Three Longquan celadon jarlets – Yuan Dynasty
Each of compressed globular shape, one with two handles. the glazes in various shades, all falling short of the foot. Insides are also glazed. These types of jarlets were produced by the Longquan kilns from late Song to early Ming and were widely exported.
Period: Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Size: Height 5.8-6.3 cm
Condition: wear and firing flaws. The jarlet with handles has a hairline crack going down from the rim. The two larger ones with glaze degradation.
Provenance: Swedish private collection
SKU: 192
References: See jarlets excavated from Fendongyan kiln site in Dayao dated to Yuan in Porcelain unearthed from Fengdongyan kiln site, Longquan Dayao, Zhejiang provincial institute of cultural relics and Archaeology and museology, Beijing: Cultural relics publishing house, 2009, plates 22-24.
See also jarlets in Guangzhou Museum illustrated in Longquan porcelain in the collection of Guangzhou Museum, Guangdong People´s Publishing House, 2022, plates 20-22.
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