Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Moulded Qingbai Porcelain Bowl
This porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is quite "heavily-potted" and stands on a sturdy foot. The inside is decorated with a moulded floral and flower blossom pattern above which is a band of key-fret pattern. There is a central ring that is unglazed, this allowing such bowls to be fired stacked on top of each other. I ...click for details
Fine & Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Bowl
This fine and rare porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It stands on quite a wide foot and the wall is particularly translucent when held against the light. The inner surface is decorated with five "ribs" at the end of which are "V" shaped notches cut into the rim. It has been coated in a delicate pale blue Qingb ...click for details
Fine Chinese Song Dynasty Incised Qingbai Porcelain Bowl
This fine and thinly-potted porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is coated in a finely-crackled translucent greenish-blue Qingbai glaze. The inner surface has been decorated with an incised cloud-like pattern. Part of the glaze on the underside is slightly "pitted"; whether this was caused during manufacture or is as a re ...click for details
This porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is fairly "heavily-potted" and the inner surface has been separated into five sections. The rim has been purposely left unglazed. It is coated in an attractive finely-crackled translucent yellowish-green Qingbai glaze. On the unglazed base are Chinese characters in fired-on black pigment, poss ...click for details
Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Moulded Qingbai Porcelain Dish - Hare
This porcelain dish was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The inner surface is decorated with a moulded pattern featuring two hares and floral patterns, above which is a key-fret band. It is coated in a fairly thick crackled Qingbai glaze, pale blue in colour. The rim has been purposely left unglazed, allowing such dishes to be fired upside-do ...click for details
Large Chinese Song Dynasty Moulded Dehua Porcelain Box
This rare and unusually large porcelain box was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) at the Dehua kilns. The wall of both the upper and lower sections are "ribbed" with the main design being a moulded lotus flower within bands and scrolls. The clear glaze is finely-crackled and has a greenish-blue tint in places. On the unglazed underside are Chi ...click for details
Chinese 19th Century Blue & White Porcelain Box with Calligraphy
This attractive blue & white porcelain box was made during the mid 1800's. Inside the box and the cover are characters etched into the glaze; we have not had these characters translated. The glaze is slightly crackled in places. The box measures 10.5 cm by 8 cm. No repair or restoration; fine condition.
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Chinese Ming Dynasty 15th Century Blue & White Porcelain Bowl
This fine blue & white porcelain bowl with flared rim was made during the 15th century. The outer wall is decorated with a honeycomb pattern whilst the inner design is based around ribbons and the double-vajra (Buddhist sceptre) pattern. Although this particular example has been excavated from a land site, almost identical examples are illustrated i ...click for details
This porcelain bowl was made during the 15th / 16th centuries. It is quite "heavily-potted" and decorated with an elaborate floral pattern. The glaze is crackled.
It is larger than the "average" Ming bowl, with a diameter of 18 cm. No repair or restoration; fine condit ...click for details
Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Jar
This attractive covered jar was made during the 13th / 14th Century (Song / Yuan Dynasty). It is coated inside and out in a greenish Qingbai-type glaze. The cover has a carved pattern, to give it the appearance of a tiled roof. This jar represents a granary and would originally have held a small quantity of grain (we have other examples that still contain trace ...click for details
