Qingbai (or Yingqing) ware miniature gourd-shaped seal paste container, result 1 of 1

Chinese

Qingbai (or Yingqing) ware miniature gourd-shaped seal paste container

pottery

960-1279

China

porcelain

Song Dynasty

1½ inches (3.81 cm) high, 1¼ inches (3.17 cm) wide

This object is referred to as a container for seal paste. The ridges of the gourd shape are molded and match up with the top and bottom parts of the container. The blueish glaze pools in between the ridges and is darker. The inside of the top and the base are unglazed.

Queens College

“Highlights of the Daghlian Collection of Chinese Art,” November 19, 2014 – January 10, 2015 at Godwin-Ternbach Museum

E045

Brita Helgesen

01/24/14

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