CC0 · no rights reserved
Vase with Peonies and Five Spouts
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
"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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVase with Peonies and Five Spouts, 900s–1000s. China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware with incised decoration, Yue ware; diameter: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); overall: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.270
