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Vase With Cranes And Clouds
Vase with Cranes and Clouds is a 12th century vase from the Goryeo period. The vase is a ''maebyeong'', derived from the ''meiping'' (plum vase - 梅瓶), and is considered a popular style for its time in the history of Goryeo ware, with a style that diverges from Chinese ceramics, Chinese Celadon, celadon ware. The piece is currently held at the Yale University Art Gallery, acquired via the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr in 2008, with previous ownership being from a Japanese collection, acquired by Lt. Col. Oliver Perry Shaffer post-World War II. Description The meiping/maebyeong style, originally utilized as a vase to store wine, was converted as a way to display plum blossoms for decorative purposes. After centuries of trade and imports from China, the distinctive Goryeo ware evolved in the domestic market, with designs derived from Yue ware (light green color) and Qingbai ware in the 9th-10th centuries, in addition to Longquan celadon from the Song dynasty, with the common route of ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celadon
Celadon () is a term for pottery denoting both wares ceramic glaze, glazed in the jade green Shades of green#Celadon, celadon color, also known as greenware or "green ware" (the term specialists now tend to use), and a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was first used on greenware, but later used on other porcelains. Celadon originated in China, though the term is purely European, and notable kilns such as the Longquan celadon, Longquan kiln in Zhejiang province are renowned for their celadon glazes. Celadon production later spread to other parts of East Asia, such as Japan and Korea, as well as Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand. Eventually, European potteries produced some pieces, but it was never a major element there. Finer pieces are in porcelain, but both the color and the glaze can be produced in stoneware and earthenware. Most of the earlier Longquan celadon is on the border of stoneware and porcelain, meeting the Chinese but not the Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
