Yue ware

(China)

Title

Covered box

Place of origin

Zhejiang Province → China

Period

Song dynasty 960 - 1279 → China

Year

10th century

Media category

Ceramic

Materials used

stoneware with incised design

Dimensions

3.5 x 6.2cm:

a - lid; 1.7 x 6.2cm

b - box; 2.3 x 6.1cm

Signature & date

Not signed. Not dated.

Credit

Bequest of Kenneth Myer 1993

Accession number

579.1993.a-b

Location

Lower Asian gallery

Further information

Yue ware kilns hold a prestigious place in Chinese ceramic history. Located in Zhejiang province, the kilns produced the earliest green-glazed high-fired ceramics in the Tang dynasty. These wares were admired technically fro their hardness and aesthetically for their shapes and colouring, qualities without precedent in China or elsewhere. The Yue ware tradition was continued at the Longquan kilns.

Yue and Longquan Wares', The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.108.

Bibliography (1)

Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 'Early Ceramics', Domain, 2003, 108 (colour illus.).