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Period: Southern Song period (1127-1279)
Dimension: W. 7cm H. 5cm
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Ceramics such as this water dropper that have dark bodies and very thick galzes with prominent crazing enhanced by rubbing ink or some other substance into the cracks are called “Ge wares”. According to Ming- and Quing-period literary works, the term Ge ware refers to ceramics produced under the supervision of the older of two brother potters; "Ge ware" can be translated as "older brother ware." On the bottom of this dropper, three spur marks disclose the dark black body.
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| | Rare YongZheng Period Blue and White Sleeve Vase
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Period: Qing Dynasty, YongZheng Period 1723 - 1735
Dimension: H. 35cm
Price: Price on Inquiry
The body of gently tapered form decorated with enclosing alternating blooms of camellia and peony on long leafy stems vibrantly painted in underglaze-blue, the sloping shoulder with a band of floral scroll. The base inscribed with the six-character seal mark of ‘Da Qing Yong Zheng Nian Zhi’.
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| | Brush Washer - Xuande Period
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Period: Xuande period 1426 - 1435
Dimension: D: 24cm H: 7cm
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In homage to the creativity and spohistication evidenced in the Xuande blue and white works, later Chinese potters often tried to recapture their look and quality. Nonetheless, from this piece's astonishing underglaze blue, we can eaisly see that is an impossible task. This brush wahser was probably made during the middle period of Xuande era, brown and iron spots are over the body, no glaze was applied on the base, the six-character mark, which means "Made during the Xuande era of the great Ming Dynasty", is written in two lines in regular script.
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| | Yongle Period Zitan Wood Kuanyin Buddha
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Period: Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period
Dimension: H. 40cm
Price: Not for Sale
A rare Yongle period zitan wood carved Kuanyin buddha.
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| | Rare Jizhou Leaf Temmoku Bowl
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Period: Southern Song Dynasty
Dimension: W. 14.8cm H. 5.7cm
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Well-potted with thin walls rising from a small circular foot, coated with an opaque dark brown glaze, the center decorated with a single leaf with delicate veining over the buttonlike floor, the glaze stopping above the foot fired off-white.
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| | Blue and White Small Cup with Grapes - Jiajing Period
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Period: Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period 16th Century
Dimension: D. 9cm
Price: $10,000
Differing from the usual heavy and thick brush strokes seen on Ming dynasty’s blue and white porcelains, grapes and leaves are vividly painted with fine exquisite lines, probably influenced from famous doucai cup from Chenghua period. Six-character mark on the base, which means ‘Made during the Jiajing period of the great Ming dynasty’.
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| | Ruby Bowl - Kangxi Period
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Period: Qing Dynasty - Kangxi Period early 18th century
Dimension: D. 17.5cm
Price: Please Inquiry
Ruby, or rose, eamel has recently been introduced into China by Western missionaries when this bowl was apparently commissioned by the emperor Kangxi from the imperial workshop in the Forbidden City, where porcelain made in Jingdezhen was decorated and refired. Rose, the most difficult enamel color to achieve, derived its subtle hue from the addition of small amounts of gold. This bowl is evidence that the Chinse had succeeded in duplicating European colors and shows how enamel made it possible to create tonality and gradation with the addition of opaque white. This bowl has a thin and very lightweight body of exquisite shape, on the outside are blossoming flower branches. On the base of the bowl is a four-character mark written in overglaze blue enamel 'commissioned by the Emperor Kangxi',
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| | Fine Blue and White Sleeve Vase - Chongzhen Period
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Period: Ming Dynasty - Chongzhen Period 17th Century
Dimension: H. 20cm
Price: $4,000
This vase is in form of cylindrical form with flat base and tall waisted neck,
finely painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with a court lady dancing, a body and old lady watching, all standing within a fenced garden of rocks and plants, divided by swirling mist and with mist engulfed mountains in the distance,
between incised lines at the base and shoulder, the neck with a pendent stiff leaf band.
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