Period:Tang dynasty Production date:850-907
Materials:stoneware
Technique:glazed, incised, moulded,
Subjects:phoenix lotus
Dimensions:Diameter: 17.80 centimetres Height: 6.50 centimetres
Description:
Yue ware dish. The overlapping petals on the exterior of the bowl and the very fine incised decoration on the interior are both comparable to decoration of contemporaneous silver wares. The central motif of two phoenixes and the interior border scroll are executed with a fineness evident only on Yue wares. The base is incised with the character ‘yong’ (‘eternal’) and is glazed save for the marks of the clay pads or ring which supported the vessel in the kiln. Made of glazed, incised and moulded stoneware (Yue).
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![图片[1]-dish BM-1947-0712.46-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Ceramics/mid_RRC12462_side.jpg)
![图片[2]-dish BM-1947-0712.46-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00302938_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-dish BM-1947-0712.46-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00181466_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-dish BM-1947-0712.46-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00351682_001.jpg)
![图片[5]-dish BM-1947-0712.46-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Ceramics/mid_RRC12462_base.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1994:Yue wares are named after the region in which they were made, in Zhejiang province, which was in pre-Imperial times the kingdom of Yue. They are exceptional amongst early Chinese ceramics for their high status as imperial and tributary wares. Kilns proliferated in the northern part of Zhejiang between the third and the tenth centuries AD, but the significant sites from the high Tang are Shanglinhu and Gongyao. Yue wares began as a local product used to replicate bronze forms and occasionally local stone sculpture. Dish with two phoenixes chasing a jewelPotters carved this dish with overlapping lotus petals outside. Silver and gold workers made vessels in this form. The phoenixes, an auspicious emblem, incised on the inside may have been adapted from chiselled metalwork designs. In the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907), craftsmen at the Yue kilns introduced saggars (clay fire boxes) to protect vessels during firing and their use improved the quality of output dramatically. Indeed, Yue wares are the first ceramics to feature in Tang texts. Officials praised them, likening them to jade and recommending their use for tea. This dish is incised with the character 永 (yong ‘eternal’) on the base.Stoneware with incised decoration and inscription and thin green glazeYue ware 越窯Shanglinhu kilns, Zhejiang province 浙江省, 上林湖窯Tang dynasty, about AD 850–907
Materials:stoneware
Technique:glazed, incised, moulded,
Subjects:phoenix lotus
Dimensions:Diameter: 17.80 centimetres Height: 6.50 centimetres
Description:
Yue ware dish. The overlapping petals on the exterior of the bowl and the very fine incised decoration on the interior are both comparable to decoration of contemporaneous silver wares. The central motif of two phoenixes and the interior border scroll are executed with a fineness evident only on Yue wares. The base is incised with the character ‘yong’ (‘eternal’) and is glazed save for the marks of the clay pads or ring which supported the vessel in the kiln. Made of glazed, incised and moulded stoneware (Yue).
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1994:Yue wares are named after the region in which they were made, in Zhejiang province, which was in pre-Imperial times the kingdom of Yue. They are exceptional amongst early Chinese ceramics for their high status as imperial and tributary wares. Kilns proliferated in the northern part of Zhejiang between the third and the tenth centuries AD, but the significant sites from the high Tang are Shanglinhu and Gongyao. Yue wares began as a local product used to replicate bronze forms and occasionally local stone sculpture. Dish with two phoenixes chasing a jewelPotters carved this dish with overlapping lotus petals outside. Silver and gold workers made vessels in this form. The phoenixes, an auspicious emblem, incised on the inside may have been adapted from chiselled metalwork designs. In the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907), craftsmen at the Yue kilns introduced saggars (clay fire boxes) to protect vessels during firing and their use improved the quality of output dramatically. Indeed, Yue wares are the first ceramics to feature in Tang texts. Officials praised them, likening them to jade and recommending their use for tea. This dish is incised with the character 永 (yong ‘eternal’) on the base.Stoneware with incised decoration and inscription and thin green glazeYue ware 越窯Shanglinhu kilns, Zhejiang province 浙江省, 上林湖窯Tang dynasty, about AD 850–907
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