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Yue Ware Double Fishes Bowl Song Dynasty China
Added 9/23/2008
By squarecircle118
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Yue Ware Double Fishes Bowl Song Dynasty China
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Item Value: $0.00
Title: Yue Ware Double Fishes Design Bowl
Country/Region of origin: China
Authenticity: Original
Period/Age: Northern Song AD 960 - 1127 Wu-Yue AD 893 - 978
Primary material: Stoneware
Dimensions: Dia.:18.0cm(7 1/8") H:6.1cm(2 3/8")
Condition: Good
Notes

Yue Ware is an important ceramic and contribute much to Chinese Ceramic historical development.

01.The clay is vitrified as fired to ~1200 deg.C and will be considered as the forerunner of future porcelain esp. the early Yue ware.

02.During the Northern Song was a tribute ware send to Kaifeng and so influenced the famous Ding ware.

03.After submission to the Song Dynasty,the Yue ware became the famous Longquan celadon.

04.Finally the mysterious mise ware from Famen temple is the high quality Yue ware.

This Yue ware of a glazed bowl with double fishes design.The design is curved incised on the inner bowl surface.This bowl is of tribute quality  to be send to Kaifeng of the Northern Song  by the independent state of Wu Yue in Zhejiang.Actually only Yue ware manufactured in this period AD 893 - 978 can be classified as Yue Ware!!!


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