Featured ISO: Help Identifying Age on Green Chinese Wine/Soy Jug

Good afternoon, Antiquers - it has been a while since we have been out here. Hope everyone is doing well!

We are looking for some assistance on dating this wine jug.

We assume it is Chinese - it is 7.75" tall and about 6.5" across at its widest belly section. Nice green glaze, crackled/crazed a bit, w/ perhaps some copper thrown in. Kind of crude spout. We are thinking Qing Dynasty perhaps, but that is a wide time band - trying to get more specific. Any help would be deeply appreciated - thank you!

 

Perhaps not wine, but soy?

 

We could subscribe to that - yes, maybe it was used for soy : )

 

It is a wine ewer, as you thought, and I agree, Chinese.
Unfortunately East and Southeast Asian utilitarian ceramics are very difficult to date. Pieces like this were made for a long time and there is not enough research.

One of the few places in the world where serious research is done into East and Southeast Asian utilitarian ceramics is the Princessehof Ceramics Museum in Leeuwarden, Netherlands:
https://www.princessehof.nl/en/collection/asia-2

You could ask them:
info@princessehof.nl

 

It looks a bit like Shiwan ware, but the shade of yours is especially appealing and the proportions are lovely

 

Thank you everyone for chiming in - we really appreciate the helpful hints! This cranny of the internet never ceases to amaze us.

 

I’ve got a somewhat similar jug. I wouldn’t be surprised if the got used all over Asia. They are good looking I think but sadly most of the monetary love in Asian ceramics is reserved for porcelain.

 

Yes, this is really lovely too. I actually prefer textural stoneware or earthenware with oomph over fine porcelain, although it is logical the latter would cost more and be more highly prized, due to the amount of work it entails.

 

Welcome back, @M_R_D -- The jug is lovely. I especially like the color.

 

Thank you @Figtree3 ; we love it here

 

For some closure here, we never did hear back from Princessehof Ceramics Museum on a more specific date, but it was worth a try. Thanks again for all of the help and suggestions.