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One white mutton fat jade hair ornament with a slightly convex sagittal cross-section. Obverse presents carved and incised serpentine botantical design bounded at either end by ruyi fungal patterns. Design pierces jade at many points. Upper end…

One rectangular white mutton fat jade hair ornament with a slightly convex sagittal cross-section. Obverse presents carved and incised serpentine botantical design bounded at one end by a butterfly and at the other end by a ruyi fungal pattern.…

One jade cylinder. Splayed to either end and drilled lengthwise.

One semi-circular translucent pale green jade comb. Handle presents carved couchant dragon design. One missing tooth. Comb has been broken in half and subsequently repaired.

One lilac-grey jade censer. Dark brown vein. Cylindrical upper section surmounted by shishi guardian lion. Abruptly swells at the waist into the form of a hemisphere supported on three equidistantly-spaced legs with rounded feet. On opposing sides…

One elongated cylindrical white jade carving. Yellow-brown vein. Exterior surface presents engraved geometric pattern. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis.

One cylindrical yellow-white jade carving. Brown vein. Exterior surface presents engraved design of stylised dragon. Hole pierced part way along longitudinal axis from bottom end.

One furnishing for lower end of sword scabbard. White, ornamented with geometric pattern of squares. Three holes at top.

One grey and brown jade ceremonial blade with incised fish.

One cylindrical mutton-fat white jade bead. Serpentine relief craving of a dragon. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis threaded with loop of dark string; knotted at either end to secure bead.

One green jade bead in shape of flattened cylinder. Dark green vein. Obverse and reverse present engraved details. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis.

One cylindrical green jade bead. Outer surface presents carved relief decoration of stylised dragons. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis. Tapers slightly towards upper end.

Two egg-shaped white jade beads. Blue vein. Each bead presents two small holes pierced in one end; threaded through with black cord knotting beads together.

One brown-white jade bead in shape of flattened cyclinder. Dark brown vein. Small hole pierced through longitudinal axis.

One cylindrical yellow-brown jade bead. Dark brown vein. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis. Threaded through with red cord knotted at either end to secure bead.

One cylindrical green jade bead. Dark green vein. Slight taper towards top with incised linear pattern. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis threaded through with red cord; knotted at either end to secure bead.

One adze-shaped jade object. Cream-white with brown-flecked vein. Obverse and reverse present incised dragon design in horizontal band. Small hole pierced at top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Grey and brown with brown-flecked vein. One hole at top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Green-brown with dark green vein. Small hole near top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Blue-green with darker green vein. One round hole at the top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Blue-grey and brown. Obverse and reverse present row of Chinese characters. Small hole at the top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Grey-white with grey-brown vein. Obverse presents four rows of archaic characters 戊王五十介X雨XX月XXXX日王X. Small hole pierced near top.

One triangular adze-shaped jade object. Red-brown with darker red-brown vein. Small hole pierced at top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Yellow-white with dark green vein. Obverse and reverse present band of incised serpentine decoration in ruyi fungal pattern. Small hole pierced at top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Yellow-brown with green-brown vein. Obverse and reverse present band of incised decoration comprising stylized tiger head within bounding lines. Immediately beneath band of incised decoration obverse and reverse present a…

One adze-shaped jade object. Grey-white with light brown vein. Obverse and reverse present band of incised decoration with detail of stylised animal head. Small hole pierced at top.

One adze-shaped jade object. Yellow-green with brown-flecked vein. Obverse and reverse present band of incised decoration. Small hole pierced near top.

One adze-shaped jade object. White with orange-brown vein. Left and right edges present three carved teeth pointing upward. Obverse and reverse exhibit incised pattern of criss-crossing horizontal and diagonal lines.

One adze-shaped jade object. White with brown vein. Obverse presents small hole near top. Reverse presents seven small holes.

One adze-shaped jade object. White with grey-brown vein. Obverse and reverse present band of six incised lines. Three holes in top with black cord threaded through.

One elongated adze-shaped jade object. Blue-grey with darker blue vein. Upper extremity terminates in short handle and collar. Obverse lower end presents chisel-shaped slightly-stepped concavity.

One circular light grey jade zu cong 组琮. Brown-flecked vein. Four equidistantly-spaced protruding arc-shaped sections around outside circumference.

