{"title":"Archive - sold items","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-large-yaozhou-teabowl-of-conical-shape-northern-song-dynasty","title":"A large Yaozhou teabowl of conical shape – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis thinly potted bowl of conical shape is covered overall with a lustrous green glaze of olive tone. It is supported on a short, neatly cut foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 4.8 cm, diameter 13.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent condition, light surface scratches and small firing flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very similar bowl was found in the tomb of the Princess of State Chen, Inner Mongolia, which could be dated to the seventh year of Kaitai (1018). It is illustrated in “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDated ceramics of Song, Liao, and Jin Periods\u003c\/em\u003e”, LIUTAO, Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, 2004, pl. 2-3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor another similar bowl, see,”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection”\u003c\/em\u003e, Bo Gyllensvard, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 116.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47437655572805,"sku":"14","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/YaozhoubowlNorthernSong1.jpg?v=1705936436"},{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-ming-jar-with-flower-and-bird-decoration","title":"A blue and white jar with flower and bird decoration - Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Ming blue and white porcelain jar, painted in a spontaneous and flowing style typical of the period. The decoration consists of flowers and a bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Ming Dynasty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 14.5 cm, diameter at the widest place 14 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear and minor firing impurities. Some sand attached to the footring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47437746798917,"sku":"24","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/BlueandWhitejarWanliMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705938178"},{"product_id":"a-dehua-blanc-de-chine-octagonal-cup-with-incised-anhua-decoration-transitional-period","title":"A Dehua Blanc de Chine octagonal cup with incised anhua decoration - Transitional period - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf flared form with four bracket feet. It has a finely incised anhua (secret decoration) of the Eight Horses of Mu Wang. According to Patrick Donnelly, the large cups were probably meant for wine, whereas the medium ones were used for tea drinking. Produced in Dehua kilns, Fujian province in the 17\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 6 cm, diameter 9.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two insignificant chips to the rim (see pictures)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought by the Swedish couple, Ingrid and Otto Olesen, in Shanghai in the 1930’s. Thence by decent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e A very similar, but slightly smaller, cup is illustrated in: Blanc de Chine, Porcelain from Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr \u0026amp; John Ayers) plate 107.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47441313366341,"sku":"12","price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/DehuacupMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705935062"},{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-dish-vietnam-15th-16th-century","title":"A blue and white dish, Vietnam, 15th\/16th Century - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Vietnamese blue and white deep dish with \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eeverted\u003c\/span\u003e and up-turned unglazed rim. It is decorated in underglaze blue with a single flower spray to the centre, and a scrolling lotus to the cavetto. The base is unglazed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15th\/16th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 5.3 cm, diameter 24.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crack and repair (see pictures)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47441617387845,"sku":"15","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Vietnamesedish15thCentury1.jpg?v=1705936672"},{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-lidded-ming-jar-with-flower-and-bird-decoration","title":"A blue and white lidded jar with flower and bird decoration - Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Ming blue and white porcelain jar, painted in a spontaneous and flowing style typical of the period. The decoration consists of flowers and a bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Ming\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 12.5 cm, diameter at the widest place 10 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crack at the neck ca 15 mm long (see picture). Wear and minor firing impurities. Some sand attached to the footring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47441627382085,"sku":"25","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/BlueandWhiteliddedjarMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705938423"},{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-ming-jar-painted-with-flower-patterns-ming-dynasty","title":"A blue and white Ming jar painted with flower patterns – Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Ming blue and white porcelain jar, painted with a flower pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 13 cm, diameter and the widest place 12.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear\/scratches and minor firing impurities. Possibly small repairs to inner neck (see pictures).