Blue and White Vase with Phoenix

Chinese
 Title: Blue and White Vase with PhoenixPeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Yongzheng period and mark (1723-1735)Culture: ChinaMedium: Porcelain with blue and transparent underglazeDimensions: H: 20.5 cm; Diam: 14 cm;Classification: Ceramics  Artwork Details OverviewBlue and White Vase with PhoenixPlace of Origin and Period: China, Yongzheng period and mark (1723-1735)The vase consists of a large middle part, a thinner neck and an outward rim. It depicts a spring scene decorated in blue vines with a phoenix in the middle and leaves on the part of the neck. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for…
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Figure

Chinese
 Title: FigurePeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Culture: ChinaMedium: Porcelain with blue, pink and brown glaze.Dimensions: H: 14 cm; Diam: 4 cm;Classification: Ceramics  Artwork Details OverviewFigurePlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)The sitting figure is colored in blue lines decorated with flowers and holding a pearl. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of four vases, each with a subtly different shape, that were found among a set of implements. It is distinguished from the others by the three…
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Dark Cobalt Blue Vase

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Title: Dark Cobalt Blue VasePeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Culture: ChinaMedium: Porcelain in dark cobalt blue glazeDimensions: H: 17 cm; Diam: 9.5 cm;Classification: Ceramics Artwork Details OverviewDark Cobalt Blue VasePlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Dark cobalt blue overglaze vase with a lion's head and an outward rim.  More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of four vases, each with a subtly different shape, that were found among a set of implements. It is distinguished from the others…
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Cobalt Blue Vase with Dragon

Chinese
 Title: Dark Cobalt Blue Vase with DragonPeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Culture: ChinaMedium: Porcelain with deep cobalt blue glaze Dimensions: H: 23 cm; Diam: 10 cm;Classification: Ceramics  Artwork Details OverviewDark Cobalt Blue Vase with DragonPlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Baluster shape porcelain case with rich dark cobalt blue glaze featuring a dragon circling the vase. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of four vases, each with a subtly different shape, that were found among a set of…
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Brush Washer

Chinese
 Title: Brush WasherPeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722) Culture: ChinaMedium: Porcelain with Peachbloom glazeDimensions: H: 4 cm; Diam: 11 cm;Classification: Ceramics  Artwork Details OverviewBrush WasherPlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)The compressed globular body is covered on the exterior with a soft rose coloured glaze with areas of green mottling. The interior and base are covered with a transparent glaze showing of the green ground. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of four vases, each with a subtly…
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Copper-glazed Box and Cover

Chinese
Title: Copper-glazed Box and Cover Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period (1662-1722) Culture: China Medium: Porcelain in copper glaze Dimensions: H: 3 cm; Diam: 8 cm; Classification: Ceramics Artwork Details OverviewTwin Cups with Flower PatternsPlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)This box is of compressed globular form, the top is glazed in copper glazed tones, while the bottom is of similar tones transmuting to a pinkish glaze at the rim. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of…
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Copper-glazed Vase

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Title: Copper-glazed Vase Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722) Culture: China Medium: Porcelain with red-copper overglaze Dimensions: H: 21 cm; Diam: 7 cm; Classification: Ceramics Artwork Details OverviewCopper-glazed VasePlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)This vase is covered in copper red glaze on the outside and clear white on the inside. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of four vases, each with a subtly different shape, that were found among a set of implements. It is distinguished…
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Copper-brown Cup

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 Title: Copper-brown CupPeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Culture: ChinaMedium: Porcelain covered with copper-brown glaze.Dimensions: H: 6 cm; Diam: 12 cm;Classification: Ceramics  Artwork Details OverviewCopper-brown CupPlace of Origin and Period: China, Kangxi period and mark (1662-1722)Deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently everted rim, covered overall in a lustrous garnet-covered glaze suffused with minute bubbles, with the warm copper tones transmuting to shades of dark red and brown at the base. More like this Vase Vase Vase Lush pinkish-red glazes, such as the “peach bloom” on this small vase, were first produced in the third quarter of the seventeenth century. Small vases in this shape have long been thought to belong to sets of eight or more accoutrements designed for a writing table. This is one of…
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Famille Rose and gilt-decorated Square Brush Pot

Chinese
  Title: Famille Rose and gilt-decorated Square Brush Pot Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Qianlong period and mark (1736-1795) Culture: China Medium: Porcelain with colorful glazed enamels Dimensions: H: 10 cm; Diam: 6 cm; Classification: Ceramics Artwork Details OverviewFamille Rose and Gilt-decorated Square Brush PotPlace of Origin and Period: China, Qianlong period and mark (1736-1795)Brush pots have become almost synonymous with the art of the scholars and chinese art in general. They were produced throughout much of China's long history in a wide variety of materials and shapes. Most can be found to be in a cylindrical shape. Many are decorated with subjects, motifs and auspicious symbols embodying concepts such as good fortune, longevity,the benefits of scholarship or just good stories from chinese Literature.The decoration consists of a scene on each side of the…
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Small Famille Rose and gilt-decorated Square Brush Pot

Chinese
 Title: Small Famille Rose and gilt-decorated Square Brush PotPeriod: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period and mark (1736-1795)Culture: ChinaMedium: PorcelainDimensions: H: 7 cm; Diam: 4,5 cm;Classification: Ceramics  Artwork Details OverviewSmall Famille Rose and Gilt-decorated Square Brush PotPlace of Origin and Period: China, Qianlong period and mark (1736-1795)Brush pots have become almost synonymous with the art of the scholars and chinese art in general. They were produced throughout much of China's long history in a wide variety of materials and shapes. Most can be found to be in a cylindrical shape. Many are decorated with subjects, motifs and auspicious symbols embodying concepts such as good fortune, longevity,the benefits of scholarship or just good stories from chinese Literature.The decoration consists of a scene on each side of the pot depicting life in a garden.…
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