C18th. Chinese famille rose porcelain tea bowl & saucer

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1800: item #769756
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A good Chinese famille rose porcelain tea bowl and saucer.

Dating from the 2nd half of the C18th., the cup measures 3 1/2inches (8.9 cms) across and the saucer 5 1/2inches (13.9 cms) across.

The cup has a minute frit to the rim and a bruise to the footrim.The saucer has 2 faint hairlines. The condition is, otherwise, good.

Chinese European decorated clobbered porcelain bowl

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1800: item #769405
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A Chinese porcelain bowl, originally decorated in underglaze blue, and enamelled in red in Europe (clobbered).

Dating from the late C17th / C18th., it measures 4 1/4inches (10.8 cms) across.

There is an extended firing fault to the base and some surface scratching to the interior. It is in otherwise good condition.

Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl TONGZHI mark & pd

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1900: item #769364
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A Chinese porcelain bowl of ogee form decorated in famille rose enamels with a mandarin duck, a pheasant, a crane and magpies in waterside foliage. There is a painted 6 character Tongzhi to the base.

Dating from the Tongzhi period (1862-74), it measures 3 3/4inches (9.5 cms) across.

There is a faint hairline to the rim.

Signed Daoguang Pewter Yixing Teapot

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1900: item #769018
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A bell-shaped pewter-clad Yixing teapot with jade handle, finial and spout, the red stoneware interior with a raised potter’s seal: Hua Xi Shu Wu, the exterior with a poetic inscription and scholar’s mark on one side and a prunus spray on the other. Height: 3 ¾ in.; length: 5 ¼ in. Daoguang (1821-50).

The teapot is not in great shape. The lid has been badly bashed on one side and there are a number of small dings to the... Click for details

Chinese famille rose porcelain Nonya bowl MARK

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1920: item #768096
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Chinese porcelain bowl decorated in famille rose enamels with a pheasant and flowers in the Nonya style. It has a 4 character mark to the base.

Probably dating from c.1900, it measures 4 inches (10 cms) across.

There are 2 small bubble bursts to the rim.

Chinese famille rose porcelain tea bowl Signed

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1920: item #767778
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A chinese republic porcelain tea or wine cup decorated in famille rose enamels with a bird in a branch. There is a 4-character inscription to the back.

Dating from the 1st half of the C20th., it measures 2 5/8inches (6.7 cms) across.

There is wear to the gilding. It is in good condition.

Japanese banko pottery tea pot Signed

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1910: item #767774
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A charming japanese banko pottery tea pot modelled as a cottage and decorated with applied relief and enamel with birds and blossom. It has in impressed seal mark to the base.

Dating from c.1900, it measures 5 1/2inches (14 cms) long.

There are some chips to the edge of the lid and to one flower.

Colorful Imbe-Bizen Guinomi by Abe Anjin

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Contemporary: item #767771

Abe Anjin(b.1938) is a Bizen ceramic artist outside the normal radar of Bizen fans. Yet, for hardcore fans he is a master Bizen potter and a must for any serious collection. Abe, along with Mori Togaku and Harada Shuroku, creates Bizen closest to the antique 16th century masterpieces. Abe has also created these last few years colored Bizen, like figures from the Edo period, in guinomi forms. This shishi eared low guinomi was fired about four times, first a Bizen firing---applied liquid clay slip... Click for details

Jpanese banko nodder modelled as a Geisha

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1920: item #767385
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A small figure of a Geisha seated and playing a musical instrument. The head nods.

Datong from c1920, it stands 3 inches (7.6 cms) tall.

It is in good condition.

C18th Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl QIANLONG

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese Pre 1800: item #767382
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A very fine chinese porcelain bowl, thinly potted and beautifully painted in bright famille rose enamels with figures at a table in a room setting.

Dating from the early Qianlong period (1736-96), it measures 5 1/2inches (14 cms) across.

There is some wear to the gilding, a faint double hairline and a small chip to the rim.