Celadon Octagonal Vase, Yue Ware
Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Date: undated
Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Date: undated
This is a water vessel for washing hands. The Yue kiln in the Tang period had a huge scale of porcelain production for its products were very popular. Yue wares were praised as “jade” and “ice” and the Yue kiln was regarded as the top amongst the Tang dynasty kilns. There are 14 pieces of Yue celadon wares unearthed in 1987 from the tomb of Famen temple at Fufeng of Shaanxi province. The inscription on a stele describes them as of “mysterious porcelain color”. One of them was identical to this vase.
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