Northern song dynasty Longquan green glaze peony grains plum bottle

• RMB 4266200
• HKD 5140000
• USD 657920
• EUR 514000

the relevant data may bottle modelling is simple but elegant, as the early northern song dynasty longquan celadon cases. Longquan celadon is located in the longquan, zhejiang province, a burning in The Three Kingdoms, in the 5th was all the rage. The kiln is located in southeastern China, northern song dynasty period, the north of the kiln competition is intense, such as shaanxi yao state kiln, adjacent to the place of power, more geographical advantage. Early longquan celadon glaze color cyan, scratching is exquisite, is different from the late longquan celadon glaze color dark green, follow a gender to decorate, when out of no grain. Early longquan celadon and, in contrast, with the northern provinces of the kiln and the north yao state kiln style is more similar to that of early often mistakenly assume that the kiln system. Longquan celadon is significantly influenced by the kiln, the northern song period has unique style, characterization of grain appearance elegant, line is detailed and vivid. So elegant plum bottle, if early model, it is Jane.
structures from the five dynasties to fire the sacrificial vessel is given priority to, turn to the northern song dynasty period burn best quality daily utensils, longquan celadon used material and process change. Contrast of plum bottle from the five dynasties period, immediately see the change in style, the five dynasties process a bit rough, wide shoulder is more apparent, rowed around peony lines, and compose lotus-shaped, recorded in the longquan celadon, Beijing, 1966, the chart 2.
the bottlenecks may slightly wide, bottle shoulder round, harmonious symmetry shape proportion. Two-thirds tangled peony grain incredibly detailed, act the role of the bottle, proportion was just right, not crowded, elegant atmosphere, green glaze blue, particularly outstanding. Bottle of plum, proportion is differ, pattern generally narrower, almost olive and glaze color is yellow, not pleasing to the eye. See a larger unearthed in songyang county, zhejiang province mei bottles, courtesy of songyang county museum, shoulder rings compose lobes, description, such as Zhu Boqian, longquan celadon celadon, 1998, Taipei, chart 69; And the Chinese longquan celadon, hangzhou, 1998, 47 chart and cover. See an example of a slightly smaller, fine grain, for Herbert Ingram jazz and old storage, courtesy of Oxford ASHLEY Maureen museum, recorded in the complete works “world ceramics, vol 12, Tokyo, in 1977, the colour version 179. Firstly and three cases in the auction, the original fragrance house, sold at sotheby’s in New York on March 18, 2008, no. 86. The second case with two laps around flowers, the petals and a circle, is wider, sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong on November 5, 1996, no. 725. The third case for old virtue hall, small size, act the role of tangled peony pattern, add five layers staggered under the petals of overlapping lines, sold at sotheby’s in New York on March 17, 2015, no. 64.