Late Qing dynasty Chinese porcelain baluster form vase with wide trumpet mouth decorated in underglaze blue against a bluish-white background with two opposing “shuangxi” symbols (indicating double-happiness and wedded bliss) surrounded by a stylized pattern of pencil style scrolling sweet pea vines (symbolizing “many children”). Two small underglaze blue Buddhist lion and cub handles are at the neck. The neck is encircled by upright plantain leaves. The interior and base are glazed but the low ...click for details
Chinese Kangxi period (1662-1722) ginger jar decorated in underglaze blue on a slightly off-white porcelain ground with shou characters alternating with stylized leafy lotus heads. A ruyi head border extends around the circumference of the upper shoulder. Typical of Kangxi porcelain, the glazed base has an underglaze blue double circle at the center, and is covered in “pig’s bristle holes.” The relatively flat foot rim and the exterior mouth are both unglazed while the interior is glazed. Measu ...click for details
Large late Qing dynasty Guangxu period lidded porcelain ginger jar decorated in underglaze blue against a faint bluish-white background with four “shuangxi” symbols (indicating double-happiness and wedded bliss) surrounded by a stylized pattern of pencil style scrolling sweet pea flowers and vines (symbolizing “many children”). A bud forms the finial. The interior and base are glazed but the foot rim and mouth are unglazed. There is kiln grit adhering to the foot rim. This type of decoration wi ...click for details
Large Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period porcelain trumpet mouth vase decorated in underglaze blue against a white background with four “shuangxi” symbols (indicating double-happiness and wedded bliss) surrounded by a stylized pattern of pencil style scrolling sweet pea vines (symbolizing “many children”). The interior and base are glazed but the low rounded foot rim is unglazed and dressed brown. An apocryphal four-character Ming dynasty Chenghua reign mark is on the base. This type of de ...click for details
Chinese late Ming dynasty porcelain guan form jar with wide shoulders tapering to a flat, unglazed base decorated in underglaze blue with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage on a white ground. A short, cylindrical neck ends with an applied light brown wash at the rim. The interior is fully glazed. A luting line is faintly visible at the waist and can be seen and felt on the inside. Measures 5 7/8” high by about 5 ½” diameter. 17th century. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, ...click for details
Chinese Ming dynasty guan form porcelain jar decorated around the circumference in underglaze blue with a pattern of four stylized flowers separated by scrolling foliage set against a white background with a faint celadon-gray hue. The glaze covers the interior and base. The unglazed foot rim has burnt orange. A luting line is visible at the mid-section and can be seen and felt in the interior. Measures 4 ½” high by about 4 ½” diameter. Circa 16th /17th century. There are tiny glaze frits ...click for details
Chinese late Ming dynasty crackle-glazed porcelain pear-shaped vase with bulbous base, waisted neck, and flaring mouth decorated with scattered underglaze blue cobalt butterflies and leafy fruited and flowering twigs. The white glaze has a faint gray hue with darker gray geyao-type crackles. The glazed base bears an underglaze blue square form "yu tang jei qi" mark (玉堂佳器), which means something like "an excellent ware from the hall of jade." The ...click for details
Chinese late Ming dynasty crackle-glazed porcelain pear-shaped vase with bulbous base, waisted neck, and flaring mouth decorated with scattered underglaze blue cobalt butterflies and leafy fruited and flowering twigs. The white glaze has a faint celadon-blue (月白) hue with brown crackles. The foot rim is unglazed and the glazed base bears an underglaze blue square form "yu tang jei qi" mark (玉堂佳器), which means something like "an excellent ...click for details
Large Chinese late Qing dynasty lidded ginger jar decorated in underglaze blue with leafy vines and sweet pea flowers set against a white ground with a pale blue tint. The interior and base are glazed while the exterior mouth rim, foot rim and interior edge of the lid are unglazed. This type of decoration with a sweet pea floral background was produced for the Straits Chinese communities and is also referred to as blue and white nonya ware or "Shanghai ware" (see “Straits Chinese Por ...click for details
Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period porcelain wash basin decorated in underglaze blue with leafy vines and sweet pea flowers set against a white ground with a pale blue tint. An abstract pattern is at the interior base. The exterior holds three sparse groupings of grasses. There is kiln grit adhering to the foot rim. The base is glazed but the foot rim is unglazed. This type of decoration with a sweet pea floral background was produced for the Straits Chinese communities and is also ref ...click for details
