龍泉窯雙耳瓶, Vase with Dragonfish Handles, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 12th–13th century, China, Porcelain with relief decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware), H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Ceramics, Vases of this type were especially popular in Japan, where they were sometimes used in the tea ceremony. The vase’s form, known as a mallet shape, can be traced to glass vessels produced in Syria in the ninth and tenth century and was most likely introduced to China at around that time
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龍泉窯雙耳瓶, Vase, Dragonfish Handles, Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279, 12th–13th century, China, Porcelain, relief decoration under celadon glaze, Longquan ware, H, 6 3/4, 17.1 cm, Ceramics, Vases, type, popular, Japan, sometimes, tea ceremony, vase, form, mallet shape, traced, glass vessels produced, Syria, ninth, tenth, introduced, time
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