COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.50.145.301
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MMA_.50.145.301
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
To connoisseurs of Chinese ceramics, the word celadon brings to mind first and foremost the luscious glazes of the porcelaneous stonewares that were produced in the Longquan kilns of Zhejiang Province during the Southern Song period. These wares are the triumphant conclusion of a tradition of high-fired green glazes that began in the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1050 B.C.)?glazes that were corrected and improved upon through the centuries as though countless generations of potters were all striving toward the common ultimate goal of a glaze such as this. The form of this mallet-shaped vase has been simplified in the interests of a jadelike glaze that almost begs to be touched. Its streamlined shape is underscored by the contrast of two crisply molded fish that serve as handles.
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To connoisseurs of Chinese ceramics, the word celadon brings to mind first and foremost the luscious glazes of the porcelaneous stonewares that were produced in the Longquan kilns of Zhejiang Province during the Southern Song period. These wares are the triumphant conclusion of a tradition of high-fired green glazes that began in the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1050 B.C.)?glazes that were corrected and improved upon through the centuries as though countless generations of potters were all striving toward the common ultimate goal of a glaze such as this. The form of this mallet-shaped vase has been simplified in the interests of a jadelike glaze that almost begs to be touched. Its streamlined shape is underscored by the contrast of two crisply molded fish that serve as handles.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
China
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China
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Possibly from the Dayao kilns, Zhejiang Province
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Possibly from the Dayao kilns, Zhejiang Province
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Vase
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Vase
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), 12th?13th century
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Southern Song dynasty (1127?1279), 12th?13th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1100
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1100
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1299
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1299
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Porcelaneous stoneware with relief decoration under celadon glaze
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Porcelaneous stoneware with relief decoration under celadon glaze
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Longquan ware
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Longquan ware
Style or Period
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Creation Place:
Possibly from the Dayao kilns, Zhejiang Province
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Possibly from the Dayao kilns, Zhejiang Province
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
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H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
50.145.301
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50.145.301
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
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Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_50.145.301.tif
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MMA_.h1_50.145.301.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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