned with poems of that period. At the center there is the paneled decoration (Kaiguang) of a poem, “Among the green aspens is a market selling wine, among the red apricots is a village selling flowers.” Red glaze is used to draw out the outline of the panel, and green glaze is used to fill in the blanks. Red-and-green glazed ceramics is a highly characteristic type during Song and Jin Dynasties. The contrast between the two colors makes the patterns and characters stand out, conveying a sense of the secular life of Song people.