Ge?Yao?Style Lobed BowlSuggested Period: Yuan?Ming DynastyBasic ArchiveDimensions: Height 2.36 in, Diameter 5.51 inCondition: No cracks, chips, repairs or replacements. The overall crackle pattern is intact and natural; glaze is well?preserved. The exposed foot rim retains its original firing condition with natural inherited patina. Excellent overall condition.Object DescriptionThis Ge?Yao?style lobed bowl serves as both a scholar?studio display piece and functional vessel. It features a six?lobed foliate rim with soft, undulating contours. The bowl wall gently tapers downwards from the rim with a full curved body, supported by a substantial ring foot. The foot rim reveals dark?brown exposed body clay. The interior and exterior are fully covered in creamy?white Ge?style glaze with a soft, lustrous texture. The entire surface is covered in an interwoven network of crackles of varying depth, manifesting the classic “gold thread and iron wire” effect characteristic of Ge ware. Scattered minute dark specks across the glaze are traces accumulated through long?term inheritance and age. Elegant and well?proportioned in form, this piece works equally well for display and practical scholar?studio use.Body, Glaze & Technical FeaturesThe ceramic body is dense and solid. Both interior and exterior are coated with thick creamy?white Ge?style glaze displaying mild, subdued luster. Distinctive “gold?thread?and?iron?wire” crackles run throughout, with bold dark fissures interlaced with finer pale cracks. The foliate lobed rim is integrally formed with crisp, fluent outlines. The ring foot is neatly trimmed; its exposed rim shows a russet?brown body tone from original firing without later?period alteration. The crackle network and surface patina are naturally developed over time, embodying the archaistic aesthetic of Ge?glazed wares.