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Vase with applied dragon forms and design of floral sprays
Vase with applied dragon forms and design of floral sprays

Vase with applied dragon forms and design of floral sprays

Place of OriginFujian province or Jiangxi province, China; Fujian province or Jiangxi province
Date1127-1279
DynastySouthern Song period (1127-1279)
MaterialsPorcelain with sculpted and painted decoration under glaze
DimensionsH. 11 7/8 in x W. 5 5/8 in x D. 5 5/8 in, H. 30.2 cm x W. 14.3 cm x D. 14.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60P7
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On view
Location
  • Gallery Location   Loggia 11
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Pale Blue Wares of the Song and Yuan Dynasties (960–1368)

In the 900s, ceramics with pale blue (qingbai, literally “bluish white”) glaze were used in southeastern China’s Jiangxi province. High-fired with a lustrous glaze (having low iron content) on a thin, white body with incised or molded designs, Qingbai wares have acquired a reputation of being like jade, which historically came in a range of pale colors in addition to the jade green we think of today. One of the more commonly produced subtypes of Qingbai wares was Jingdezhen porcelain, valued for its unsurpassed pale blue glaze. Vast quantities of these wares supplied domestic markets and export trade.