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47441633214789,"sku":"26","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/BlueandwhiteMingjar1.jpg?v=1705938628"},{"product_id":"a-large-longquan-celadon-trigram-censer-ming-dynasty","title":"A large Longquan celadon “Trigram” censer – Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe censer has a bulbous body raised on three feet issuing from animal masks. The exterior is moulded with the eight trigrams and incised with a wave pattern above and below the trigrams pattern. Covered with an attractive celadon glaze of sea green colour, except for the base and the center of the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ming Dynasty, 15\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-16\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dia. 32 cm, height. 12 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good condition, some firing impurities and wear consistent with age, shallow chip to the base, extensive glaze lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e: There is a similar censer in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O495200\/flower-pot-unknown\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eV\u0026amp;A Museum\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA comparable, but smaller, censer was sold by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2019\/ceramics-and-jades-from-the-collection-of-sir-quo-wei-lee-hk0902\/lot.86.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSothebys, Hong Kong 27 november 2019\u003c\/a\u003e. Another censer of similar size was sold by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uppsalaauktion.se\/en\/auctions\/20181204\/31-a-southern-longquan-celadon-tripod-censer\/?departments=109\u0026amp;auctions=242\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUppsala Auktionskammare\u003c\/a\u003e, Sweden in 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506437570885,"sku":"20","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/LongquancenserMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705937342"},{"product_id":"a-longquan-dish-ming-dynasty","title":"A Longquan celadon dish – Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dish is nicely shaped with a lotus spray moulded in the center. It is fully glazed in an olive-green tone, except for a ring on the base where the light grey body has turned brown during firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: Early Ming Dynasty, 15\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dia. 24.3 cm, height. 4.7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good condition, wear consistent with age, some grit\/sand adhesion on outer body, a few chips to the footring. Nice high pitch when tapped with a finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e: -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506477809989,"sku":"21","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/LongquandishMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705937516"},{"product_id":"a-carved-longquan-large-dish-ming-dynasty","title":"A large carved Longquan celadon dish – Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dish is heavily potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot ring, the interior cavetto is carved with flowering, leafy lotus scrolls encircling a central trellis diaper pattern. The underside is undecorated. It is covered overall with a thick and even celadon glaze of sea green tone, except for a wide ring on the base which has burnt orange in firing. The perception of the colour of the glaze depends on light conditions and background (see pictures).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ming Dynasty, 15\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dia. 44 cm, height. 7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stained hairline crack at the rim, approximately 8 cm long. firing imperfections, expected wear and scratches, now stained. Rim and footring uneven, which is normal for a dish of this size from the Ming period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: From the collections of Emanuel Cederström (1848‑1920), Krusenberg Manor, Uppsala county, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e: At least 8 dishes of similar size and comparable decoration have been sold by Bonhams, Christies and Sothebys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auction\/23237\/lot\/56\/a-large-longquan-celadon-glazed-carved-dish-14th15th-century\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBonhams example\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/lot\/lot-6306395\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristies example\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/lot\/lot-5993149\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristies example 2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47507128123717,"sku":"22","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/LongquanlargedishMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705937957"},{"product_id":"a-zhangzhou-blue-and-white-phoenix-dish-late-ming-dynasty","title":"A Zhangzhou blue and white phoenix dish – late Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dish is nicely decorated with a central medallion of a pair of phoenixes amongst scrolling peonies. The border with five floral cartouches on a fish-scale ground. It was produced in Zhangzhou, Fujian province in the late 16\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e C. or early 17\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e C. Ceramics produced in Zhangzhou are commonly called Swatow ware and were mainly exported to Southeast Asia and Japan. Comparable dishes were found in Binh Thuan shipwreck which sank in the early 17\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ming Dynasty, around 1600.