One circular translucent white jade yuan. Red-brown vein. Large circular central hole.

One circular bone-coloured jade yuan. Brown-flecked vein. Circumference embellished with head tail and four feet of a stylised turtle.

One circular white jade yuan. Brown-flecked vein. Large circular central hole.

One circular translucent white jade yuan. Brown vein over two thirds of obverse and reverse circumference. Large circular central hole.

One circular green jade yuan. Dark green vein. Large circular central hole.

One blade-shaped elongated white jade ya zhang. Light brown vein. Small hook carved into lower left obverse edge. Small hole adjacent to hook.

One broad flat rectangular serpentine white jade sui. Blue vein. One half of complete clasp. Presents pattern of fine cracks. Obverse presents carving of head of a dragon. One round hole pierced through centre.

One rectangular yellow-white jade sui. Obverse presents serpentine relief carving. Reverse presents a flat surface.

One yellow-white jade sui. Upper part of object defines a double spiral comprising two symmetrically opposed serpentine carved dragons the heads and open mouths of which meet either side of a small suspended sphere. Lower part of object fashioned…

One broad rectangular grey-green jade sui. Dark brown vein. Upper two thirds of obverse presents incised serpentine ruyi fungal patterns and lower third an incised taotie pattern.

One rectangular grey-white jade sui. Brown-flecked vein.

One white jade sui. Each end of obverse presents serpentine relief carving. Reverse presents a flat surface engraved with a repetitive series of circles and spirals.

One grey-white jade sui. Yellow-brown vein. Obverse presents two incised characters.

One broad flat rectangular green-white jade sui. Brown-grey vein. Profile exhibits rectangular slot through middle of object and a hook at one end. Plain cord threaded through slot.

One rectangular yellow-brown jade sui. Darker brown vein. Obverse presents carved dot pattern in low relief. One end has been broken off.

One translucent green jade scabbard chape or qiao. Brown-green vein. Flat top edge widening to curved base. Obverse and reverse decorated in three bands; upper and lower bands exhibit incised serpentine pattern; central band exhibits relief-carved…

One circular yellow-brown jade qi. Darker brown vein. Sagittal cross-section tapers inward from obverse to reverse. Obverse presents Yin-Yang symbol surrounded by an annular grain pattern. Reverse presents transverse piercing with light blue cord…

One circular dark grey jade slotted ring (jue). Medium-sized central hole. Radial slot at the top tapering in width towards central hole. Obverse and reverse present similar carved linear pattern. Two holes near the outer circumference either side of…

Two crescent-shaped translucent jade huang. First huang is white mutton-fat jade with yellow vein. Second huang is green jade with dark green vein. Both huang from girdle pendants. At extremities of their crescent forms each huang possesses a…

One crescent-shaped translucent grey and brown jade huang. Dark brown vein. From a girdle pendant. Probably cut from a large bi. Two suspension holes near inside rim and one suspension hole near outer rim.

One crescent-shaped translucent blue-grey jade huang. Dark blue-grey vein. From a girdle pendant. Probably cut from large bi. Obverse and reverse present incised spiral pattern. Two suspension holes near outer rim.

One crescent-shaped grey-white jade huang. Brown-flecked vein. From a girdle pendant. Obverse presents incised intertwining pattern. One suspension hole near left-hand inside rim. Remains of two suspension holes on right-hand edge. Two square notches…

One caramel-brown jade gui. Name 文仲子 (Wen Zhongzi) in seal script carved beside two holes at top end.

One elongated blade-shaped olive green jade gui squared off at one end and pointed at the other. Dark green vein. Square end of obverse presents incised design pointing towards an incised pattern of seven linked dots.

One blade-shaped jade gui. Green with darker green vein.

One blade-shaped translucent yellow-white jade gui. Yellow vein. Pointed top and flat base. Left and right edges present wave profile. Small hole pierced through upper right obverse.

One short blade-shaped pale blue-green gui. Dark olive-brown vein. Lower edge describes an arc; upper edge defines a low triangle pierced with a hole.

One elongated blade-shaped olive green jade gui. Brown-green and dark green vein.

One short blade-shaped translucent white jade gui. Brown-flecked vein. Hole at the top. Upper third of body exhibits three incised lines; upper line intersects hole.

