H: 18 cm
D: 10.5 cm

The Longquan kilns are famous among the celadon kilns and were located within present-day Longquan city in Zhejiang province. These kilns fired their greatest works during the Song and Yuan periods. The bottle’s mouth rim is rounded, with sloped shoulders, and a pear shaped body terminating to a circular base. The bottle is both slender and full, standing upright with exquisite curves and beautiful lines. The material is fine and thickly thrown then celadon glaze is applied to the entire body. The glaze, in an olive-green color, is light and glossy. Iron colored spots have been randomly added over the celadon glaze. The size and tone of the spots are also irregular. This glaze is called fei-qing in Japan. This piece is an excellent representative of the Longquan kilns from the Jin Yuan period. The glaze is rich and the craftsmanship shows mastery. This piece is considered to be one of the finer works among the funnel tea bottles from the Longquan kilns, showing excellent production techniques that have been preserved to this day, making it especially precious.