Chinese Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon vase

dc.contributor.other	Van Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-06T14:24:04Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-06T14:24:04Z
dc.date.created	1279 AD
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	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	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	255 mm x 135 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Stoneware with celadon glaze	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53912
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D700260	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Bottle vase	en_ZA
dc.title	Chinese Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon vase	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA