vase BM-PDF.23

Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:1279-1368
Materials:stoneware
Technique:glazed

Dimensions:Diameter: 73 millimetres Height: 149 millimetres Width: 50 millimetres (base) Width: 47 millimetres (mouth) Depth: 48 millimetres (base) Depth: 46 millimetres (mouth)

Description:
Guan stoneware vase of archaic bronze hu form with a tall neck and two tubular lug handles at the neck with two raised horizontal bands between the handles, a high foot. The vase has yellowish-grey glaze with wide, black stained crackle. Two raised horizontal bands between the handles. There is an inscription on the interior of the mouth.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Southern Song 12th-13thC Room 95 label text:PDF 23Inscribed hu–shaped vase with guan glazeThis vase is inscribed inside the neck 百圾雖粉撫則平, 處州陶實出難兄, 一般樸質稱珍重, 那誠精工宣與成, 乾隆乙巳御題 Baiji sui fen fu ze ping, Chuzhou tao shi chu nan xiong, Yiban puzhi cheng zhenzhong, Na cheng jinggong Xuan yu Cheng. Qianlong yisi yuti. Despite the pattern of hundreds of intermingling crackle lines, its texture is fine and smooth to the touch. This is the work of the talented Elder brother. One discovers that the value of these undecorated wares is the same as that of unpolished gems. How could one compare this and the more elaborate products of Xuan [de] and Cheng [hua]? Each has its own individual charm. Composed by the Qianlong emperor in the cyclical year yisi [AD 1785]. Two seals at the end of the inscription read: 古香(guxiang ‘ancient fragrance’) 太璞 (taipu ‘supreme simplicity’).Stoneware with celadon glaze and incised inscriptionGuan ware 官窯Hangzhou, Zhejiang province 浙江省, 杭州市Yuan dynasty, about AD 1279–1368 PDF 23官釉刻乾隆御制詩壺此瓶內頸部刻詩文：“百圾雖粉撫則平，處州陶實出難兄。一般樸質稱珍重，那誠精工宣與成。乾隆乙巳御題。”意為：此器雖飾有細密的開片紋，但觸摸釉面卻可感受其釉質的光滑細膩。這應是處州章氏兄弟中哥哥燒造的器物。我發現這種沒有紋飾的器物正如同未經打磨的寶石一般。人們為何要將這器物與更為精緻的宣德和成化御窯的器物相比呢？每件器物都有其獨特的魅力！乾隆皇帝作于乙巳年（1785年）。詩尾附“古香”（古物之芬芳）、“太璞”（極端之樸素）印兩方。炻器，青釉，刻銘官窯浙江省杭州市元代，1279-1368年