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hello boys and girls. Here i have an ancient looking vase. It is very heavy and made from clay with a heavily crazed glaze. (Ryhming...sort of)

I think it is Chinese as i found it amongst other chinese antiques but im not certain. Any ideas on age?

 

Congratulations Ratsy, it is a Song dynasty celadon stoneware vase.
I love these, have two myself. One was verified in the 70s by the Princessehof Museum in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, which specializes in Chinese porcelain, etc.

 

Any Jewelry Please help me understand a bit more of the dynasties.
Song dynasty (960 - 1276) ?,

 

Oh thanks so much for the fast reply! Certainly the oldest thing i've ever bought

 

Yes, Song is 960 - 1279, they managed to survive three more years.
Here is a Wiki page on the dynasties. Be prepared, we're talking thousands of years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasties_in_Chinese_history

 

And a very good thing too.

 

Any idea on value? I thought i found some similar vases online but turns out they are 6cm high, mine is a little over 6 inches

 

Any, when you say that you have two of these, are they the exactly same shape, rim, paste color and base?

 

I've seen these in different museums and can tell you, no two are the same in this style. I think they were utilitarian vessels (wine?) made in different parts of the Song empire, so different clay bodies, etc.
My two aren't the same, both were in a collection here in The Netherlands since the late 40s before I got them.




The big one is 22.5 cm, the small one 19 cm.
Ratsy, I have no idea of the value.

 

Thank you. That's one of the neatest lists I've seen. It has been bookmarked.

 

Thanks for showing your pieces.

 

Did you get it for a song? (I just could not resist.)