Tenryu-ji Celadon Large Dish with Carved Peony Design (Ming Dynasty / Listed Item)
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This is a distinguished example of Tenryu-ji celadon, celebrated for its deep olive‑green glaze with a luminous emerald tone. The peony blooming at the center—an emblem of prosperity and honor—forms a sublime harmony with the celadon surface. Revered since antiquity as a majestic karamono, it has long captivated viewers and been appreciated in settings of the highest formality. A true museum piece, it reflects both the Japanese aesthetic sensibility and a profound admiration for Chinese ceramics. It was exhibited in Longquan Ware: Chinese Celadon Beloved of the Japanese, an exhibition devoted to the celadons of the Longquan kilns.
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- Product Code
- 250402-4
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
15th Century
- Weight
- 2,720 g
- Mouth Diameter
- 34.7 cm
- Height
- 7.1 cm
- Base Diameter
- 16.3 cm
- Fittings
- Paulownia Box
- Provenance
- “Chinese Celadon Beloved of the Japanese: Longquan Ware”, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Hagi Uragami Museum, P94, No111, Listed Item
- Condition
- Good Condition
There are some tiny chips on the rim
Tenryu-ji Celadon
Tenryu-ji celadon is celadon that was fired in the longquan kiln between the end yuan dynasty and the early ming dynasty. 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.