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Longquan celadon

China tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $50k–1M (high collector)

Longquan celadon (Chinese: 龙泉青瓷) is a type of green-glazed Chinese ceramic, known in the West as celadon or greenware, produced from about 950 to 1550. The kilns were mostly in Lishui prefecture in southwestern Zhejiang Province in the south of China, and the north of Fujian Province. Overall a total of some 500 kilns have been discovered, making the Longquan celadon production area one of the largest historical ceramic producing areas in China. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Vase
Vase, 13th century
The Met
Large Bowl with Molded Decoration
Large Bowl with Molded Decoration, 1300s–1400s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Plate with Relief Dragon among Clouds
Plate with Relief Dragon among Clouds, 1300s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Spouted Bowl
Spouted Bowl, 1300s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Foliate Dish with Crane and Deer Amid Clouds
Foliate Dish with Crane and Deer Amid Clouds, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), late 13th century
Art Institute of Chicago

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