LUANBAI BULBOUS VASE
China. Song period. 10th - 13th Century.

Porcelain body with cream-white; slightly green shimmering luanbai glaze. The delicately cut decor shows stylised lotus flowers. Luanbai literally means 'white like a duck's egg' and is a variation of the qingbai porcelain. In this piece there are fine yellowish-brown small particles due to inclusions of the ceramics. Height 22;6 cm. Condition A.Art trade; Van Ham.