COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01A00162
Title:
A sky-blue flower vase
Creation Date:
Song Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.960
End Year Date:
A.D.1279
Dynasty:
39 Song Dynasty (A.D. 960~1279)
Kiln:
Jun ware
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 24 cm; Diameter (mouth): 25 cm
Material:
Porcelain
Form:
Zun (wine vessel)
Type:
Ceramics
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This sky-blue flower vase imitates ancient bronze, and is shaped like a spittoon. It has five perforations on the bottoms and a short foot ring. The exterior walls are coated with a thick, glittering sky-blue glaze down to the foot. The foot is neatly trimmed and covered with a protective stain, and the base is inscribed with the Chinese character, er, meaning two.Jun wares are inscribed with numbers from one to ten, where a smaller number denotes a larger ware, and vice versa. Hence, the number, two, inscribed on the base of this sky-blue flower vase shows that it is a large Jun ware.
ImageV ID:
M01A00162AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications