Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1450-1550 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:celadon-glazed
Dimensions:Height: 22.30 centimetres
Description:
Openwork vessel with stand and green glaze. This vessel is comprised of an ovoid upper section with an out-turned flattened rim with scalloped edge and an integral stand. Both are decorated in openwork and covered with an olive-green glaze. The decoration consists of a band of flower scroll around the belly, with honeycomb below and leaf scroll above and around the stand with an incised design with ingot-shaped openings.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Vessels made of bronze with a different ring handle form, but with similar cut-out decoration, were discovered among the cargo of the Sinan shipwreck of 1323. So the idea of cutting away a design into bronze may have been the inspiration for the present piece. Obviously this vessel could not have contained water or it would have all leaked away, but it is possible that it contained incense which, when burned, would filter smoke out through the holes. Alternatively, it might have been used as a brush pot. A green-glazed vessel of a similar form, without openwork, is in the Eisei Bunko in Japan. Another vessel of similar form, with openwork in the upper band, is in the Itsuo Bijitsukan in Japan; at a height of 16.9 cm, it is also smaller than the present piece.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:celadon-glazed
Dimensions:Height: 22.30 centimetres
Description:
Openwork vessel with stand and green glaze. This vessel is comprised of an ovoid upper section with an out-turned flattened rim with scalloped edge and an integral stand. Both are decorated in openwork and covered with an olive-green glaze. The decoration consists of a band of flower scroll around the belly, with honeycomb below and leaf scroll above and around the stand with an incised design with ingot-shaped openings.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Vessels made of bronze with a different ring handle form, but with similar cut-out decoration, were discovered among the cargo of the Sinan shipwreck of 1323. So the idea of cutting away a design into bronze may have been the inspiration for the present piece. Obviously this vessel could not have contained water or it would have all leaked away, but it is possible that it contained incense which, when burned, would filter smoke out through the holes. Alternatively, it might have been used as a brush pot. A green-glazed vessel of a similar form, without openwork, is in the Eisei Bunko in Japan. Another vessel of similar form, with openwork in the upper band, is in the Itsuo Bijitsukan in Japan; at a height of 16.9 cm, it is also smaller than the present piece.
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