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Pear-Shaped Vase, 1127–1279

Chinese

Not on view
Culture
Chinese
Date
1127–1279
Period
Song dynasty (960–1279)
Medium
Stoneware with gray green glaze
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.2 x 9.7 cm)
Accession number
AG 1974.01
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Credit: Anonymous gift

Guan (“official”) ware was made at the Jiantan or “Altar of Heaven” kilns, southwest of Hangzhou. This factory produced ceramic wares for the Southern Song imperial court which were highly prized. This Song vase is notable for its graceful shape and the remarkable depth of its finely crackled glaze.

Provenance

Provenance

(N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York);

acquired by Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, Anonymous gift, 1974.