The piece is a ewer, and Porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a clear glaze, p…
Yixing kiln purple clay flat round kettle Read More »
This plate belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a celadon (qing-glaze) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to…
Longquan kiln celadon plate with dragon pattern Read More »
This object belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a famille-rose (fencai) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns…
Golden flower pastel figure pattern flint bag on yellow ground Read More »
The piece is a flower pot, and Jun-ware porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a…
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This bowl belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a celadon (qing-glaze) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to…
Yaozhou Kiln Celadon Printed Children’s Playing Bowl with Lotus Pattern Read More »
This bowl belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a white-glazed porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. t…
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This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the Yixing war…
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The piece is a vase, and Celadon (qing-glaze) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits u…
Longquan kiln celadon clear bottle Read More »
The hanging scroll is ink, and the medium decides the pace. Ink and colour on silk or paper ask to be read slowly, the eye led rather than struck.
Wu Daozi’s tribute mastiff scroll Read More »
This handscroll is a ink, the Chinese picture made to be unrolled or unpinned a section at a time rather than seen all at once. the Imperial painter’s hand…
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