Celadon dish

This dish with a flattened rim is decorated with two moulded appliqué fish and is sometimes know as the ‘twin-fish’ dish. It is covered with a light green glaze. Wares with this twin-fish motif were in continuous production from the Southern Song dynasty until the early Ming period and are found at sites throughout Southeast Asia. This particular dish was acquired in the Philippines and was used as a utility ware.Such wares are referred to as ‘celadon’, a generic term for green-glazed wares in Chinese ceramics produced since the Southern Song dynasty. These wares are prized for their lustrous green tone that resembles jade.

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