Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware (8)

A small, well patinated, Yixing stoneware teapot made in China circa 1700 to 1730 during either the Kangxi or Yongzheng reigns. There are no makers or owners seal marks. Condition - excellent. One minute base chip - no cracks and no resoration. 3.3 inches(8.5cm) long,2.2 inches (5.5cm) high.

18世纪早期 宜兴紫砂狮钮小壶
一件包浆古旧的宜兴紫砂小壶，约作于1700-1730年间，清康熙或雍正时期。无款识。
品相：完好。底有一处小磕，无冲缝，无修复。长8.5厘米，高5.5厘米。

An early Ming dynasty Celadon bowl made in the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province during the first half of the 15th Century (circa 1400 - 1450 AD). The outide is of moulded lotus petal form, the base is unglazed and there is carved lotus flower decoration to the interior. Condition excellent - no damages and no restoration. 21cm (8.3 inches) diameter; 9cm (3.5 inches) high.

明代龙泉青瓷荷叶纹碗-15世纪
明早期龙泉青瓷碗，15世纪上半叶（约公元1400-1450），碗外部模制成莲花瓣形，内部亦划莲花纹，底部无釉。
品相完美，无损伤也无修复，碗直径21cm，高9cm。

A green glazed "celadon" ware vase with flattened pear-shaped body made in the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province, circa 1450-1550, during the middle Ming dynasty. The shape is probably in imitation of ring handled bronze vessles of similar form which have been produced in China since the Yuan dynasty. There is moulded floral decoration to the body and a plantain leaf design around the neck. On each side of the vase are six-lobed cartouches containing the Chinese characters "shou" (longevity) and "fu" (prosperity). There is an almost identical example in the British Museum, please see item 16:18, page 469 - "Ming Ceramics in the British Museum" by Jessica Harrison-Hall (ISBN 0 7141 1488 X). Condition - there are under glaze firing cracks and some surface scratching but no external damage and no repairs or restoration. 7.25 inches (18.5cm) high.

15/16世纪明龙泉青瓷梨形双耳瓶
绿釉青瓷桃形扁瓶，明中期约1440-1550年间浙江龙泉窑品，此种器形估为仿元代以来双耳吊环青铜瓶器形，模制的花卉纹瓶身和芭蕉叶纹瓶颈，瓶身两面中央六瓣海棠花内各有“福”及“寿”字纹。大英博物馆内有一几乎同样的展品，见Jassica Harrison-Hall的“Ming Ceramics in British Museum (大英博物馆的明代陶瓷）”（ISBN 0 7141 1488 x) 一书第469页第16:18件样品。
品相：釉下有窑裂之迹，釉面有划痕，但无损伤，亦无修补或修复。瓶高18.5cm。

Fine and rare roof ridge tile figure group consisting of a horse and groom made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). Condition - unusually very good - age related wear to glazes and minor chipping (please see enlargement 8 for most noticable chip) but no significant losses and no restoration. 36cm (14.1 inches) high; 33cm 13 inches long

明代马俑屋顶瓦(1368-1644)
稀有的明代(1368-1644)马俑屋顶瓦，品相出乎意料的完好，仅有些许年代久远的磨釉之迹及小磕口（见图8），但无明显损伤，亦无修复，器高36cm，长33cm。

A green glazed "celadon" stoneware vase with flattened pear-shaped body,ring handles and moulded decoration made in the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province in the 14th Century, during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). On each side of the vase are six-lobed cartouches containing the Chinese characters "shou" (longevity) and "fu" (prosperity). Bronze vessels of a similar form have been produced in China since the Yuan dynasty. For a very similar example please see exhibit no. 44 (page26) in the catalogue of the 2009 Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition "The World in Monochromes". Condition - there is extensive cracking around the base area where one section has been re-glued. 19cm (7.5inches) high.

14世纪元代龙泉窑青釉花口福寿瓶
一件龙泉窑模制青釉花口瓶，兽耳双环，约为14世纪元代作品。瓶身两面各有“福”“寿”字样。类似形制的青铜器的制造始于元代。类似的器型，见2009年东方瓷学会（OCS）展览《单色瓷世界》图册第26页第44号展品。
品相：底有多处裂痕，有一处粘连修补痕迹。高19厘米。

An Yixing stoneware teapot bearing a rare seal "Li Bang Shui Ji" - which might be a retailers mark. There is a single hole inside the spout. This item was made in China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1908),possibly during the reign of either the Jiaqing or Daoguang emperors (1796-1850). Condition - good - no damages and no restoration. 15.5cm (6.1inches) long; 9cm (3.5inches) high.

清 少见的“李邦水记”款紫砂壶
一件宜兴紫砂壶，底带少见的“李邦水记”款识——可能为店名款，内有一个出水孔。作于清代，可能为嘉庆道光年间。
品相：好。无损伤，无修复。长15.5厘米，高9厘米。

A small biscuit-fired turquoise, 'aubergine' and yellow glazed moulded stoneware figure depicting Wen Chang (文昌王), the Chinese god of culture and literature, seated on an acanthus leaf throne. This item was probably made for a home altar (possibly in Shanxi province) in the 16th or early 17th Century, during the second half of the Ming dynasty. Condition: the head has been broken at the neck and reglued and there are firing losses to the aubergine enamels at the back; there are no further damages and there has been no restoration. 14cm (5.5 inches) high.

明 三彩文昌星造像

素胎压模炻器文昌星坐像，表面施有松石蓝、茄紫和黄色釉。

应是作于明代下半叶16世纪至17世纪初（可能为山西省），用于家中祭拜。

品相：头颈部为重新粘合，背面茄紫色釉有一些烧制过程中造成的脱落。无其他损伤或修复。

高14厘米。

A rare and unusual turquoise glazed, pottery gu form altar vase. Its moulded decoration depicts two dragons amongst clouds on the upper section ; on the waist are two ruyi bands and on the unglazed lower section are two cash symbols and what appears to be a double gourd. The base carries an inscription which we have been unable to read. This item was made for the domestic market. In China turquoise objects (which were fired at low temperature with a glaze that was notoriously difficult to control) appear to have been used traditionally within a religious context as temple dedications and altar pieces. This vase was made in China (possibly in Shaanxi province) during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Condition - the body is completely intact with no chips, cracks or restoration but there is extensive old and recent glaze loss. Size: 20.8cm (8.2 inches) high.