Lovely White Glazed Plum Vase
It is an official ware produced
in the Jingdezhen, used for the sacrifice in the palace. The vase
has a small mouth, a short neck, two swelling shoulders and a ring
foot . Near the bottom of the vase, the lines slightly turn to the
outside. The whole body is glazed with white, decorated with peonies
winding on the twig. This kind of white glaze has obvious distinction
with the Chinese early Ding ware and Xing ware in sense of color,
because the glaze has been elutriated carefully. With the smallest
content of iron and the higher firing temperature, the surface of
the glaze is very fine and smooth, just like a white jade and the
layer of glaze is quite thick, as piles of fat, which gives people
a feeling of sweet. As a result, it is called "sweet white".
On the body of the vase, the peonies winding on the twig are partly
hidden and partly visible through careful observation, which is
very beautiful.
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