yuan Longquan celadon dragon lotus leaf cover tank

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lotus leaf cover tank is one of the typical and famous in Chinese porcelain wares. Lotus leaf can start in the jin, the southern song dynasty, flourished in yuan, failure next, named after the deep cover made by lotus leaf shape. Shape with size, outsiders can be serving tea, the head is used to wine or water storage and preservation. From luliang city, Shanxi Province xingxian town red corning yuzi yuan to the sophomore year tomb murals for days figure, written in RMB through three years (1320) “drink board was ﹒ all soup decoction” can see the above illustration purposes.

longquan celadon is the longest, the biggest influence in the history of our porcelain making a kiln system, mainly by the glaze color is famous for its spectacular, glazing often repeatedly, glaze thicker, glittering and translucent jade, both heaven and all kinds of green hill, green water, and a jasper witty. Because of its modelling of primitive simplicity, quiet and tastefully laid out, hard porcelain is exquisite, glaze layer, soft glaze green garden, like jade, is the world. Sustainable development is the yuan dynasty longquan celadon celadon, growing, changing style important period. Longquan celadon kiln surge in the number of the production scale continues to expand, became the largest ceramic industry center, the “high on both sides, oujiang kilns, on the other side of the fireworks, and jiang yun porcelain vessels on current flood” unprecedented pomp. The early yuan dynasty longquan celadon products close to the late southern song dynasty. From the middle of yuan dynasty, longquan celadon celadon in modelling and decoration style, meaningful, elegant, graceful and restrained by the southern song dynasty period of dainty become powerful and gentle, majestic, stark differences, like this product.

[source] Beijing auction, September 1, 2003, Lot1694.