Qingbai Ware Casket with Design of Flower（Southern Song Dynasty）
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It is the qingbai ware with a beautiful blue tint in its neat shape. In southern china, oily wood such as pine was used for fuel, which created an environment where it was easy to create an ideal reducing flame with a long flame. The casket modeled after gold, silver and lacquerware were produced in kilns such as jingdezhen kiln.
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- Product Code
- 231122-3
- Period
- Southern Song Dynasty
12-13th century
- Weight
- 176g
- Body Diameter
- 8.7cm
- Diameter
- 7.5cm
- Height
- 4.4cm
- Description
- Pouch
Paulonia Box
- Provenance
- Kochukyo
- Condition
- There is a tiny repair at the edge
There are kiln scratches at the cover
It meets the requirements of the excellent work with its strict shape, beautiful glaze, and good firing.
The qingbai ware was imported not only to china but also to japan as trade ceramics during the heian and kamakura periods, and was in demand by the wealthy class. It has also been excavated from temples and sutra mounds.
It is assumed that the casket, modeled after gold, silver, and lacquerware, was used as a cosmetic tool for women, containing red, white powder, incense, etc., and is now also prized as an incense container for tea utensils.
The surface is decorated with delicate flower design created by molds.
It has a provenance and is handled by kochukyo.
Qingbai Ware
The blue color of qingbai ware comes from the reduction firing of trace amounts of iron contained in the glaze. Starting with the jingdezhen kiln in jiangxi province, it was also fired in guangdong, fujian, zhejiang, anhui, and henan provinces.