Song Dynasty Miniature Pottery Jarlet
Song Dynasty Miniature Pottery Jarlet
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Southern Song Dynasty, 1127–1275 AD, China
A superb Southern Song Dynasty miniature pottery jarlet of elegant form, featuring sloping shoulders, tapering sides, a flat base, and a narrow concave neck with a thin lip. The vessel is beautifully covered in a lustrous brownish-black glaze, likely produced at a kiln in Jizhou, Jiangxi Province, a celebrated center of Southern Song ceramic artistry. The interior remains unglazed, revealing the fine, dense clay body beneath.
The Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) represents the pinnacle of Chinese ceramic refinement, characterized by restrained elegance, harmonious proportions, and subtle glaze tones. The Southern Song period in particular favored smaller, introspective forms with quiet sophistication—vessels such as this miniature jarlet exemplify that aesthetic ideal.
Its simple yet balanced silhouette and deep, mirror-like glaze evoke the timeless artistry of the Jizhou kilns, renowned for their experimentation with dark glazes and delicate craftsmanship. A beautiful example of Song ceramic minimalism and poetic form.
Excellent condition. Intact. Light surface wear, and minor abrasions and chips in the base consistent with age. Size approx. 5,8cm x 4,6cm x 4,6cm.
Provenance: Danish private collection
References and further reading:
Song to Yuan dynasties 960–1350, National Palace Museum, Taipei.(https://www.npm.edu.tw/exh99/ceramics/en/page-3.html#main)
The Enchantment of Song, Ying Jang & Annika Waenerberg, 2002, Academia.(https://www.academia.edu/10582197/The_Enchantment_of_Song)
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