Cleveland Museum of Art

Vase with Peonies and Five Spouts

Date

900s–1000s

Medium

green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware with incised decoration, Yue ware

Culture

China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

"In full autumn wind and dew the kilns of Yue open; And a thousand peaks are despoiled of their halcyon green" (translated by S. W. Bushell). These 9th-century poetic lines glorify the highly prized green-glazed Yue wares of the Tang period. This later example has a pale green glaze that is glassy and consistent, which indicates a precise control of the glaze components as well the kiln atmosphere by reducing the amount of oxygen at some stage during the firing.

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