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dia. 26 cm, height. 4.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good condition, some firing impurities and wear consistent with age, typical grit\/sand adhesion on outer base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e: Similar dishes were found in the Binh Thuan shipwreck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47522456273221,"sku":"18","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/SwatowdishMingdynasty1.jpg?v=1705937145"},{"product_id":"a-small-blue-and-white-waterplant-cup-ming-dynasty","title":"A small blue and white waterplant cup – Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis cup is thinly potted and fired in a relatively low temperature. It is decorated with a waterplant pattern together with four characters on the outside, and one in the well. The character appears to be the Sanskrit seed syllable “a” and is associated with the Buddhist deity Fugen\/Fuxian. It is quite often seen in art decoration during the Ming dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ming Dynasty, Chenghua-Zhengde (1445-1521)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 4.5 cm, diameter 4.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, there is a tiny nibble to the rim (see last two pictures)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFrom a private collection brought together by a Swedish Connoisseur of Art. Making a career first at SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooporation Agency) and then later, he had a long career with the United Nations where he came to work mostly in Sweden, Iran, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and New York for close to 30 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47613974577477,"sku":"40","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Mingblueandwhitecup1.jpg?v=1707214300"},{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-kraak-dish-with-flower-and-bird-decoration-late-ming-dynasty","title":"A blue and white “Kraak” dish with flower and bird decoration – Late Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecorated in underglaze blue, with a foliate rim and decorated to the centre with a two birds below leafy stems of lotus flowers. The cavetto is further decorated with panels of stylised peach stems and precious objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ming Dynasty, Wanli-Tianqi, early 17\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 28.3 cm, height 5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear and firing impurities, sand adhesion and fritting to the rim which is typical on these dishes. The base is slightly convex, reaching further down than the footring. This makes the dish wobbly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e A very similar dish is illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChinese Porcelains of the Santos Palace\u003c\/em\u003e, Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, Paris, 2021, Page 327.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639863198021,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/kraakdishming1.jpg?v=1707735737"},{"product_id":"a-blue-and-white-lidded-ming-jar-with-flower-decoration","title":"A blue and white lidded Ming jar with flower decoration - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Ming blue and white porcelain jar, painted in a spontaneous and flowing style typical of the period. It is fully glazed, both on the outside and inside except for the flat base and the inside of the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Ming\/Transition, 17\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 11 cm, diameter and the widest place ca 8.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear and firing impurities. Some grit attached to the base. No cracks or repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639899373893,"sku":"27","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Mingjar1.jpg?v=1707736637"},{"product_id":"a-white-ding-type-large-bowl-10th-century","title":"A white Ding-type large bowl – 10th Century - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe bowl has rounded sides rising from a short foot. It is meant to have the shape of a flower with five petals, suggested by the rim having five subtle contour carvings. It is covered overall with a transparent glaze stopping short of the foot and the base is also unglazed.  The body is thinly potted with a hard white paste. It rings with a high clear tone for 6-7 seconds when tapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five Dynasties – Northern Song Dynasty – 10\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 6.5 cm, diameter 19 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear consistent with age and usage, chip to the footring approximately 2 cm long (see last picture).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/northern-white-wares\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern white wares\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639908057413,"sku":"30","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Dingbowl1.jpg?v=1707737121"},{"product_id":"covered-cosmetic-octagonal-box-with-qingbai-glaze-moulded-with-a-flower-pattern-accompanied-with-a-small-dish-song-dynasty","title":"Covered cosmetic octagonal box with Qingbai glaze moulded with a flower pattern accompanied with a small dish – Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA thinly potted box and cover of octagonal shape and straight sides with a moulded pattern of flowers. It is covered with a pale greenish\/blue glaze except for the base. Inside the box is a small shallow dish with an unglazed underside. These moulded cosmetic boxes were common during southern Song and comes in many shapes and types of decoration. This box was probably made in a Fujian or Jiangxi kiln, but comparable boxes were also produced in Lin'an Tianmu kiln, Zhejiang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Song dynasty (AD 1127-1279)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dia 7 cm , height 4.