This unusually large porcelain bowl was made in the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1127 - 1279) and was recovered some years ago from a shipwreck. It is coated in a translucent pale green Qingbai type glaze that is finely-crackled in places. In its centre are five "spur" or firing marks where such bowls were stacked on top of each other in the kiln separated by spacers...

An extremely rare opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) Qingbai porcelain ewer in its firing saggar, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire some time ago and now offer for sale. 

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This porcelain dish dates from the mid to late 1500's, from the latter part of the Jiajing reign (1522 - 1566) to the beginning of the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620). It is coated in a thick creamy-white glaze with the unglazed part of the body, to the base, fired a reddish-brown. The underglaze blue decoration features a phoenix standing in a garden surrounded by a wide band of floral decoration...

This unusual jar was made during the 16th century. It is heavily-potted with a six-lobed body. The six lobes are decorated in alternating patterns, water and floral. The glaze is particularly thick and has "crawled" in places around the base of the neck.

Height 8.5 cm (3.35 inches)...