Accession Number
1982/2.3

Title
Guan ware type cup with flaring, undulating rim

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century

Medium & Support
porcelain with pale celadon glaze

Dimensions
3 1/16 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. ( 7.8 cm x 9.5 cm x 9.5 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. F. Karel Wiest

Subject matter
Southern Song “Guan” ware, literally “official” ware. When the capital of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) was relocated from northern China to modern day Hangzhou, Guan ware kilns were established nearby and produced stonewares mostly for the imperial court. Guan ware is probably one of the rarest and most admired types of Chinese ceramics in the present world. They all have common features. The body is very thin, often thinner than the glaze. The thick glaze is typically applied in many coats, and brownish or blackish crackles spread throughout it.
https://asia.si.edu/learn/for-educators/teaching-china-with-the-smithsonian/explore-by-object/guan-ware-long-necked-vase/

Physical Description
A porcelain, bowl-shaped cup on a tall foot ring with a flaring, undulating rim. It is covered in a crackled celadon glaze. 

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
cup

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
cups
cups (drinking vessels)
porcelain (material)