Chinese Longquan Earthenware Green Double Gourd Vase, Song Dynasty.

An antique Chinese celadon vase of double gourd shape, featuring an olive-green glaze with incised floral decoration. This vase dates back to the Song dynasty (960–1279) and is a fine example of Longquan ware. The Longquan kilns, located in Zhejiang Province, China, were renowned for producing celadon ceramics - a type of earthenware characterized by its distinctive greenish-blue glaze.

Longquan celadon is highly prized for its beauty and craftsmanship. The glaze, made from porcelain clay containing iron, turns a green color when fired; creating a finish that is both visually striking and smooth to the touch. The gourd shape, a popular form during the Song dynasty, holds significant cultural symbolism in China, representing longevity and good fortune.

This vase, crafted with a compressed globular lower bulb rising from a recessed base to a tall upper bulb, is covered overall in a celadon-green glaze, with the unglazed foot rim revealing the brown body beneath. Such pieces were often used as incense burners in religious rituals and ceremonies and served as decorative objects in homes and temples. The condition of the bottom indicates that the vase was made undoubtedly during the Song dynasty - 10-13th centuries.

Dimensions: Height: 37.5 cm, top diameter: 5.3 cm, bottom diameter: 14 cm, diameter at widest part: 23 cm. Weight 3184 g

Condition: In excellent antique condition.

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