Guangzhou ware is a kiln located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
It is said that during the Five Dynasties, Song, and Yuan dynasties, it produced celadon, blue-white porcelain, white porcelain, and black-glazed porcelain.
The vessel shape imitates a peach that is said to have originated in China.
In China, it is said to have been treated as immortal immortal fruit since ancient times.
In the shape of a peach that has been knocked down, the stem part has an injection port that imitates the calyx.
From there, 5 leaves are decorated to cover the fruit, and one of them has a spout that twists to the top of the fruit.
A light blue glaze reminiscent of Jun Ware is applied to the whole, and the glaze accumulated on the leaves is more vivid light blue and has a thick vitreous quality.
The purpura applied to cover the fruit is due to the kiln transformation phenomenon of the body glaze.
Combined with the delicate flow of the glaze, it looks like a real peach with downy hair.
In China, many ceramics with peach motifs were made, but such large, realistic, and elaborately made ceramics are extremely rare, and similar ones are only in the National Palace Museum.
| Title | Water Pitcher with Peach Shaped |
|---|---|
| Period | Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) |
| Culture | China |
| Area/kiln | Guangzhou ware |
| Dimensions | H. 2 3/4 in. ; W. 4 7/8 – 6 15/16 in. |
| Classification | Ceramics |
| Glaze | Blue Glaze |
| owner | WD Collection |
| Number | 000054 |
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