Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:15th century Culture:China Medium:Porcelain with incised decoration under celadon glaze (Zhejiang Province, Longquan ware) Dimensions:Diam. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Purchase, Ann Eden Woodward Foundation Gift, 1980 Accession Number:1980.449 At its height, the complex at Longquan operated more than 200 kilns, making it one of the largest in China. Unlike most of the other celadon-producing centers, Longquan remained active well into the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, producing significant quantities of ceramics often for export to Southeast and West Asia.
Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Date:15th century Culture:China Medium:Porcelain with incised decoration under celadon glaze (Zhejiang Province, Longquan ware) Dimensions:Diam. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm) Classification:Ceramics Credit Line:Purchase, Ann Eden Woodward Foundation Gift, 1980 Accession Number:1980.449 At its height, the complex at Longquan operated more than 200 kilns, making it one of the largest in China. Unlike most of the other celadon-producing centers, Longquan remained active well into the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, producing significant quantities of ceramics often for export to Southeast and West Asia.