This is the celadon from the longquan kiln with a deep olive green color. The many layers of thick celadon glaze create an old fashioned and dignified feeling, and the interior is accented with flower design. You can also enjoy it as a kind of yose-mukozuke. Chinese art brought to japan has fascinated many people as a high class work of art.
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
15th century
- Weight
- 400g
- Diameter
- 15.3cm
- Height
- 4.7cm
- Bottom Diameter
- 7.6cm
- Description
- Paulonia Box
- Condition
- Excellent Condition
There is a little feeling of use due to aging inside, but it is in good condition.
Tenryu-ji Celadon
Tenryu-ji celadon is celadon porcelain that was fired in the longquan kiln between the late yuan period and the middle of the ming period. The name comes from the fact that a large amount of this kind of celadon was shipped on the trade ship “Tenryu-ji Ship” under the guise of building tenryu-ji during the period of the northern and southern courts. There is also a theory that the name comes from the ukibotande incense burner that Muso Soseki brought to tenryu-ji temple. The celadon produced by longquan kiln also grew in size during the yuan dynasty, and is characterized by a thick devitrifying greenish glaze. Kinuta celadon was based on a plain design, but tenryu-ji celadon was mass produced in response to the general trend of demanding decoration. “Tobi Celadon”, in which iron spots are scattered on the glaze surface, is also a decoration method that characterizes tenryu-ji celadon.