vase BM-1936-1012.83

Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:1300-1368
Materials:stoneware
Technique:celadon-glazed
Subjects:immortal
Dimensions:Diameter: 14.50 centimetres Height: 23 centimetres

Description:
Vase. Eight Daoist Immortals and flowers. Made of celadon glazed and biscuit painted stoneware.
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Comments:Octagonal vase with immortals and flowersPotters decorated each of the eight sides with three impressed, lobed, panels with the design standing out in relief. The panels around the centre were painted with a wax or grease resist before glazing, to ensure they fired in the biscuit, creating a contrasting colour. These biscuit panels depict two of the Eight Immortals surrounded by clouds. They are repeated twice and alternate with flower panels. The Eight Immortals are a combination of male and female historical and legendary figures, each identified by different costume and attributes. For example Zhong Liquan 鐘離權 is recognised by his top knots and fan, and Li Tieguai 李鐵拐 has a ‘grotesque’ face, walks with a crutch and carries a gourd. Stoneware, porcelain-type, with impressed and partly biscuit-fired decoration with celadon glazeLongquan ware龍泉窯Longquan region, Zhejiang province 浙江省，龍泉地區Yuan dynasty, about AD 1300–1368