This small, eight-sectioned cup emulates a flower in the shape of its lip. It has two angular handles sticking straight out of the sides. It sits on a mahogany stand.

Weight (lbs): 0.25
Height (In.): 2.25
Width (In.): 3.5
Depth (In.): 2.25
Size: 2.25 x 3.5 x 2.25"
Maker: Unknown
Material: Celadon Glaze, Porcelain, Wood
Date: 19th C.
Provenance: N/A
Condition: There is a visible flaw through the cup, going from the left handle to the center of the cup. It is easily noticed when held up to the light.
History: Greenwares are found in earthenware from the Shang dynasty onwards. Archaeologist Wang Zhongshu states that shards with a celadon ceramic glaze have been recovered from Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD) tomb excavations in Zhejiang; he also states that this type of ceramic became well known during the Three Kingdoms (220–265). According to Richard Dewar, the "true celadon" originated at the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127). The unique grey or green celadon glaze is a result of iron oxide's transformation from ferric to ferrous iron during the firing process. Longquan celadon wares, which Nigel Wood (1999) writes were first made during the Northern Song, had bluish, blue-green, and olive green glazes and high silica and alkali contents which resembled later porcelain wares made at Jingdezhen and Dehua rather than stonewares.
Condition: There is a visible flaw through the cup, going from the left handle to the center of the cup. It is easily noticed when held up to the light. History: Greenwares are found in earthenware from the Shang dynasty onwards. Archaeologist Wang Zhongshu states that shards with a celadon ceramic glaze have been recovered from Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD) tomb excavations in Zhejiang; he also states that this type of ceramic became well known during the Three Kingdoms (220–265). According to Richard Dewar, the "true celadon" originated at the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127). The unique grey or green celadon glaze is a result of iron oxide's transformation from ferric to ferrous iron during the firing process. Longquan celadon wares, which Nigel Wood (1999) writes were first made during the Northern Song, had bluish, blue-green, and olive green glazes and high silica and alkali contents which resembled later porcelain wares made at Jingdezhen and Dehua rather than stonewares.