Saucer-dish

In both its six-foliate shape and the grayish glaze with loosely crazed lines, this dish is clearly intended to revive the guan type celadon of Zhejiang from the Song dynasty. The fact that potters continued to copy Song guan ware from the Ming through Qing at Jingdezhen has confused connoisseurs. The features seen here, a rather wide brown-glazed lip and footring, and the darker-brown slip artificially applied to the footring edge to recreate the "iron-colored foot" of genuine guan wares, all characterize the Qing reproductions. Reflecting the Qing potters' skills, the dark-toned brown seems much exaggerated on this saucer.