Blue glazed sheep

[Green glazed sheep]

Green glazed sheep, Western Jin Dynasty, 13.5 cm high, 15.0 cm long, and 11 cm wide
The sheep is in a recumbent position, with its four feet bent under the abdomen, its head raised, its mouth open, its two corners rolled back, and its jaw has whiskers. There is a round hole on the top of the sheep’s head for insertion, and its back is decorated with symmetrical line stripes. Both sides of the abdomen are carved with punches and grates, and the upper end of the buttocks is attached with a short tail. The whole body is painted with green glaze, the glaze color is bright and lustrous, and there is no glaze at the firing place of four legs
This kind of utensil was fired from the Three Kingdoms to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but the production after the Eastern Jin Dynasty was relatively rough. It is used as a burial device. Sheep was regarded as auspicious animals in ancient China, and sheep-shaped celadon became a fashion for the time being
Blue glaze is the earliest color glaze of China’s porcelain, which appeared in the south. Celadon porcelain has always been the main product of Chinese porcelain. It has gone through the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Six Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. The so-called “green glaze” is not pure green, but has several colors, such as yellow, green, and green, but it can always be cyan. The celadon glazes of all dynasties in China are mainly colored with iron. The amount of iron oxide in the glaze has a great influence on the color of the glaze.

青釉羊底部