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http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHINESE-ANTIQUE-LONGQUAN-CELADON-PORCELAIN-INCENSE-BURNER-KORO-A134-/371925996266?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=nqwZrvL%252BxF2ZZoJos9X0kwUrQWI%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

I can't belive I even bought it unawaringly. I bought it because I suspected it would be true guan ware rather than longquan guan-type. But the spur marks are all oval (sesame shaped), which is a good indication of Qingliangsi ru ware.

The fish-scale crackle or ice crackle is found in both guan ware and ru ware.

Fish scale crakle guan ware at the National Palace Museum:

http://theme.npm.edu.tw/exh104/Celadons/en/selectionZoom/img2_3.html

Fish scale crackle ru ware at Cleveland Museum of Art:

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1957.40?collection_search_views_fulltext=&collection_search_views_artist_full_name=&field_images_field_large_image_url=All&field_highlight_museum=All&page=6&f[0]=field_collection%3A828

And a link to an article from Koh Antique which summarize the differences of the three song dynasty guanyao ru kilns:

http://www.koh-antique.com/guan/guanware.html

It's possibly a sensational find ...

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