Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:1330-1368 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:mammal,flower
Dimensions:Diameter: 13.30 centimetres Height: 4.50 centimetres Length: 17.30 centimetres
Description:
Yi pouring vessel with underglaze blue decoration. This yi pouring vessel has rounded sides which curve inwards at the top and a spout with angled sides and with a double-loop handle below. It is decorated in uneven shades of dark underglaze blue. Inside in a central medallion is a hare with its ears pricked back, crouching on all fours beneath a flowering plum tree beside a lingzhi fungus. Surrounding this scene in the cavetto are scrolling chrysanthemum flowers and there is a spiralling motif in the spout. Outside are eight formal lappets outlined by thick and thin lines and framing clouds painted in outline above a sphere. The pouring vessel’s base is unglazed, flat and slightly sunken in the centre. With the exception of the spout the rim is unglazed.
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![图片[1]-vessel; yi BM-1959-0420.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Yuan dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00234541_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-vessel; yi BM-1959-0420.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Yuan dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00262914_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:This is a particularly fine example of a type of porcelain which has been excavated in China in a Yuan context. A pouring vessel of similar shape but with decoration of a lotus inside was unearthed with other ceramics in a Yuan context at Anqing city in Anhui province. The form of such vessels is derived from metal work where the angular edges of the spout would be easier to achieve. A bronze yi with a side handle was discovered in the Yuan dynasty Gao’an hoard.The rabbit or hare is an inhabitant of the moon. It symbolizes longevity and is often depicted grinding herbs of immortality to make the elixir of life. The lingzhi fungus is also a symbol of long life. The flowering tree portrayed is the Prunus mume, generally called the flowering plum, known as 梅 mei in Chinese. It flowers in winter and is associated with that season. The crooked variety, seen here, is much admired for its age, suggesting longevity, and for its delicate blooms, which evoke the ideas of renewal and rebirth. Its five petals are said to represent the five blessings of old age, wealth, health, love of virtue and a natural death.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:mammal,flower
Dimensions:Diameter: 13.30 centimetres Height: 4.50 centimetres Length: 17.30 centimetres
Description:
Yi pouring vessel with underglaze blue decoration. This yi pouring vessel has rounded sides which curve inwards at the top and a spout with angled sides and with a double-loop handle below. It is decorated in uneven shades of dark underglaze blue. Inside in a central medallion is a hare with its ears pricked back, crouching on all fours beneath a flowering plum tree beside a lingzhi fungus. Surrounding this scene in the cavetto are scrolling chrysanthemum flowers and there is a spiralling motif in the spout. Outside are eight formal lappets outlined by thick and thin lines and framing clouds painted in outline above a sphere. The pouring vessel’s base is unglazed, flat and slightly sunken in the centre. With the exception of the spout the rim is unglazed.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:This is a particularly fine example of a type of porcelain which has been excavated in China in a Yuan context. A pouring vessel of similar shape but with decoration of a lotus inside was unearthed with other ceramics in a Yuan context at Anqing city in Anhui province. The form of such vessels is derived from metal work where the angular edges of the spout would be easier to achieve. A bronze yi with a side handle was discovered in the Yuan dynasty Gao’an hoard.The rabbit or hare is an inhabitant of the moon. It symbolizes longevity and is often depicted grinding herbs of immortality to make the elixir of life. The lingzhi fungus is also a symbol of long life. The flowering tree portrayed is the Prunus mume, generally called the flowering plum, known as 梅 mei in Chinese. It flowers in winter and is associated with that season. The crooked variety, seen here, is much admired for its age, suggesting longevity, and for its delicate blooms, which evoke the ideas of renewal and rebirth. Its five petals are said to represent the five blessings of old age, wealth, health, love of virtue and a natural death.
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