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What color is Celadon?

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What color is Celadon?
Celadon is a name for a pale blue green color which was named after a type of Chinese ceramic. This color has grey and jade undertones. It tends to complement white gray, brown, and tan, or other colors with a similar soft background.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
Celadon is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green. also known as greenware. And a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was first used on greenware, but later used on other porcelains.
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A Large Antique Chinese Celadon and Blue Porcelain 'Phoenix' Vase
Located in London, GB
A Celadon and Blue Porcelain ‘Phoenix’ Vase or Ginger Jar China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century With ebonised carved stand and lid 28 cm. / 11 ins high (overall 33 cm. / 13 ins), 20 cm. ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Celadon and Blue Peacock Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) celadon, round porcelain vase with a small mouth opening, painted with a blue peacock and floral blossoms.  
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Chinese Celadon and Blue Dragon Motif Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese celadon porcelain vase painted with a blue dragon amid the clouds and made with a small mouth opening.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

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Porcelain

Antque Large Chinese Blue & White On Celadon Porcelain Floor Vase
Located in Norton, MA
A charming and large Chinese Vase with blue and white celadon and blue-toned handles, depicting figural, rock, & tree details.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Celadon, Blue And White Porcelain Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
This combination of celadon and blue-and-white painting was a popular aesthetic in the 19th century, often produced for both domestic use and export markets .
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Large Japanese Celadon Blue-and-White Charger with Landscape and Calligraphy
Located in Lomita, CA
This is an impressive Pan-Asian 16-inch charger that combines the soft luminosity of celadon glaze with a classic blue-and-white landscape rendered in the tradition of East Asian lit...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Ceramic, Celadon

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