Celadon-glazed porcelaneous stoneware 青瓷, Longquan kilns 龍泉窯, Zhejiang Province 浙江省, Song 宋代 (960-1279) and Yuan dynasties 元代 (1279-1368).
The transfer of the imperial court to Hangzhou 杭州 towards the middle of the 12th century contributed to the development of southern kilns. Celadon production centred around Longquan, about 250 km from the capital, continued to flourish until well into the Ming dynasty 明代 (1368-1644) before finally being superseded by Jingdezhen 景德鎮.
Meiping vase 青瓷梅瓶
Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th c.
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The term qing 青 found in the Chinese word for celadon denotes all shades from sky blue to sea green.
Vase in the shape of an archaic bronze zun vessel 青瓷尊形瓶
Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th c.
CB-CC-1951-102Bowl with overlapping lotus petals 青瓷荷形碗
Song dynasty, 13th c.
CB-CC-1931-101Brown-spotted celadon vase 青瓷鉄斑紋瓶與盤
Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th c.
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Celadons decorated with brown spots produced by iron oxide are especially admired in Japan, where they are known as tobi seiji 飛青磁. A similar vase, in the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, in Osaka, is now classed as an Important Cultural Property.Brown-spotted celadon dish 青瓷鉄斑紋瓶與盤
Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th c.
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Guan-type crackle-glazed bowl 仿官窯碎紋碗
Song dynasty, 12th - 13th c.
CB-CC-1931-103Incense burner in the shape of an archaic bronze ding tripod 青瓷鼎形香爐
Song dynasty, 12th - 13th c.
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