Genuine Song Dynasty Ge Ware Fish Handle Censer 宋哥窑魚耳爐 到代古瓷 For Sale
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Genuine Song Dynasty Ge Ware Fish Handle Censer 宋哥窑魚耳爐 到代古瓷:
$800.00
General Description
Ge Ware is oneof the top five most famous porcelain wares from the Song Dynasty(960-1279). It is characterized by blackand gold colored crackle lines covering the entire vessel. The heavier black crackle lines were induced byimmersing in a inky mixture immediately after kiln firing. The smaller crackle lines develop morenaturally and assume a brownish color over time.
This censer isfully glazed, including the foot rim.This is achieved by supporting the vessel on pins in the kiln firingprocess. This is evidenced by thepresence of three pin marks on the bottom of the vessel. Pin firing was commonly practiced at the duringNorth Song imperial kilns, which dates this piece to the earlier part of SongDynasty.
This craftsmanshipof this censer is impeccable. Theexquisite shape and crackle lines exude quiet beauty typical of the Song era.
Ge ware isextremely rare in China. However, a goodnumber of these vessels were sold to foreigners during the opening up of Chinain the early 80s. We have acquired a fewof these type of vessels from England and Japan.
- Discolored bubbles are found along crackle lines as well as midst of glaze matrix. The coloration include completely black to spots of brown, showing natural formation.
- Many of the discolored bubbles have holes, and the openings are perfectly round. Modern day reproduction techniques in producing holes result in jagged edges.
- Some of the bubbles are distorted or compressed, no longer retaining the spherical shape. This is caused by molecular migration within the matrix of the glaze, a phenomenon found only on ancient porcelains.
- Microscopic pits and age corrosion patterns have developed on the surface of the glaze. In contrast, modern reproductions would have mirror smooth surfaces or rough surface burned by acid treatment.
A Word about Fakes
A simplesearch would yield a number of porcelain vessels that appear similar to what weoffer here. A closer look, however,would show the difference between the production of a four year art student vs artisanswho dedicated their entire life creating object d’art for their emperors. Most of them look very old after theartificial aging process. Centuries old porcelainsfrom imperial kilns keep their new look partly due to the high quality ofmaterial used, and partly because imperial porcelains are more likely displayedthan actually used.
Some highquality reproductions can have certain age signs with artificial glazecrackling, discolored bubbles and even cobalt rust spots, but they would appearvery different than what we show here with the microscope pictures.
About Liwen Gallery
Most of our collections came from Europe, and all items in our collection are authenticated by microscopic examination of age signs as well as visual evaluation of material and style consistent with the era.This approach allows us to positively identify period porcelains that cannot be accomplished via traditional visual inspection.
Duplicates and other items not needed for our museum display or research are offered for sale at very low prices in line with our mission of advancing cultural exchange.
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