This dish or ‘pan’ (盘) has a flat base and a slightly flaring mouthrim. It is covered with crackled green celadon glaze and has traces of moulded decoration around its inner walls. It was produced in one of the kilns in South China during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). This dish could have been produced for the domestic market or for export. The thriving ceramic trade which was established in the preceding Song dynasty (960-1279) was maintained by the Yuan dynasty. Ceramics were exported worldwide to diverse places such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
