Dish, early 15th century, x in., Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze, China, 15th century, The Lung-ch'uan district in Chekiang province was an important center of celadon production from the Five Dynasties (907-960) through the Ming period (1368-1644). Celadon is merely a descriptive term applied to ceramic wares falling within a broad range of blue-green to gray-green colors. A chief glory of far eastern ceramics, celadon was eventually produced in Korea, Japan, Thailand and exported from China to India, Persia, Turkey, Egypt and Southeast Asia.

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