Provincial Chinese Shiwan Pottery Jar
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Pre 1900 item# 934316 (stock# 32-73)
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A mid-19th century Chinese pottery utility jar gets its spontaneity and vitality from thick earthy glazes applied in random drips and dabs of green, cream and brown over a Shiwan clay body. The area around Shiwan in the southern province of Guangdong produced a tremendous range of ceramics over many hundreds of years, from folk figurines to roof tiles to fine works by master potters. Shiwan utility jars such as this one were molded into standard shapes and produced in quantity. The glaze is w ...click for details
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Large Chinese Ceramic Peony Jar 19th Century
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Pre 1900 item# 900790 (stock# 37-38)
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This large jar from China’s late Qing Dynasty has a heavy cream-colored glaze as background for a design of peonies outlined in chocolate brown. Peony petals are touched with subtle blue shading. The jar, though it is in the style of Chizhou (Tz’u-chou) pottery of the much earlier Northern Song period (960-1127AD), was produced in the mid to late 19th century, reflecting the common practice of Chinese artisans to copy techniques and styles of ancient dynasties in honor and admiration of the skil ...click for details
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Qing Han-Style Sancai Animal Mask Pottery Urn
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Pre 1837 VR item# 765057 (stock# 38-58)
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This Chinese pottery vase has a tri-color glaze of green, brown and blue/grey streaming randomly down over the surface, stopping just short of covering the buff base. Two animal masks and rings molded along the side, together with its shape and sancai glaze, give this mid-Qing piece the look of a much earlier Han urn. Chinese potters, in veneration of the skills of their ancestors, often created work that mirrored earlier styles, unwittingly adding confusion for latter day collectors attempting ...click for details
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Chinese Provincial Pottery Oil Lamp
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Pre 1920 item# 688172 (stock# 60-39)
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$95
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Glazed a soft grey/green, this rustic pottery Chinese oil lamp has charm and appeal that outlive its humble origin. It provided a simple light source. Oil was poured into the shallow bowl and a wick inserted and lighted. This piece makes no pretense beyond its original utilitarian intent--the pottery is unrefined and the glaze has firing flaws. It is an incidental reminder of provincial China the way it was not so long ago and, indeed, still remains in some remote regions. The lamp, probably pro ...click for details
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Yixing Teapot With Woven Reed Carrier
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Pre 1900 item# 683868 (stock# 61-52)
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A late 19th century Chinese Yixing pottery teapot is paired with a teapot holder made of tightly woven reed with metal fittings. The metal hasp fits around an opening for the teapot spout so that tea can be poured while the pot remains in the basket in order to stay hot. The hasp closes with a hook in the shape of a fish, traditional Chinese symbol of abundance, and two metal hinges at the back of the lid are shaped to resemble Chinese coins. Yixing pottery is from the small town of Dingshan in ...click for details
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Folk Pottery Jar Turquoise Glaze
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Pre 1900 item# 668805 (stock# 60-31)
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$250
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A rustic jar with stylized designs on a rich blue/green glaze, this 19th century Chinese utility ware evokes a time when even the most humble items were hand made with artistry. Three freely brushed sketches of flowers and calligraphy decorate the sides of the vessel; the top has three abstract foliage designs. Uneven coverage of the turquoise glaze adds to the jar's earthy appeal. Brown glaze covering the interior indicates it was intended for use as a storage urn. Made of coarse, heavy cla ...click for details
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Jiangsu Pottery Jar Blue Over Raisin Glaze
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Pre 1900 item# 663015 (stock# 60-37)
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A rich variegated glaze elevates this 19th century Chinese storage jar above its past status as a household utility item. Its earthy appeal is a product of Jiangsu Province, where for centuries clay and expertise have combined to make both pottery and porcelain that earned the area a reputation as China's ceramics center. A blue glaze appears in a liberal dusting around the shoulder of the vessel, which then changes to purplish brown around the widest part and back to a subtle blue dusting t ...click for details
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Blue Glazed Pottery Jiangsu Jar
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Pre 1900 item# 515566 (stock# 60-36)
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A lovely speckled glaze of blue, violet and rich brown covers this 19th century utility jar from China's Jiangsu Province. Unlike much of the utility pottery from that time which was glazed in hurried, casual fashion allowing the glaze to run down in uneven drops toward the foot of the vessel, this piece was attended more carefully by the potter who ended the glaze in a precise line a few inches short of the foot. Glazed on the inside in a dull brown, the jar most likely was used for storing ...click for details
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16th Century Chinese Tomb Guardian
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Pre 1700 item# 138626 (stock# 38-53)
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This green-glazed ceramic guard once held a sword in his clenched right hand and was part of a pottery regiment standing watch over the tomb of a Chinese nobleman. Ceramic figures and animals were buried with the nobility to announce their high status to the spirits, and to provide them with the attendants, services and provisions they would require in the afterlife. This 16th century guard has a strong, alert face with staring eyes under heavy brows, a flowing mustache, pursed mouth and promine ...click for details
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