One elongated blade-shaped green jade gui. Dark green vein.

One blade-shaped blue-white jade gui. Blue-brown vein. Small hole at top thread through with white cord. Suspension hole at top.

One green jade daiguo

One daigou in opaque white jade.

One white jade daigou. Yellow-brown vein. Obverse carved into the form of a fish with a raised double-finned tail and wide open jaws closing on a ball.

One serpentine crystal daigou. Red-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents incised serpentine botanical design.

One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a cicada. Lower part of reverse exhibits export seal in red wax

One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a bird.

One serpentine green-white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.

One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.

One short squat serpentine grey-white jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of dragon.

One serpentine yellow-white dark brown jade daigou. Dark brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Export seal on back.

One serpentine pale green-white jade daigou. Green-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents pattern of dots and double spirals (ruyi motifs) carved in low relief.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine blue-white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine green-white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a monkey.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Pale green-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a feline.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.

One serpentine green jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of an insect or lizard. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a cicada.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a horse. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a monkey.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a pheasant. Obverse body presents serpentine botanical relief carving.

One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a swan.

One bulbous serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine grey-green jade daigou. Yellow-green vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine grey-green jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents raised tongue-shaped ridge.

One serpentine pale green-white jade daigou. Dark green vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.

One bulbous serpentine white jade daigou carved in shape of a dragon. Light brown vein.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine white jade daigou. Pink vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of double Korean lion.

One serpentine yellow-white jade daigou. Yellow-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.

One serpentine yellow-white jade daigou. Obverse body presents relief carving of two monkeys and fruit.

One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a swan.

One serpentine green jade daigou. Dark green vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Lower right obverse body presents serpentine design carved in low relief.

One rectangular green-brown jade daigou. Dark brown vein. Obverse and reverse present incised serpentine patterns.

One grey-green jade cong. Brown-flecked vein. Obverse and reverse present inner ring relief superimposed on square outer cross-section. Two opposing sides present decorative dragons in shallow relief; the other two opposing sides present an…

One light-grey jade cong. Brown-flecked vein. Obverse and reverse present inner ring relief superimposed on square outer cross-section.

One white jade cong. Brown-grey vein. Obverse and reverse present inner ring relief superimposed on square outer cross-section.

One grey jade cong. Dark grey-brown vein. Obverse and reverse present inner ring relief superimposed on square outer cross-section. Each side presents four rectangular reliefs incised with vertical parallel lines.

One yellow-brown jade cong. Dark brown vein. Top and bottom present inner ring relief superimposed on square outer cross-section. Each side of long body exhibits image of dragon carved in low relief.

One circular translucent pale green jade bi. Brown-flecked vein. Medium-sized circular central hole.

One circular translucent blue-grey jade bi. Small circular central hole. Obverse presents gu-wen grain pattern. Reverse divided into two concentric rings. Inner ring presents pattern of linear marks. Outer ring presents eight larger trigrams (bagua).

One circular green-brown jade bi traversed in the frontal plane by a rectangular bar squared off at the bottom and arrow-shaped at the top. Dark green and purple-brown vein. Medium-sized circular central hole. Obverse presents incised serpentine…

One circular mottled grey-brown jade bi. Medium-sized circular central hole. Obverse presents interlocking geometric pattern arranged in two concentric rings. Reverse presents geometric patterns arranged in two concentric rings. Inner ring exhibits…

One circular green jade bi. Dark green vein. Small circular central hole.

One circular grey-white jade bi. Crackle-patterned red vein. Small circular central hole.

One circular mutton-fat white jade bi. Four equidistantly-spaced carved busts resting on folded arms and facing alternately obverse and reverse on outer circumference. Small circular central hole with blue cord threaded through. Obverse and reverse…

One circular brown jade bi. Four equidistantly-spaced projecting lugs on outer circumference. Large circular central hole. Obverse presents engraved pattern of diamonds and a date. Reverse presents four archaic Chinese characters.

One circular roughly cut brown-flecked white jade bi. Four equidistantly-spaced projecting lugs on outer circumference. Medium-sized circular central hole.

