Cup on a high stand
Place of OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date960-1127
DynastyNorthern Song period (960-1127)
MaterialsPorcelain with glaze
DimensionsH. 6 3/4 in x Diam. 5 1/2 in, H. 17 cm x Diam. 14 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB64P63
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On viewLocationLoggia 11
More InformationPale Blue Wares of the Song and Yuan Dynasties (960–1368)
In the 900s, ceramics with pale blue (qingbai, literally “bluish white”) glaze were used in southeastern China’s Jiangxi province. High-fired with a lustrous glaze (having low iron content) on a thin, white body with incised or molded designs, Qingbai wares have acquired a reputation of being like jade, which historically came in a range of pale colors in addition to the jade green we think of today. One of the more commonly produced subtypes of Qingbai wares was Jingdezhen porcelain, valued for its unsurpassed pale blue glaze. Vast quantities of these wares supplied domestic markets and export trade.
960-1127
approx. 1150-1300
approx. 1644-1800
1368-1398
1850-1950
1100-1150
approx.1100-1200
approx. 2500-2000 BCE
1127 - 1279
1279-1368