Qingbai ware vase

Vase: with broad rounded shoulder and cylindrical neck.
Clay: coarse grained white porcelain with earth adhesions.
Glaze: transparent with faint bluish tone and fine crackle.
Decoration: in relief under glaze, molded lotus pattern below a row of stamped patterns on shoulder, horizontal fluting on body.

Historical period(s)
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th century
Medium
Porcelain with transparent pale-blue (qingbai) glaze
Style
Nancheng ware
Dimensions
H x W: 20.2 x 12.7 cm (7 15/16 x 5 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Nancheng county, Fuzhou city
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1952.22
On View Location
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, lotus, porcelain, Qingbai ware, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Vase: with broad rounded shoulder and cylindrical neck.
Clay: coarse grained white porcelain with earth adhesions.
Glaze: transparent with faint bluish tone and fine crackle.
Decoration: in relief under glaze, molded lotus pattern below a row of stamped patterns on shoulder, horizontal fluting on body.

Published References
  • H. W. Siegel, Helen D. Ling. Ying Ching Porcelains of the Tang and Song Dynasties: Collection of the Late J.E. Melchior. t, ltd. ed. Shanghai. cat. 50, p. 21.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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