The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 13, 2026

A pale green stoneware vessel tapers from broad, rounded shoulders to a narrow base. Dense horizontal ridges wrap around the body, creating a rhythmic, ribbed texture. The glossy, muted celadon glaze pools in the grooves, catching light along the rings. A short neck with a small, flared rim crowns the piece. Subtle dark marks and shifts in color near the base and rim interrupt the uniform sea-green surface.

Vase (Meiping)

1200s

China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan region, Southern Song dynasty

(1127-1279)
green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware, Longquan ware
Overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1957.52
Location: 238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

The Longquan potter applied many coats of glaze and allowed each to dry before adding another. With firing, the glaze matured to a thick and cloudy layer, making the pottery more like an exquisite emulation of jade.
  • Men-Chu Wang. Seller's No. 47
  • Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (February 10-August 9, 2009).
    Asia Society, New York, NY (2/10/2009 - 8/9/2009): "Asian Journeys: Collecting Art in Post-war America"
  • {{cite web|title=Vase (Meiping)|url=false|author=|year=1200s|access-date=13 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1957.52