Dictionary of Antique Chinese and Japanese Pottery and Porcelain Terms
During the ‘Asian Art in London’, many galleries have exhibited a wide range of exquisite Chinese ceramic wares from Tang to Qing Dynasty. Among all of them, my favorites are the wares made in Song Dynasty (960-1279) when natural environment and tranquility were the center of social culture. The simplicity and purity in Song’s artworks…
A world record for Chinese ceramics was set when a Ru brush washer from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) sold for HK $294 million (US $37.7 million) at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on October 3, 2017.
Ru Ware, 汝窯, sky blue, tripod utensil, Northern Song Dynasty, 北宋, 三足尊
北宋 汝窯 青瓷盤 - 東京国立博物館 // Ru ware - Celadon Plate, Northern Song - Tokyo National Museum
北宋 汝窯 天青釉鑲銅口長頸瓶 - 大英博物館 // Ru ware - Glaze Celadon Copper rim mount Vase, Northern Song dynasty - British Museum
宋 汝窯 天青釉圓洗 - 北京故宮博物院 // 器物外底所刻“乙”字，一般認為是入藏清代宮廷後所刻。精於鑑古的清代皇帝曾將宮廷收藏的古董劃分等級，因此，在一些清宮舊藏器物上留下了當時鐫刻的“甲”、“乙”、“丙”等標誌。// Ru ware - Celadon Glazed Round Washer, Song - Palace Museum, Beijing // "乙" engraved on the bottom is believed to added after it entered the Qing Palace Collection. Qing emperors are skilled in identifying ancient artefacts in the imperial collection into different grades. Some objects in the Qing Palace collection bear markings such as "甲," "乙," "丙," indicating their grades
北宋 汝窯 清宮舊藏 青瓷洗「奉華」銘 - 國立故宮博物院 // 中心刻「奉華」兩字銘。乾隆皇帝提出「奉華」是南宋劉貴妃的私人印記。// Ru ware - Fenghua Washer with Celadon Glaze, Northern Song, Former Qing Palace Collection - National Palace Museum // Qianlong emperor explained that “feng hua” was used by Consort Liu of Southern Song as her personal collector’s mark.
宋 汝窯 天青釉碗 - 北京故宮博物院 // 詩曰：祕器仍傳古陸渾，只今陶穴杳無存。卻思歷久因茲樸，豈必爭華效彼繁。口自中規非土匭，足猶釘痕異匏樽。盂圓切己近君道，玩物敢忘太保言。// Ru ware - Celadon Glazed Bowl - Palace Museum Beijing // Poem: The secret tool passed down from ancient land, Now lost in earthen caves without a trace. Yet virtue, born of simplicity's demand, Need not compete with flashy, showy grace. My mouth is not a wooden box, but true, My feet bear marks, not like a gourd or flask. My round bowl is a symbol, clear and due, Of duty to my lord, not mere trinket task
Ru ware is the rarest and most celebrated of all Chinese imperial wares. It was made for the late Northern Song court for a very short time and was therefore extremely rare and precious. Simplicity and refined elegance are Ru ware's hallmarks. Its graceful shape, soft luster, and subtle color variation of the glaze interact in perfect unity. Other physical characteristics include an ash-grey body, soft greyblue glaze with a fine crackle, as well as small sesame-seed spur marks on the base.
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As a selection of celadon ware ceramics, including this 1,000-year-old Ru tea bowl, come to auction in Hong Kong, specialist Joan Ho steers us through the evolution of the grey-green ceramic ware, from Yue to Yaozhou to Ru What is celadon ware? The term ‘celadon ware’, also known as green ware, refers to a type…
北宋 汝窯 三足香爐 - 大英博物館 // Ru Ware - Incense burner with three cabriole legs, Northern Song - British Museum
北宋 汝窯 青瓷紙槌瓶 - 國立故宮博物院 // Ru ware - Celadon Mallet Shaped Vase, Northern Song - National Palace Museum Taipei
北宋 汝窯 青瓷水仙盆 - 國立故宮博物院 // Ru Ware Narcissus Basin with celadon Glaze, Northern Song - National Palace Museum Taipei
金 汝窯 青釉膽式瓶, 北京懷柔出土 - 首都博物館 // Ru ware- Green Glaze Gall Bottle Vase, Jin dynasty - Capital Museum Beijing // Unearthed in Huairou, Beijing
