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# Celadon Vase with Two Loop Handles and Carved Lotus, Song Dynasty

Celadon vase with a ribbed, flaring neck and two loop handles, the rounded body carved with lotus among leaves and stems, Song dynasty.

**Period:** [Song Dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/song-dynasty/)
**Category:** [Song Dynasty Porcelain](https://realrareantiques.com/product-category/antique-chinese-porcelain/song-dynasty-porcelain/)
**Dimensions:** Height 38.5 cm · Width 22 cm
**Reference:** RRA-0144
**Availability:** Available

## Description

A tall celadon vase with a rounded body set on a spreading foot and a long neck that flares to a wide, flat-edged rim. Two loop handles, each shaped like an elephant head with the trunk curling back to the neck, are set below a series of grooved bands at the top of the neck. The body is carved with lotus flowers among well-defined leaves and stems, and the spreading foot with a band of upright panels.

The glaze is a soft sea green with a fine crackle over the whole surface, pooling a little deeper in the carving. The foot ring is unglazed and has fired to a warm orange-brown, and the glazed base inside it shows a crackle of its own. See our notes on [crackles](https://realrareantiques.com/crackles/) and on [Song dynasty ceramics](https://realrareantiques.com/song-dynasty-ceramics/).

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