Dish with Two Wine Bowls
The Yue kilns of northern Zhejiang Province had been active from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). However, their finest wares date from the 9th and 10th century: delicate objects with jade-like glazes called ‘secret colour’ (or mi-se). The saucer and wine bowls were not meant to be used, but rather buried in a tomb as ritual objects.