Vase with Cloud Motifs

Place of OriginChina

DateTang Dynasty (618-907)

DimensionsH: 11 3/4 in.

MediumGlazed earthenware (porcellaneous stoneware, Yue ware type)

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1950.323

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DescriptionThe vase has a four-part body articulated into vertical compartments, each separated by raised ribs and decorated with incised cloud motifs. Its light brownish glaze identifies it with Yue ware, a southern Chinese stoneware celebrated for its subtle, olive-toned celadon surface. The fine, compact body and thin, evenly applied glaze suggest a high-fired kiln active during the Tang period.

Label TextThis elegant vase is divided into four vertical panels incised with scrolling cloud motifs. Its thin, even glaze in a pale brown tone typifies Yue ware, one of the finest high-fired ceramics of the Tang dynasty.