Ceramics

Qianlong period yellow ground enamel gourd vase with Western figures and ribbons

This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a painted-enamel (falangcai) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface tur…

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Yaozhou kiln celadon bowl with sunflower mouth

The piece is a bowl, and Celadon (qing-glaze) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits u…

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Jun kiln moon white glaze halberd statue

This zun vessel belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a white-glazed porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to gl…

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Longquan kiln celadon vase

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…

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Jizhou kiln paper-cut decal small bowl

This bowl belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the Jizhou war…

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Ding kiln white glaze printed lotus pond and mandarin duck pattern folded edge plate

The piece is a plate, and White-glazed 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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Official kiln pink celadon glazed string pattern bottle

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…

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Covered paste bucket with blue glaze and gold floral pattern

This object belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a blue-glazed porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass.…

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Yixing Kiln-made purple clay teapot

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…

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