vase BM-PDF-A.212

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1600-1644
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed

Dimensions:Height: 176 millimetres Width: 73 millimetres Depth: 66 millimetres

Description:
Longquan-type ware porcelain vase of squared hu form. Two applied handles at sides of neck. Very pale grey body covered with thick grey-green glaze which pales almost to white on the angles. Rim of foot unglazed and turned brownish in firing.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Qing 17th-18thC Room 95 label text:PDF A212Vase with celadon glazeThis four sided vase, modelled on a bronze form was made for the domestic Chinese market in the late Ming dynasty. Chinese people traditionally liked green glazes as it evokes the colour of jade.Stoneware, porcelain–type, with celadon glazeLongquan ware龍泉窯Longquan region, Zhejiang province 浙江省, 龍泉地區Ming dynasty, about AD 1600–1644 PDF A212青釉瓶四方瓶，造型仿青銅器，明代晚期為國內市場製造。中國人歷來喜愛青釉，因其呈色類玉。炻器，屬廣義瓷器，青釉龍泉窯浙江省龍泉地區（今龍泉市）明代，約1600-1644年