Early Qing Yixing Teapot With Pewter Spout
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Pre 1700 item# 976088 (stock# 38-83)
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This early Qing Yixing teapot bears several seals on the lid and bottom surface indicating its origin in the small town of Dingshan, in Yixing County, southern Jiangsu Province, China. The pewter spout is fashioned into the head of an elephant with trunk raised. Chinese regard for the elephant as a symbol of wisdom and strength evolved from Buddhist iconography, where it represents strength of mind toward practice of the Buddhist way of life. Pewter also forms the double handles attached with ri ...click for details
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Japanese Jardiniere Size Ceramic Hibachi
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Pre 1910 item# 946568 (stock# 04-01)
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This Japanese ceramic hibachi from the late Meiji Period (1868-1912) has a country scene—a rustic dwelling snuggled amid old trees, hills and distant mountains. Ceramic hibachi were introduced in Meiji times as portable alternatives to the larger copper-lined wood hibachi and the heavier bronze receptacles. Whether ceramic or metal, hibachi held glowing charcoal embers used as a source of heat during cold Japanese winters. The ceramic ones generally were placed under low tables (kotatsu) that h ...click for details
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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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Meiji Ceramic Sake Cask Rice Stalk Design
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Pre 1900 item# 912459 (stock# 07-53)
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Sake dispensed from this large ceramic cask served late 19th century patrons in Saga Prefecture on Japan’s south island of Kyushu. The turquoise logo of a path between two wooded hills shows the cask held Seiryu Sake. The other side of the cask proclaims the name of the sake shop, Murata Saketen, and its address. This Kanji in vivid underglaze cobalt with the splash of turquoise, and the rice stalks in relief extending up two sides of the container make this an especially nice cask. After putti ...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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Provincial Jiangsu Jar
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Pre 1900 item# 895012 (stock# 60-42)
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This late 19th century Chinese utility jar has a glaze of such inviting color that it elevates the piece to folk art status. The primarily turquoise glaze has areas of deep blue and purple, and then stops short of the base showing a glimpse of brown. From Jiangsu, known as China’s ceramics province, this heavy piece has no chips or cracks but does have two firing flaws on one side (see photo enlargement #4). Dimensions: height 9 “ (23 cm), diameter 10” (25.4 cm).
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Ceramic Figure of Chinese Opera Character
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Pre 1900 item# 853841 (stock# 51-49)
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Dated 1870 on the base, this late Qing Dynasty ceramic figure is of General Guan Gong, a popular character in Chinese opera, who is cast as brave, swashbuckling and, above all, fiercely loyal to the emperor. The piece is quite detailed, with decorative elements of the butterscotch and white costume defined in relief as well as with intricate incising. Within the general’s wide, open-mouthed grin, his tongue and seven teeth are clearly visible. His face and hands are unglazed. His headpiece showc ...click for details
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Meiji Blue and White Fukizima Charger
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Pre 1900 item# 807056 (stock# 37-98)
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The striking underglaze blue and white design of this late 19th century Japanese fukizima charger combines both vivid and muted cobalt in misty blossoms and leaves that float within sharply defined stems. The fukizima technique, employing a stencil and sprayed pigment, created the white flowers that hover above a soft blue background. The igezara fluted trim is in perfect condition; there is a small firing flaw to the lower right of the design. The diameter is 15" (38 cm).
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Swatow Oil Jar With Wet Brush Calligraphy
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Pre 1837 VR item# 784126 (stock# 33-54)
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An 18th century Chinese oil pitcher has a thick glaze decorated with blue calligraphy done in the loose, free "wet brush" manner. Collected for its spontaneity of design, Swatow ware with this type of calligraphy was made in South China and exported from the port of Swatow to countries throughout Southeast Asia. The cursive characters were applied with a very wet brush, depositing heavier, darker color at the ends of the strokes. Though similar in design and color to the Swatow plates ...click for details
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Bronze Qing Archaic Design Hu Vase
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Pre 1837 VR item# 776319 (stock# 54-31)
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This mid-Qing bronze hu-shaped vase is in archaic style, with a wide band of taotie masks over a design of six descending blades. Similar motifs and shapes introduced in ceramic and bronze vessels during China's very early dynasties have been emulated by Chinese artisans down through the centuries to show their admiration for the work of their ancestors. Pear-shaped hu urns such as this one held wine and water. A relatively high foot gives it a more graceful silhouette than many hu vessels. ...click for details
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