This Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon two-handled bottle vase with fixed rings has moulded sides, a fluted lower body and a thick celadon glaze. The lip of this vase was probably broken in antiquity and consequently it was repaired with a silver lip. This type of more ornate pieces was made to suit Mongol taste and was often copied from contemporary bronze forms. The smooth, pale-grey body used for Longquan celadon was a substantial technical achievement, but the real magic was the sea-green to blue-green to olive glazes. These glazes were exceptionally thick and their similarities to jade are both striking and deliberate. The reddish re-oxidisation of the exposed Longquan clay complemented the olive green celadon glazes effectively and this porcellaneous material was also remarkably tough in everyday use. It became one of the most popular and widely exported of all Chinese ceramics