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Age related wear, crazing, minor crack and chip, repair to lid approximately 2.5 cm long (see two last pictures)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e A similar octagonal box, also including a small dish, was exhibited in the Museum of Far Easter Antiques in Stockholm 1965. It is illustrated in “\u003cem\u003eSung-Ming, Treasures from the Holger Lauritzen Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, M.F.E.A. Exhibition Catalogue NO. 3, 1965, Plates 32a, 32b.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/qingbai-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQingbai ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639932141893,"sku":"31","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Qingbaibox1.jpg?v=1707737440"},{"product_id":"a-korean-celadon-deep-bowl-goreyo-dynasty","title":"A Korean celadon deep bowl – Goreyo Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe bowl has deep rounded sides rising from a short foot. It is covered overall with a dark green glaze turning bluish grey in certain areas. There are some kiln grit adhesions to the base, which is typical of Korean celadon from this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Goreyo Dynasty (AD 918-1392), 12\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 7.8 cm, diameter 16.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear consistent with age and some fire impurities to the glaze, a few insignificant chips to the foot ring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a closely related bowl in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/object\/deep-conical-bowl-small-foot-and-gold-lacquer-repair:fsg_FSC-P-2793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNational Museum of Asian\u003c\/a\u003e Art, Freer Study Collection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639958552901,"sku":"33","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Goreyoceladonbowl1.jpg?v=1707738040"},{"product_id":"a-small-jun-dish-jin-yuan-dynasty","title":"A small jun dish - Jin-Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis shallow dish has a flat belly and a wide rim, almost turning downwards. It is covered overall with a thick bluish green glaze thinning to a mushroom tone on the rim. The base is unglazed. It is decorated with a large splash of reddish-purple colour to the interior. Small dishes of this shape was common in the Jun kilns during Jin and Yuan dynasties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jin-Yuan Dynasty (1115-1368)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 10.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear consistent with age and use, the edge of the rim is slightly uneven, probably from manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a similar dish in the Palace Museum illustrated in “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePorcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum II\u003c\/em\u003e, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, Plate 159.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/jun-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJun ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639971889477,"sku":"34","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Jundish1.jpg?v=1707738347"},{"product_id":"a-longquan-celadon-brush-washer-yuan-dynasty","title":"A fine Longquan celadon brush washer - Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis washer has deep sloping sides, moulded in the form of petals rising from a recessed foot to a lobed rim of corresponding form. It is covered in a soft and thick olive-green celadon glaze except for a ring-shaped area on the base where the paste is revealed. This particular shape is sometimes referred to as “bamboo” design or “sugar cane” design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 11.2 cm, height 3.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent condition, minor wear and fire impurities, minor crazing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Longquan washer of this shape excavated at Shisicang site, Wuqing district, Tianjin, dated to Yuan dynasty, is illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China - Tianjin Liaoning Jilin Heilongjiang\u003c\/em\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 18.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a comparable washer in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/52074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum, New York\u003c\/a\u003e, with an incised lotus design to the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother similar washer was sold at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2018\/st-george-street-sale-chinese-art-l18216\/lot.535.