J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Early Chinese Ceramics: An American Private Collection
March 28 - April 16, 2005
46.
A LINRUYAO CELADON DISH
Song Dynasty (A.D. 960–1279)
of shallow circular form, with upturned rim, resting on a neatly pared small ring foot, covered inside and out with finely crackled olive green glaze, thinning to a pale buff tone at the lip rim, pooling to a darker tone near the edge of the foot, the recessed base also covered with pale green glaze, the footrim left unglazed showing the buff-colored stoneware body burnt to pale orange-red in the firing, shading to rust brown around the margins.
Diameter 7 7⁄8 inches (20 cm)
Linru was an important Song dynasty center for ceramic production, located in present-day Linru, Henan province, producing fine celadons related to the imperial Ru wares. Linru vessels are often closely related to Junyao forms and the decoration of Linru wares is often similar to the decoration found on Yaozhou wares.
Compare the smaller Linruyao celadon dish in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Quanji, Liang Song Ciqi (The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song Dynasty), Vol. 32, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 162, no. 148.
宋 臨汝青瓷盤 徑 20 厘米