'Cong' vase with a celadon glaze "geyao", Yuan-Ming dynasty

Porcelain covered with a thick, lustrous, celadon-blue-grey 'geyao' glaze (哥窑) with a crackled texture. The crackle shows a shade close to dark brown and cream-coloured. Impurities are visible in the glaze due to the kiln-fired method of manufacture. The figure comes from the old 'cong' shape with square-section rims and raised horizontal bands. It stands on a foot and is surmounted by a neck, both of which are short. In good condition commensurate with its age, with patina and a hole in the lower part.

The 哥窯 (Geyao) kiln was one of the five most famous kilns from the Song Dynasty and is remembered throughout the ages in the history of Chinese ceramics. The glazed ware known as 'Geyao' belongs to the celadon category because of its colour, which can vary from bluish-grey through cream to light greenish-blue. The most distinctive feature is the elegant grey-black or yellow-apricot crackle. 

Height: 17.5 cm; Width: 10.5 - 10.7 cm

Provenance:

Private collection, Germany.

Purchased at the auction "Kunsthandel Klefisch GMBH" in Germany on 3 April 1993, lot 82. Attached is the auction document.

Hong Kong Fair in the 1970s. Attached original certificate of age from 1977.

References:

Christie's, auction of 3 June 2015, lot 3251