{"product_id":"celadon-glazed-porcelain-vase","title":"Celadon Glazed Porcelain Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis vase is super elegant. The glaze is silky smooth.  It has been hand-case from a hand-carved mold .  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI would describe it as shapely .  The vase measures 2.51 inches in diameter by 6.5 inches high.  It holds 1\/2 cup or 4 ounces of water.  The opening (3rd photo) narrows down to a quarter of an inch.  Still, as you can see in the 2nd photo, you can display about five or six stems.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"\u003eCeladon color is the name for the shade of green glaze used on the porcelain.  There are a few theories as to the origin of the term.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"\u003e1)  It is a French term from the 1600's given in favor of a shepherd of the same name who wore ribbons that were pale green in a book called \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%27Astr%C3%A9e\" title=\"L'Astrée\"\u003eL'Astrée\u003c\/a\u003e (1627).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"\u003e2)  The term comes from a Ayyubid sultan who sent 40 pieces of pale green ceramic to another sultan in Syria in 1171.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"\u003e3)  There is a Sanskrit term,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esila-dhara\u003c\/em\u003e, which means green stone.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"\u003eProduct Code ECGV-034\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Elm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48227316924637,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/7713\/9595\/files\/celadongreenfigurevase.png?v=1784685346","url":"https:\/\/lifeisagiftshop.com\/products\/celadon-glazed-porcelain-vase","provider":"Life is a Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}