Detail View: National Palace English: Zun vessel with light bluish-green glaze

Work ID: 
M01A00004
Title: 
Zun vessel with light bluish-green glaze
Creation Date: 
Southern Song Dynasty
Start Year Date: 
A.D.1127
End Year Date: 
A.D.1279
Dynasty: 
41 Southern Song (A.D. 1127~1279)
Kiln: 
Guan ware
Creation Place: 
China
Measurements: 
Height: 25.9 cm; Diameter (mouth): 16.5 cm; Diameter (base): 13.0 cm
Material: 
Porcelain
Form: 
Zun (wine vessel)
Type: 
Ceramics
Repository: 
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description: 
Employing the bronze shape of zun, which is characterized by a trumpet mouth, a round body, and a flaring foot, this vase is made of three separate parts -- the neck, the body, and the foot. It is divided into four sides by four stripes extending from the rim to the foot. Along the stripes are four jutting knobs, which accurately follow the design of the ancient bronze zun. Among extant southern Song Kuan wares, this is the only zun-shaped vase.
ImageV ID: 
M01A00004AS006
Rights: 
Lee & Lee Communications