Longquan Celadon Five-Spouted Jar, Five Dynasties/Song Dynasty

The jar is sturdily potted with an oval shaped body carved with overlapping lotus petals below the straight neck. All covered with a crackled glaze of olive-green color with the exce...

The vase features a ribbed body, subtly enhancing its graceful contours, and is topped with a uniquely sculpted lid adorned with figurative elements. Period : Song Dynasty Type : Ce...

Finely potted with incurved facetted sides divided by raised ribs and set with two short lugs to the shoulder, the body rising to a short octagonal neck, the domed cover of conforming section, surrounded by an upturned rim and surmounted by a bud finial, applied overall with a celadon glaze of the period. A related vase of this rare and charming form, in the Zhenjiang Museum, Zhenjiang, is illustrated in the Complete Collection of Chinese Ceramics. Song, vol. 8, Shanghai, 1999, pl. 52. Vases of related octagonal shape were produced at the Ding kilns, in Hebei province, and the qingbai kilns in Jiangxi province; see a Ding vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Selection of Ding Ware. The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing, 2002, pl. 37; and a qingbai example, from the Meiyintang collection, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 3 (II), London, 2006, pl. 1590; and another carved with a floral scroll, included in the exhibition Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 105. Period : Western Jin Dynasty (266 - 316 AD) Type : Octagonal Vase Medium : Yue celadon...

The celadon jar presents a balanced form with a serene bluish-grey glaze. Its shoulders taper gently toward the base, creating a composed silhouette. A ...

Korean Celadon  Jar with Four Handles. Goryeo dynasty, 12th century. A stoneware body of baluster form with bulbous high shoulder, four small strap ...

Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, ...

This petite stoneware jar from the mid-19th century is decorated with low relief linework of autumn chrysanthemums and crashing waves. With precious scale and a subdued, celadon-grey...

A Korean ceramic celadon vase with inlay design from Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392AD) circa 11th century. Crafted in celadon-glazed ceramic with an olive-green tone, the vase features ...