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSothebys, London\u003c\/a\u003e, in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrush washers were essential tools used by scholars and artists in East Asia, dating back to the Tang dynasty. These small vessels were designed to hold water for washing brushes during calligraphy and painting sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Tang dynasty, brush washers were typically crafted from ceramics. They often featured simple yet elegant designs, reflecting the aesthetic sensibilities of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Song and Yuan dynasties, the production of brush washers expanded, with artisans experimenting with various materials such as jade, bronze, and even precious metals like gold and silver. These luxurious versions were often adorned with intricate carvings or elaborate enamel work, serving as prized possessions among scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time of the Ming dynasty, ceramic brush washers remained popular, with artisans continuing to refine their craftsmanship. Ming brush washers were renowned for their delicate shapes and vibrant glazes, adding a touch of sophistication to scholars' desks and studio spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47639984275781,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/longquanwasheryuan4.jpg?v=1711292304"},{"product_id":"a-fujian-qingbai-cosmetic-large-box-song-yuan-dynasty","title":"A Fujian Qingbai cosmetic large box – Song\/Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe lid has a moulded chrysanthemum decoration whereas the bottom half is decorated with grass scrolls. It is covered with a bluish-white Qingbai glaze except for the lower part of the body and the base, where the white paste can be seen. These chrysanthemum boxes with white bodies are usually attributed to Dehua kilns in Fujian province, but they were also fired in other parts of the province. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (13\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 13.7 cm, height 6.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wear consistent with age and use, the bottom half with cracks and chips to the rim and base, the lid with a chip to the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 41\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shards from similar boxes have been excavated from Dehua kiln, Fujian Province. Examples are illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe specimens of ancient Chinese kilns in the collection of the Palace Museum - Fujian Volume 1\u003c\/em\u003e, Feng Xiaoqi, The forbidden city publishing house, 2015, plates 920, 953, 1004, 1017, 1157\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore info: \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/qingbai-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQingbai ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648003686725,"sku":"41","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/FujianQingbaibox1.jpg?v=1707900127"},{"product_id":"a-blue-ground-ko-sometsuke-lotus-pond-and-cranes-dish-tianqi-or-chongzhen-period","title":"A blue-ground Ko-Sometsuke “Lotus pond and cranes” dish, Tianqi or Chongzhen period - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis petal-lobed dish is reverse-decorated with lotus plants, four cranes and water surrounded by different flowers, the upright barbed rim is dressed in iron oxide and the base is unglazed. Some high-quality products made for Japan during Chongzhen are referred to as “Shonzui” wares. They often have barbed rims dressed in iron oxide like this dish (see below for more information).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen (1621-1644)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 3.5 cm, diameter 17.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent condition with minor wear, firing defects and minor loss of glaze. Rim slightly uneven (see profile pictures).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a related dish in the Butler Collection illustrated \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein Leaping the Dragon Gate – The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain\u003c\/em\u003e, Teresa Canepa \u0026amp; Katharine Butler, Ad Ilissvm 2022, Plate 1.64.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a Shonzui style dish from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/syuweb.kyohaku.go.jp\/ibmuseum_public\/index.php?app=shiryo\u0026amp;mode=detail\u0026amp;list_id=6940281\u0026amp;data_id=4814\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKyoto National Museum\u003c\/a\u003e of similar shape and size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKo-sometsuke, or “old blue-and-white” in Japanese is a type of Chinese porcelain made for the Japanese market in the early seventeenth century. These products often feature relatively coarse bodies and glazing as well as “naive” pictorial designs. Such “imperfections” were intentionally created to achieve a natural, even a humble aesthetic effect that was highly appreciated by the Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShonzui wares are items of Chinese porcelain, made at Jingdezhen during the Chongzhen period (and therefore later than the ko-sometsuke wares), for export to Japan in a distinctly Japanese style. They tend to be well-potted of good export quality, often with brown-dressed rims, and decorated in a distinctive manner with rich brocade-like patterns. The word Shonzui itself is a Japanese word. The origin and meaning of this term is the subject of much debate in Japan. There are examples known of these wares with an 8-character inscription which, it has been suggested, can be read in Japanese as meaning 'Made by Gorodaiyu Wu Shonzui'. The Japanese identify a number of sub-types of Shonzui wares, including the basic Shonzui wares, 'Hon Shonzui' wares, and 'Iro-e Shonzui' or coloured Shonzui.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47662457422149,"sku":"16","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/ko-sumetsukedish1.jpg?v=1708613868"},{"product_id":"a-thai-persimmon-shaped-covered-box-with-carved-design-sawankhalok-kilns-14th-16th-century","title":"A large Thai persimmon-shaped covered box with carved design – Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th Century - SOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stoneware lidded box is shaped like a persimmon fruit and carved with a vine scroll pattern. It is covered in a transparent glaze and the decoration is highlighted with a brown glaze. The flat, slightly concave, base is unglazed and the inside is partly glazed. Produced in Sukhothai province, Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dia 12.4 cm, height 9.