Browse Items (236 total)

One unglazed tan-brown earthenware vessel. Takes the form of an upper ovoid cup divided by four equidistantly spaced vertical ridges and a pedestal with a flared base. Each face of upper part of vessel exhibits moulded decoration comprising circular…

One glazed yellow-ochre earthenware bianhu flask in the form of a flattened globe or canteen with a short neck surmounted by a ring-shaped lip and a flaring pedestal base. Vessel presents two circular faces divided by a ridge running around its…

One globular glazed creamy white earthenware cup. Cup exhibits broad rim with out-turned lip and a ring handle on one side. Visible cracks suggest object has been shattered and pieced back together.

One small globular ceramic vessel with a short neck and wide mouth tapering to a shallow narrow base. Two small handles on opposing sides of the vessel join its shoulders and neck. Upper two thirds of vessel exterior glazed dark brown in style of…

One wheel-shaped glazed white earthenware bottle with a slender cylindrical neck and a shallow oval base. Each side of the bottle presents a moulded Yin-Yang symbol encircled by three ranks of moulded concentric arcs.

One glazed blue-white qingbai ware vase with a short narrow neck over broad shoulders and a globular body tapering towards a flat narrow base.

One glazed green-brown earthenware vessel. Vessel presents a globular fluted body surmounted by a short neck and narrow opening flaring into a broad fluted rim. Vessel rests on a short out-turned pedestal base.

One glazed green and brown earthenware vessel. Exhibits wide opening at top with out-turned rim. Body narrows under rim and widens again toward base. Green glaze covers majority of object with brown glaze defining narrow band on rim and broader…

One globular glazed olive green ceramic water dropper surmounted at the top by a short narrow fluted opening and tapering to a wide shallow unglazed base. A small moulded lug with an opening at the top is attached to one side of the vessel's upper…

One small circular glazed ceramic vase with high shoulders surmounted by a short neck and narrow opening. Beneath the shoulders the body of the vessel gradually tapers to a relatively broad base. On a plain white glazed ground vase exterior presents…

One small glazed green glazed ceramic vessel in the form of a flattened globe. Vessel is surmounted by a short neck and a wide-lipped mouth and rests on three short equidistantly-spaced feet.

One lavender glazed chicken coop water pot. Exhibits a short narrow neck and a slightly flaring glazed white lip and a broad flat base. Underside of base of vessel is glazed white and exhibits mark of Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722).

One globular flambé glazed red vase with a long thin neck and narrow mouth. Glaze exhibits purple streaks particularly evident at the top of the neck.

One ceramic ink-paste container in the form of an oblate spheroid that opens into two halves. Lid and base interiors are glazed pale-green-white and their exteriors peach bloom glaze. The base of the container is slightly deeper than its lid and…

One globular ribbed ceramic vase with a short narrow neck surmounting broad high shoulders that taper gradually to a narrow base. Upper three quarters of vase is glazed olive green and the remainder red-brown. Underside of base is unglazed.

One cylindrical glazed green celadon jar resting on three equidistantly-spaced short feet. Jar exterior presents broad band of decoration in the form of a moulded serpentine botanical pattern.

One glazed blue and white ceramic vase with a short narrow neck surmounting a globular upper body and a cylindrical lower body flaring outwards slightly towards the base. Glaze exhibits dark blue crackle.

One unglazed dark brown earthenware vessel. Globular body surmounted by a narrow cylindrical neck and out-turned rim and lips. Central part of body exhibits broad band of densely impressed vertical dotted lines contained within transverse linear…

One unglazed brown earthenware vessel. Upper two thirds of vessel present loosely painted geometric patterns in dark brown pigment. Two small curved handles extend from lip to shoulder on opposing sides.

One unglazed brown-beige earthenware vessel. Raised upper lip with v-shaped chip on one side. Upper half of body exhibits linear geometric pattern of zig-zags and diamonds. Small circular hole on one side near base.

One unglazed blue-grey earthenware vessel. Raised lip at top and impressed Chinese characters on upper half of body. Transverse ridge around upper middle.

One unglazed blue-grey earthenware vessel. Square base rises into an approximately cylindrical body surmounted by a globular head. Vessel divided vertically by narrow raised ridge. One side of the head presents a large hole. Vessel exhibits traces…

One unglazed red-brown earthenware vessel. Globular shape with curved handle connecting waist and neck. Spout missing.

One circular glazed ceramic vase with a short narrow neck over broad shoulders and a long body tapering slightly towards the base. Vase exterior circumference presents design of fish and coral in blue and black glaze on a white-glazed ground.…

One glazed sancai ware ewer with an elongated globular body surmounted by long narrow neck and resting on a flared base. The shoulder of the ewer is joined to its neck by a semi-circular moulded handle arcing through the neck to terminate in the form…

One glazed blue and white ceramic vase with a globular body thin neck and shallow base. Extending halfway around exterior of vase is a landscape design of rocks and trees with a seated fisherman to the left.

One glazed blue and white ceramic vase with a globular body surmounted by a long neck and flaring lip and a shallow slightly out-turned base. Extending halfway around exterior of vase is a design that shows two figures by water. The other side of the…

One circular glazed Romanian ceramic ewer with a globular body tapering to a shallow narrow base and surmounted by a tall neck flaring outwards to a wide mouth. Vessel presents a large handle curving from the mid-neck to the mid-body. Ewer presents…

One Yixing yellow-brown ceramic vessel with a short narrow neck sumounting wide shoulders themselves disposed over a three-lobed globular body. Each lobe exhibits a moulded animal head attached to its upper shoulder and tapers to a short stubby foot…

One globular glazed sancai ware vase surmounted by a shallow neck over broad shoulders and tapering to a shallow narrow base. Vase presents loosely applied geometric pattern in yellow and green glaze over a glazed white ground.

One circular glazed pale green ceramic vessel. Bowl exhibits a wide mouth and out-turned lip and rests on three short equidistantly-spaced feet. Rim of bowl is glazed plain white.

One white glazed earthenware vessel, with pinkish hue at base, floral decoration on underglaze blue. Yi, Korean.

One unglazed brown ceramic hu vessel. Globular body tapers towards a flat base and extends into a long neck flaring slightly at the top. Two animal heads moulded in shallow relief on opposing sides of vessel. Animal heads feature prominent nose…

Two cloisonne vases.

One cream and light tan carved model stone pedestal in the form of a drum. Squat cylinder bulging at the waist. Upper and lower rims ringed with a beaded pattern; mid-section presents a botanical design in low relief. A metal pipe is inserted into a…

Two childrens toys, painted soapstone, both painted in red, black and white. A: Seated monkey with clasped hands. B: Squatting monkey, with hands to mouth.