Yuan Dynasty Underglaze Blue Cloud Dragon Flared Rim Yuhuchun Pear Vase, 14th Century Yuan Dynasty

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Measurements: Overall height 30cm (11.81 inches), 14th century Chinese Yuan blue and white porcelainCondition & Provenance: A long horizontal age crack runs across the pear-shaped belly. Minor faint glaze chipping is visible along the flared mouth rim. The unglazed foot base carries natural soil patina from long-term burial, with no major chips or missing porcelain sections. Cobalt blue pigment remains intact without large-scale enamel loss, no overpainting or altered marks, the vase form is original with no cut-down restoration. This piece was originally sourced from a vintage porcelain dealer in Hong Kong, later consigned to an antique gallery in Vancouver, Canada, and is currently housed in a private Yuan porcelain collection in San Francisco, California, USA. Hong Kong serves as the primary global trading hub for pre-Ming Song and Yuan porcelain, while California, New York and Texas dominate the market for Ming and Qing porcelain.Description: This iconic Yuhuchun pear vase painted with underglaze blue dragon dates back to the Yuan Dynasty, a quintessential display porcelain crafted at Jingdezhen kilns. It follows the classic Yuhuchun silhouette: widely flared mouth, slender tapering neck, large drooping pear-shaped body and outward splayed foot ring. A continuous scrolling foliate border lines the inner rim of the mouth. The main body features a single winding celestial dragon soaring amid flame motifs. The dragon’s head is raised proudly with flowing manes, its layered scales rendered with confident, unrefined brushstrokes that perfectly capture the bold, unrestrained artistic taste of Yuan artisans. The glaze is characteristic Yuan bluish-white celadon with a soft duck-egg green undertone, and the native cobalt pigment yields a muted blue-gray hue typical of Yuan-era blue and white wares. The base has a flatly cut foot ring, natural rust-red firing discoloration and ancient soil patina on the exposed raw clay, with no inscribed mark on the base consistent with Yuan folk kiln conventions. Fully intact Yuan Yuhuchun vases with full dragon decoration are extremely scarce on today’s market. Despite the ancient horizontal crack, the dragon motif remains fully legible and preserves the authentic raw artistic spirit of Yuan blue and white porcelain. It stands as an essential reference specimen for academic research on Jingdezhen’s Yuan cobalt firing techniques and imperial dragon iconography, holding tremendous collectible and scholarly value.

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