One circular grey-white jade bi. Brown-flecked vein. Medium-sized circular central hole. Narrow recess around outer circumference in pulley fashion. Obverse presents narrow rectangular radial incision.

One circular mottled grey and brown jade bi. Medium-sized circular central hole.

One circular semi-translucent brown and grey jade bi. White-streaked vein. Small circular central hole.

One circular brown jade bi. Brown-flecked vein. Medium-sized central hole.

One circular translucent grey-blue jade bi. Small circular central hole. Obverse and reverse present image of a fish in the sea contained within plain narrow outer border.

One circular brown and white jade bi. Small circular central hole. Obverse and reverse present arabesque relief patterns defining four double S-shapes and a cruciform contained within plain narrow outer border.

One yellow-white ivory puzzle ball comprising openwork carved and pierced concentric spheres. The outermost shell presents an intricate pattern of figures and botanical forms interleaved with ring-shaped openings. The next shell inwards exhibits a…

One white openwork carved and pierced ivory sculpture in the form of an arc-shaped hollow flattened cylinder. Outer surface depicts garden landscape containing figures structures and trees.

One creamy-white carved ivory figure. In the form of a flattened cylinder open at both ends presenting the mouth head and limbs of a stylised frog. Figure's flat underside pierced with small circular hole.

One creamy-white elongated carved ivory female figure posed on a short base openwork carved and pierced with details of lotus plant leaves and blossoms. Figure's right hand grasps stem attached to lotus bud and leaf disposed over her right shoulder.…

One creamy-white elongated carved ivory figure posed on a short base openwork carved and pierced on the front surface with details of leaves fruit and a small animal. Figure depicted holding a flute up to its mouth. Rear surface of figure is less…

One creamy-white elongated carved ivory male figure posed on a short base openwork carved and pierced on the front surface with botanical patterns. Figure is depicted bearded and dressed in long flowing robes bearing a bamboo tube in its right hand…

One creamy-white elongated carved ivory male figure posed on a short base openwork carved and pierced on the front surface with botanical patterns. Figure is depicted bearded and dressed in long flowing robes with his right hand clutching his belt…

One creamy-white elongated carved ivory male figure posed on a short base openwork carved and pierced on the front surface with botanical patterns. Figure is depicted bearded and dressed in long flowing robes with his right hand holding a calabash…

One creamy-white elongated carved ivory male figure posed on a short base openwork carved and pierced on the front surface with botanical patterns. Figure is depicted bearded and dressed in long flowing robes with a sword slung over his right…

One yellow-brown carved ivory figure in the form of a robed bearded man bearing two large gourds or globular bundles and an upside-down bat on the top of his head. Head and facial hair tinted with dark pigment. One of the bat's wings appears to have…

One approximately rectangular red-brown openwork carved and pierced ivory sculpture. Presents a flattened frieze-like design of a bird feeding from a flowering planet.

One creamy-white carved ivory figure of an elephant depicted trumpeting with mouth open and snout raised.

One yellow-white trapezoidal openwork carved and pierced ivory sculpture. Each face presents the same flattened frieze-like botanical design.

One elongated light tan and white carved ivory pin broken at the neck. Head exhibits carved incised bilaterally symmetric design. Presented in dark blue box with Chinese characters on lid and light blue interior lining.

One light tan elongated blade-shaped walrus tusk slightly curved along its length. Each side presents incised designs of figures engaged in boating and fishing.

One yellow-white trapezoidal openwork carved and pierced ivory sculpture. Presents continuous botanical design.

One wallet: Brown leather wallet with 5-pointed star cut into the front outside surface. Two pockets, one inside each half. Well used but in good condition. Some stitching frayed. Used by Rewi Alley and deposited by Alan Duan, his adopted son,…

One cylindrical brass and copper Tibetan-style prayer wheel. Barrel presents two bands of Tibetan characters moulded in low relief. Barrel lid takes the form of a lotus bud surmounting a flattened hemisphere and a broad flat rim. Upper surface…

One cylindrical brass Tibetan-style prayer wheel with a spindle emerging from the base. Barrel presents six Tibetan characters moulded in low relief. Barrel top surface exhibits quatrefoil lotus pattern surrounding a central triskelion motif. Barrel…

