Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1450-1550 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:celadon-glazed
Subjects:bird monster
Dimensions:Diameter: 12 centimetres Height: 20.50 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain vase with ring handles and moulded decoration beneath a green glaze. This vase has a flattened pear-shaped body with a flared foot and a neck which curves outwards into a foliate rim. It has ribbed monster-head handles on either side of the shoulder to which rings are attached. On either side of the vase is a six-lobed cartouche containing a Chinese character: ‘shou’ [longevity] and ‘fu’ [prosperity]. Surrounding these cartouches are leafy flower sprays. Around the foot is a key-fret border and around the neck a feather design. The foot is unglazed and the base is glazed.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:A slightly smaller vase (height 18.6 cm), with almost identical decoration and characters, was found in the sea at Misaki-machi, Osaka, and is now in Hojuji, Osaka. The form of the vase is derived from metal work, probably bronze. The monster-head handles with rings attached are a common feature of Yuan dynasty bronze vases, which persisted in the Ming and Qing dynasties. A similar vase of this shape, but with more of an olive green rather than a grey-green glaze, is in a private collection in South-east Asia.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:celadon-glazed
Subjects:bird monster
Dimensions:Diameter: 12 centimetres Height: 20.50 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain vase with ring handles and moulded decoration beneath a green glaze. This vase has a flattened pear-shaped body with a flared foot and a neck which curves outwards into a foliate rim. It has ribbed monster-head handles on either side of the shoulder to which rings are attached. On either side of the vase is a six-lobed cartouche containing a Chinese character: ‘shou’ [longevity] and ‘fu’ [prosperity]. Surrounding these cartouches are leafy flower sprays. Around the foot is a key-fret border and around the neck a feather design. The foot is unglazed and the base is glazed.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:A slightly smaller vase (height 18.6 cm), with almost identical decoration and characters, was found in the sea at Misaki-machi, Osaka, and is now in Hojuji, Osaka. The form of the vase is derived from metal work, probably bronze. The monster-head handles with rings attached are a common feature of Yuan dynasty bronze vases, which persisted in the Ming and Qing dynasties. A similar vase of this shape, but with more of an olive green rather than a grey-green glaze, is in a private collection in South-east Asia.
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