Melon-shaped Celadon Ewer

This ewer has a round body, smooth and polished glaze, and is a representative work of Yue kiln’s celadon. During the Tang dynasty, Yue celadon had fine walls, and even glaze of various types, which were often praised as “jade” or “ice”. The Yue kiln in the Tang period had a huge scale of production, and was regarded as the top amongst the Tang period kilns. The Yue kiln workshops were located in Shangyu, Yuyao, and Ningbo of Zhejiang province.