Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese (291)

Late 19th century
Tongzhi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
H: 60 cm / 23.6 in
Glaze partially worn at mouth rim, 3 glaze lines to bottom (does not affect body)
From a Baton Rouge, LA estate


A monumental 60 cm tall floor vase, featuring comical and charming foo dogs at play and enameled in the famille verte palette. The reverse side features calligraphic verses, along with the artist's name and the year of creation...

Late 18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
D: 27.2 cm / 10.7 cm
Near perfect: some surface scratches, one rim chip, and minor fritting
From northern California private collection


A Qianlong mark and period dish, glazed in creamy celadon and scallop-edged...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
H: 26.7 cm / 10.5 in; W: 20 cm / 7.9 in (at widest point)
Jar: perfect condition; Lid: 2 cm chip and 3 cm hairline
From a Marine County private collection


A 19th century celadon jar and cover, with carved underglazed decorations featuring ruyi medallions and two dragons "piercing" through vines; all covered with a nice, tender celadon glaze.

12-13th century
Southern Song Dynasty
Porcelain with green-blueish Qingbai glaze
D: 17.1 cm / 6.7 in; H: 6.5 cm / 2.6 in (without stand), 9.4 cm / 3.7 in (with stand)
Basically perfect: slight original manufacturing flaw and some age wear to rim.
From a Seattle, Washington area estate


An elegant Song Qingbai bowl, decorated in the interior with carved / incised details and covered in a green-blueish translucent glaze...

Early 19th century
Jiaqing Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with monochrome blue glaze
D: 19 .1 cm / 7.5 in
Perfect condition
From a Hollywood, FL estate


A Jiaqing mark and period circular dish, covered in a rich and bubbly cobalt blue glaze. Surface wear suggest that this dish had once been gilt-decorated with a dragon among clouds. The roughly written mark is typical for non-official wares of this period.

Late 19th - early 20th century
Late Qing Dynasty to Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze wucai enamels
H: 23.2 cm / 9.13 in
Chip to the lotus flower bud of one figure, otherwise very good.
From a southern California estate


A charming set of Hehe Erxian figures, in a mirrored true-matching pair...

16th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with Longquan celadon glaze
H: 28 cm / 11 in (with lid); 22.9 cm / 9 in (vase alone)
Bottom neatly drilled, mouth-rim ground down (see pictures). Wood lid slightly chipped at the edges.
From a Palm Beach, FL estate


A sturdy and thickly potted mid to late Ming Longquan celadon vase, featuring a thickly glazed deep-green body and incised trellis diapers. Please note that this piece is quite heavy and weighs 4 lbs alone...

Jar with "Guanyin Songzi" Theme
ca. 1560-1600, late 16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 28.5 cm (with stand & cover), 19 cm (porcelain jar alone)
Very good condition: original firing cracks to foot rim with associated glaze lines (all original and does not effect body)...

Late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 33 cm, W: 26 cm (at widest point)
Perfect condition
From a Jackson, Mississippi collection


A large "Kangxi revival" Guangxu blue and white jar, with typical late Qing glaze, painting style, and paste; featuring eleven beauties engaged in activities of intellectual refinement.

ca. 1580-1600, late 16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
D: 33 cm, H: 6 cm
Nearly perfect: some typical late Ming fritting to rim, one very small chip
From the estate of an Orinda, CA collector of 16/17th c Chinese porcelain


A nice Wanli "Kraak" charger of exceptional size, cobalt blue coloring, glaze, and painting quality...

ca. 1700 – 1720
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 15.1 cm
Basically perfect condition, typical Kangxi fritting to rim
From a Dutch private collection


Women often represent an aesthetic ideal in Chinese art. In particular, early 18th century Chinese portrayals of women feature willowy, svelte beauties–at once wistfully graceful and at once sensuous...

ca. 1700 – 1720
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 15.7 cm
Basically perfect condition, typical Kangxi fritting to rim
From a Dutch private collection


Women often represent an aesthetic ideal in Chinese art. In particular, early 18th century Chinese portrayals of women feature willowy, svelte beauties–at once wistfully graceful and at once sensuous...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with sang de boeuf / oxblood copper glaze and overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 23.5 cm, W: 21 cm (at widest point)
Perfect condition, with only slight age wear to enamels
From a Northern California private collection (mislabeled "Yung Cheng 1723-1735" to bottom)


An unusual sang de boeuf / oxblood copper red vase, heavily potted in the apple "zun" shape, and enameled with various floral sprays in the famille rose pa...

Early 20th century
Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
H: 25.3 cm (immortal), 26.7 cm (farmer)
Chip & small piece re-stuck to farmer's hat
From a Santa Monica, CA estate

ca. 1690-1700s, late 17th century
Mid Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
D: 28 cm
Typical Kangxi fritting to rim, otherwise good
From an English private collection


A large (28 cm) 1690s blue and white "pheasants" plate, decorated in a shade of intense blue found only in select Kangxi wares, and covered with extremely fine luminous glaze...

ca. 1870-90s, late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with powder blue glaze and famille verte enamels
H: 35.7 cm W: 25 cm (at widest point)
Lamp hole filled in and covered to bottom, cover partially restored.
From a French estate


A large and robustly shaped late Qing covered ginger jar, in the Kangxi style with famille verte flower-baskets against a powder blue ground.

ca. 1730s, early 18th century
Yongzheng - early Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 22.7 cm
Perfect condition with no chips, hairlines, or any other damage.
From a Belgian collection


Early 18th century export wares are often quite exceptional in quality...

Late 14th - early 15th century
Hongwu - Xuande Periods, early Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with Longquan celadon glaze
D: 31.5 cm, h: 5.5 cm
Age wear to glaze, otherwise perfect
From a Palm Beach, FL private collection

In terms of design and artistic execution, this beautiful Longquan celadon charger is solidly early Ming; its barbed rim, decorated cavetto, incised decorations, and fluted panel to central field are all very typical of late 14th / early 15th century ...