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition with age related wear, chip to the lid, two repaired flakes to the shoulder of the body where the lid rests (see two last pictures).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Danish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42_1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seattle Art Museum, Gloria Gunn Prince Collection, accession number 92.82.22. There are several comparable boxes in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/search\/edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-2587a-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eFreer study collection\u003c\/a\u003e, National Museum of Asian Art.","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48276757709125,"sku":"42_1","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/sawankhalok_box_1.jpg?v=1709557952"},{"product_id":"a-thai-persimmon-shaped-covered-box-with-carved-design-sawankhalok-kilns-14th-16th-century-1","title":"A Thai persimmon-shaped covered box with carved design – Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th Century - SOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stoneware lidded box is shaped like a persimmon fruit and carved with a vine scroll pattern. It is covered in a transparent glaze and the decoration is highlighted with a brown glaze. The inside is covered in a light green glaze, whereas the footring and the base are unglazed. Produced in Sukhothai province, Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dia 10.1 cm, height 8.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition with age related wear, two small chips to the rim of the body, minor chips to the top of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Danish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42_2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seattle Art Museum, Gloria Gunn Prince Collection, accession number 92.82.22. There are several comparable boxes in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/search\/edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-2587a-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eFreer study collection\u003c\/a\u003e, National Museum of Asian Art.","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48285254254917,"sku":"42_2","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/sawankhalokliddedbox1.jpg?v=1709644342"},{"product_id":"a-rare-qingbai-duomu-ewer-yuan-dynasty","title":"A rare Qingbai “Duomu” ewer - Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ewer has a tapered cylindrical shape, widest at the base. The rear half of the mouth has a raised Ruyi cloud-shaped pattern, and the spout has a square shape. The body is decorated with leather band imitations and the small lid has a stamped raised flower petal pattern. It is covered in a pale blue glaze pooling in the recesses. This shape is referred to as “Duomu” in the literature, and evolved from metal or wooden containers used by the Mongolian and Tibetan people to store milk. It was probably fired in a Jingdezhen kiln.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 12.7 cm, Diameter of base 5.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear consistent with age, minor chips to the rear stopper of the mouth, crack to the base probably from manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a private collection brought together by a Swedish connoisseur of art. Making a career first at SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooporation Agency) and then later, he had a long career with the United Nations where he came to work mostly in Sweden, Iran, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and New York for close to 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e A larger ewer of this shape was excavated from the Yuantuo tomb in Longtan Lake, Chongwen district, Beijing, and is illustrated in \u003cem\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China - Beijing\u003c\/em\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 83.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48321475117381,"sku":"43","price":640.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaiewer1.jpg?v=1710086652"},{"product_id":"a-qingbai-water-dropper-yuan-dynasty","title":"A Qingbai water dropper - Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis water dropper, or small ewer, has a lobed shape with an elongated dragon moulded as the handle. It is covered in pale blue, lightly crackled glaze. It was probably made in a Jingdezhen kiln. The design is very clever using the principle of connecting device. To fill it up, the vessel is turned upside down and water\/wine is filled through the hole in the base. Once turned right again, the liquid can be poured through the spout. This design is sometimes referred to as a “backflow” pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 10.7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, minor wear and baking flaws, professional repair to the spout where it joins the body, possible repair to the top knob (shows fluorescence under UV light).