Celadon glazed plate

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 2015.21.1
Type: object for daily use; pottery
Date of production:
second half of the 19th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: porcelain, celadon glazed
Dimensions: height: 5 cm
diameter: 16. 5 cm
Ceramic dish in celadon glaze with cobalt blue signature mark. The bluish-greenish tones of the celadon glazes are particularly popular in Chinese society because of its similarity to the colour of jade. Made by Chinese craftsmen in the second half of the 19th century for the Vietnamese market.