Longquan ware vase

Lung-ch’uan Kuan type. Vase with wide body, thin footrim, tapering neck and flaring, sharp-edged lip.
Clay: light gray, fine grained, vitreous; red at footrim.
Glaze: thick, glossy with irregular crackle and filled with minute bubbles, glazed under base. Two horizontal flanges on neck and pinkish brown areas in gray-green color.

Historical period(s)
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th century
Medium
Stoneware with Guan-type glaze
Style
Longquan ware, Guan type
Dimensions
H x Diam: 13.9 × 8.8 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in)
Geography
China, Zhejiang province, Longquan
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1950.22
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, Guan ware, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279), stoneware, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Lung-ch'uan Kuan type. Vase with wide body, thin footrim, tapering neck and flaring, sharp-edged lip.
Clay: light gray, fine grained, vitreous; red at footrim.
Glaze: thick, glossy with irregular crackle and filled with minute bubbles, glazed under base. Two horizontal flanges on neck and pinkish brown areas in gray-green color.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 46.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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