Description
Chinese vase. Qing dynasty, 19th century. Blue-grey celadon porcelain. Some old restoration. Measures: 58 x 23 x 23 cm. Chinese vase, late Qing dynasty, 19th century. Hexagonal shape with open mouth, with side handles in the shape of small Foo dogs. Polychromed in bluish-grey celadon enamel. Celadon refers both to a glaze colour and to a type of pottery specific to China (Chinese: qingci, literally 'green porcelain'). Korean celadon ware from the Goryeo period (918-1392) used this translucent green or blue-grey glaze. There is, however, early celadon in China, where the process was invented in the Yue region of the Yangtze River basin. Celadon is very popular in Asia, as it allows the colour of jade, the sacred stone, to be obtained.
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Chinese vase. Qing dynasty, 19th century. Blue-grey celadon porcelain. Some old restoration. Measures: 58 x 23 x 23 cm. Chinese vase, late Qing dynasty, 19th century. Hexagonal shape with open mouth, with side handles in the shape of small Foo dogs. Polychromed in bluish-grey celadon enamel. Celadon refers both to a glaze colour and to a type of pottery specific to China (Chinese: qingci, literally 'green porcelain'). Korean celadon ware from the Goryeo period (918-1392) used this translucent green or blue-grey glaze. There is, however, early celadon in China, where the process was invented in the Yue region of the Yangtze River basin. Celadon is very popular in Asia, as it allows the colour of jade, the sacred stone, to be obtained.
