Ceramics

Cizhou Kiln White Ground Black Flower Octagon Pillow

The piece is a pillow, and Porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a clear glaze,…

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Jingdezhen kiln green and white glaze engraved pot and warm bowl

The piece is a ewer, and White-glazed porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a c…

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Qianlong style gourd vase with lotus pattern and “longevity” pattern

The piece is a vase, and Doucai (contrasting-colour) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour…

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Yaozhou kiln celadon bowl with carved pattern of “Wu Niu gasping for the moon”

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…

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Xing kiln white glaze small pot

The piece is a ewer, and White-glazed porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a c…

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Ru kiln azure glaze three-legged bottle tray

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…

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Yixing kiln purple sand clay pot painted with tea cooking pictures and inscribed with imperial poems by Emperor Qianlong.

This ewer belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the 乾隆 worksho…

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Longquan kiln celadon phoenix ear vase

This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a celadon (qing-glaze) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to…

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Jingdezhen kiln green and white glaze printed chrysanthemum box

The piece is a box, and White-glazed porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a cl…

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Gongyi kiln three-color double series jar

This jar belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the Gongyi ware…

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