Bidspirit auction | Green glazed globular jug, Tang

Green glazed globular jug, Tang Chinese school, 7th-9th century - Fine terracotta with green lead glaze. Measures 26 x 15.5 cm. Large jug with a globular body and a wide, slightly everted mouth, covered in intense green glaze with deep reflections and fine surface craquelure. The vitreous glaze partially reveals the ceramic paste in the lower area, where traces of firing and reserves characteristic of Tang Dynasty kilns are visible. The saturated green color, obtained using copper oxide, gives the surface a luminous, watery quality of great visual refinement. The clean lines and volumetric balance demonstrate the understated elegance of funerary ceramics from the Tang Dynasty, a period of extraordinary technical and commercial flourishing in China. The piece conveys a sense of serene monumentality reinforced by the continuity of the glaze and the geometric purity of the form. 26 x 15.5 cm.