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I feel like this might be something good. It appears to have a kintsugi repair to the rim where a hairline exists. I've been researching and I'm guessing it is likely white stoneware, and perhaps Tang or Song, but it also resembles some Qingbai, Ding, Junyao, and celadon pieces I have been looking at, so I'm not at all sure, and I have no firsthand experience with any of these so I'm pretty clueless with this one. I haven't found a match for the form but I suppose I could refer to it as a short necked bottle vase. It's 4 inches tall and 2.25 wide at the foot. It's fairly heavy for it's size. At any rate, I'm looking forward to hearing others thoughts. Cheers! John
It looks very old, but that kiln grit is not a good sign for Song wares. Ming maybe.
A strange one. The glaze looks Shufu to me, but it could also be qingbai.
BUT, in either case, I have never seen a base in those conditions on a Song item.
Then, I don't know what to think.
Giovanni
Hello John,
The top rim shape looks vaguely Japanese to my eye from the photos. In the photo close up showing the repair the top rim looks a little lop sided to the body almost like a pouring lip. Although in the other photo's the top rim looks symmetrical. The base however is much more Chinese and I would suggest South China as it's place of origin made for export to other regions in S E Asia. There are hundreds of kiln sites all over south China that produced wares for local domestic use and for export to the regions surrounding China. The most widely know are the kilns of the Shiwan region. The Shiwan kilns produce wares in a more stoneware type body from Tang times in a variety of famous glaze's similar to the highly collectable glazes produced in the more well known and desirable kilns further to the north in China. Sometime in the early to mid 20th c the Shiwan kilns started to produce wares in a much more re fined and smoother body that may suggest the item predates this change. Based on your photo's I would suggest you include the Shiwan kilns in your research.
Cheers
Michael
So, I cannot speak to the kiln grit issue because I am not aware of the pre Ming history. It seems like it is being suggested that kiln grit did not exist pre Ming. Is that what is being suggested or am I misunderstanding? As far as a visual reference for what is leading me to the associations with white stoneware, qingbai, ding, here is a link to an auction with many of those examples: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2008/masterpieces-of-chinese-precious-metalwork-early-gold-and-silver-early-chinese-white-green-and-black-wares-l08211.html?locale=en&p=17
Unfortunately they didn't show any bases, although some of the views are suggestive that some roughness may have been present.
@johnshoe I think it has to do with the quantity of grit as well as the attention given to the foot of Song wares that suggest it’s not Sing.
But John, as I said in my own post on a Song - like vase I just bought… what the heck do I know?
Answer - practically nothing.
I think your piece needs to be studied, and nothing ruled out.
It looks very old.
@greeno107 I think Xin knows a lot about pre Ming stuff, so maybe he will chime in. I will probably ask Peter what he thinks of it as well. I would like to learn more about the bases of pre Ming wares, so let me know if you find any good resources on that. Meanwhile I'll be researching....
P.S. Never mind, maybe the Opium wars, Boxer Rebellion.
P.P.S. Sorry for all these but by the time you leave to investigate something and go back, it is too late to edit, could it be a shipwreck piece from Southeast Asia?
I feel like this might be something good. It appears to have a kintsugi repair to the rim where a hairline exists. I've been researching and I'm guessing it is likely white stoneware, and perhaps Tang or Song, but it also resembles some Qingbai, Ding, Junyao, and celadon pieces I have been looking at, so I'm not at all sure, and I have no firsthand experience with any of these so I'm pretty clueless with this one. I haven't found a match for the form but I suppose I could refer to it as a short necked bottle vase. It's 4 inches tall and 2.25 wide at the foot. It's fairly heavy for it's size. At any rate, I'm looking forward to hearing others thoughts. Cheers! John
It's a Korean Joseon white porcelain bottle. According to the Kintsugi repair this one could be owned by a Japanese collector.
Xin
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Thanks Xin. Given the length of the Joseon dynasty do you have a sense of what century? Also what would you refer to this form as, and is it a common type or less usual? Thanks!
Joseon dynasty 18th century, common oil bottle. This mouth/top rim is very characteristic for Korean wares at Joseon period. Beloved by Japanese collectors.
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