One circular yellow-brown varnished wooden geomantic compass or luopan. Obverse presents minute radial divisions containing Chinese characters in black and red pigment surrounding central compass needle inset under glass. Reverse presents a grid…

One box-shaped red-brown wooden geomantic compass or luopan contained within a lacquered box. Upper part of front face contains a rectangular grid populated by Chinese characters in black and red pigment. Lower part of front face presents a minutely…

One rectangular red-brown wooden candle mould in four sections held together with two multi-coloured braids of cord and fabric. Interior faces of mould components present carved decorations comprising a botanical pattern bordered above and below by…

One cicada cage. Body fashioned from yellow-brown gourd. One end capped with intricately carved botanical pattern in ivory- or bone-coloured material.

One long slender yellow-brown wooden back scratcher. Central part of main body incorporates an abacus directly carved from the wood medium.

One ring with decoration in enamel.

One round, copper and green coloured metal harness medallion. Carved patterns on an inner circle with a carved design of four snake-like dragons around the outside, whose heads project beyond the outer circular border. Engraved detail on inner circle…

One cup-shaped light tan horn fragment cut from the coronet of a deer antler. Exterior surface exhibits traces of red-ochre and green colouring.

One cone-shaped hollow red-brown horn fragment. Exhibits incised geometric patterns near its base.

One yellow-brown vessel fashioned from a gourd.

One tinted purple blown glass brush rest in the form of the head of a trident with rounded points - those on the sides curving inwards. Interior of object contains air bubbles.

One miniature gilded wooden shrine in the form of a roofed rectangular box mounted on a double pedestal. Box has two doors that open to reveal a brass Buddha figurine with an elaborate headdress mounted on a pedestal. Box shrine is painted dark blue…

One green and brown embroidered pouch containing sixty two rectangular ivory counters for the gambling game zhuangyuan chou 狀元籌. Various types of counters are engraved with Chinese characters and pictorial illustrations.

Furniture gifted to Canterbury Museum by the Beijing Palace Museum, in 1957.

One chair, part of gift from the Palace Museum.

Panel of blue silk, with embroidered designs of flying cranes and phoenix.

Cardboard cover which acted as folder for collection of 12 coloured wood cut prints, obtained in Suzhou by Rewi Alley. Folder has embossed front cover imitating surface of tree truck, with oval framed lithograph image of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany…

One facsimilie of a painting on paper featuring mythical figures.

One rectangular yellow-brown wooden box. Lid presents six Chinese characters in pale green pigment. Box interior lined in dark green satin. Contains ten miniature heads each elaborately painted with examples of theatrical makeup. Beneath each head is…

One brown cylindrical wooden container with a ring-shaped cap and a yellow-white bone or ivory stopper threaded through with orange cord.

Perspex disc with red backing and engraved Chinese characters. Disc sitting on perspex base with yellow Chinese characters. Backed with a clear perspex stand.

Six round, metal coins from the Pre-Qin period, each depicting subjects of the Chinese Zodiac. All but one of the coins depict dragons. The other coin illustrates the Twelve Earthly Branches, which are used in combination with Heavenly Stems to…

Six round, metal charm coins, depicting various illustrations and characters in relief. Each coin has a hole in its centre, one of which is square, the others round. Worn together as Amulet.

One round, brass charm or amulet coin, depicting two dragons separated by a pillar surmounted by rosettes, one of which has three tendrils. Outer and inner double rim. Circular hole in centre.

One Mandarin hat. First rank. Dark brown silk, with pinky-red coral button on ornamental gilt base, and bright red tassels.

Two embroidered Mandarin badges.

Two mandarin badges.

One female mandarin badge of embroidered silk in two parts, featuring phoenix, as attached to ceremonial robe.

One blue and red collar with 17 tongues and with imitation pearls attached to them. On the collar itself are two dragons in blue and white. These are decorated with gold leaf and gold braid and are on the red background. There is a clasp of jade,…

Two cloisonne vases.

One chevron-shaped metal pendant decorated on both sides with ruyi patterns in blue red and yellow cloisonné enamel.

One cloisonne box with lid.

One rectangular, unfired, clay panel which depicts Rewi Alley and a likeness of Buddha with children. Copy of an original Rewi Alley memorial at Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

One ceramic vessel.

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…

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…