This stoneware, celadon jar has a short neck broad, rounded shoulders, a bulbous body and a tapering foot. The exterior is covered with floral decorations.Longquan wares are famous for their thick green glazes, also known as 'celadon' glaze which was much admired in China for its jade-like qualities.Longquan greenwares were exported in large quantities to many parts of Asia from around the Southern Song (1127-1279) onwards. They became an important exchange commodity and a substitute for dwindling copper cash reserves in China during this time. These greenwares were valued in Southeast Asia as suggested by extensive finds at Philippines burial sites and their use as heirlooms by the Dayaks in Sarawak. Sherds have also been found at Fort Canning in Singapore. This jar was reportedly excavated from Tanjong Pinang, Riau Islands in the Indonesian Archipelago.
