jar BM-PDF.232

Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:13thC-14thC
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed

Dimensions:Height: 115 millimetres

Description:
Longquan porcelain jar of spherical form with narrow mouthrim. The jar has pale greyish green glaze. There is a peony scroll in relief on the upper part of the exterior, and overlapping lotus petals on lower part.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Southern Song-Yuan 13thC Room 95 label text:PDF 232Globular oil jarThis small jar was made in two parts and the sections joined together with dilute clay. These were mass-produced as small oil containers. They are found at sites across Southeast Asia where they were exported. Stoneware, porcelain-type, with celadon glaze Longquan ware龍泉窯Longquan region, Zhejiang province 浙江省，龍泉地區Yuan dynasty, AD 1279–1368 PDF 232青釉球形罐此小罐為分兩段拉坯後以稀泥漿接胎製成，作為小油罐使用，有大量生產，東南亞外銷地區許多遺址有發現。炻器，属廣義瓷器，青釉龍泉窯浙江省龍泉地區元代，1279-1368年