Vase with Peonies and Five Spouts, 900s-1000s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese Art“In full au
Vase with Peonies and Five Spouts, 900s-1000s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese Art“In full autumn wind and dew the kilns of Yue open; And a thousand peaks are despoiled of their halcyon green” (translated by S. W. Bushell). These 9th-century poetic lines glorify the highly prized green-glazed Yue wares of the Tang period. This later example has a pale green glaze that is glassy and consistent, which indicates a precise control of the glaze components as well the kiln atmosphere by reducing the amount of oxygen at some stage during the firing.Size: Diameter: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); Overall: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.)Medium: green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware with incised decoration, Yue warehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1989.270 -- source link
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