Asian Works of Art

One of Ru ware, the glaze of a pale celadon hue, thin and slightly translucent, revealing the ash-toned body beneath, delicately incised with a lotus pattern, likely from a lotus-form bowl; the other Guan ware, distinguished by its silky surface and bold, layered crackle glaze, likely from a bowl or washer.
The Guan fragment features a richer bluish glaze, suffused with distinct "ice-crackle" patterns, thickly applied over a fine, thin body, creating a texture reminiscent of jade.

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The two fragments represent two of the most highly sought-after ceramics of the Song dynasty.
The Ru ware sherd features a thin, slightly translucent glaze that subtly reveals the grayish-brown body beneath, with a delicate, understated crackle pattern visible on the surface. For a comparable vessel form, see a similarly restored bowl excavated in 1989 from Kiln No. 1 at the Qingliangsi kiln site, now in the collection of the Baofeng Qingliangsi Ru Ware Museum.
In contrast, the Guan ware sherd exhibits a more lustrous celadon glaze, its surface covered with a distinct "ice crackle" pattern. The glaze is thickly applied over a thin, finely potted body, creating a jade-like质感. Comparable examples include a lobed flower-form bowl of similar glaze color in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum (accession no. TG-1234), and a large round Guan ware washer in the collection of the National Palace Museum (accession no. Guci 016928).
Together, these two fragments exemplify the distinctly different aesthetic sensibilities of the Northern and Southern Song dynasties.

兩件瓷片代表了兩種最具曆史價值的宋代陶瓷。汝窯瓷片釉質薄而略透，隱約顯露其下的灰褐色胎體，表面浮現細微而淡雅的開片紋。可比對的器形，參見一件1989年於清涼寺窯址一號窖出土的相似修復碗，現藏於寶豐清涼寺汝窯博物館。
相對而言，這片官窯瓷片則呈現更為豐潤的青釉，釉面佈滿清晰的「冰裂紋」。釉層厚施於纖薄精細的胎體之上，營造出類玉的質感。可資比較的例子，參見東京國立博物館藏一件類似釉色的菱花式碗（藏品編號：TG-1234），以及國立故宮博物院藏一件大型圓形官窯洗（藏品編號：故瓷016928）。
這兩件標本共同體現了北宋與南宋時期截然不同的美學意趣。