Chinese Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon vase

dc.contributor.otherVan Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T14:24:04Z
dc.date.available2016-07-06T14:24:04Z
dc.date.created1279 AD
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionThis 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 ceramicsen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipCeramic 101en_ZA
dc.format.extent255 mm x 135 mmen_ZA
dc.format.mediumStoneware with celadon glazeen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/53912
dc.publisherDepartment of the University of Pretoria Arten_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculpturesen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesD700260en_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectBottle vaseen_ZA
dc.titleChinese Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon vaseen_ZA
dc.typeImageen_ZA

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