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is a “backflow” vessel of slightly different shape, also with a dragon handle, in the Palace Museum illustrated in “\u003cem\u003ePorcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum I\u003c\/em\u003e, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, Plate 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore info: \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/qingbai-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQingbai ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48343607836997,"sku":"39","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaiwaterdropper1.jpg?v=1710323692"},{"product_id":"a-small-carved-qingbai-peony-dish-southern-song-dynasty","title":"A small carved Qingbai “peony” dish – Southern Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis thinly potted dish has straight everted sides and a flat, slightly convex, bottom carved with a peony pattern. It is totally covered in a pale blue glaze, except for the rim. Very similar dishes have been excavated at the Hutian kiln site, Jingdezhen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 10.2 cm, height 1.6 cm, weight 54 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear consistent with age, one small chip to the rim, glaze slightly degraded from burial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Similar dishes were excavated from Hutian kiln, Jingdezhen and are illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHutian Kiln Site in Jingdezhen – Report on excavations from 1988 to 1999\u003c\/em\u003e, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology Jingdezhen Museum of Civilian Kiln, Cultural Relics Press, 2007. Drawings are illustrated in Volume 1, page 140, and pictures are illustrated in Volume 2, page 41. Another dish was excavated from Gedi Township, Changshan County, Zhejiang, and is illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZhejiang Provincal Museum’s Famous Kilns and Porcelain Series Special Exhibition No. 3 – Light Brings Beauty – Song and Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Unearthed in Zhejiang\u003c\/em\u003e, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, 2018, Page 37.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48387416359237,"sku":"45","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaidish1.jpg?v=1711105271"},{"product_id":"copy-of-a-small-carved-qingbai-peony-dish-southern-song-dynasty","title":"A small carved Qingbai “peony” dish – Southern Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis thinly potted dish has straight everted sides and a flat, slightly convex, bottom carved with a peony pattern. It is totally covered in a pale blue glaze, except for the rim. Very similar dishes have been excavated at the Hutian kiln site, Jingdezhen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 10 cm, height 1.6 cm, weight 52 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, wear consistent with age, one minor chip to the rim, glaze slightly degraded from burial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Similar dishes were excavated from Hutian kiln, Jingdezhen and are illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHutian Kiln Site in Jingdezhen – Report on excavations from 1988 to 1999\u003c\/em\u003e, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology Jingdezhen Museum of Civilian Kiln, Cultural Relics Press, 2007. Drawings are illustrated in Volume 1, page 140, and pictures are illustrated in Volume 2, page 41. Another dish was excavated from Gedi Township, Changshan County, Zhejiang, and is illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZhejiang Provincal Museum’s Famous Kilns and Porcelain Series Special Exhibition No. 3 – Light Brings Beauty – Song and Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Unearthed in Zhejiang\u003c\/em\u003e, Zhejiang Provincial Museum, 2018, Page 37.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48387454599493,"sku":"46","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaidish1_33f0dee6-4c26-4e37-925b-5cc10672ccc7.jpg?v=1711105522"},{"product_id":"a-longquan-celadon-brush-washer-yuan-dynasty-1","title":"A Longquan celadon brush washer - Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis washer has deep sloping sides, moulded in the form of petals rising from a recessed foot to a lobed rim of corresponding form. It is covered in a olive-green celadon glaze except for a ring-shaped area on the base where the paste is revealed. This particular shape is sometimes referred to as “bamboo” design or “sugar cane” design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diameter 11.2 cm, height 3.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, minor wear and fire impurities, crazing, small area of glaze loss\/chip to the bottom (see pictures), glaze slightly dull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Longquan washer of this shape excavated at Shisicang site, Wuqing district, Tianjin, dated to Yuan dynasty, is illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China - Tianjin Liaoning Jilin Heilongjiang\u003c\/em\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 18.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a comparable washer in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/52074\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum\u003c\/a\u003e, New York, with an incised lotus design to the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother similar washer was sold at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2018\/st-george-street-sale-chinese-art-l18216\/lot.535.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSothebys, London\u003c\/a\u003e, in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrush washers were essential tools used by scholars and artists in East Asia, dating back to the Tang dynasty. These small vessels were designed to hold water for washing brushes during calligraphy and painting sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Tang dynasty, brush washers were typically crafted from ceramics. They often featured simple yet elegant designs, reflecting the aesthetic sensibilities of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Song and Yuan dynasties, the production of brush washers expanded, with artisans experimenting with various materials such as jade, bronze, and even precious metals like gold and silver. These luxurious versions were often adorned with intricate carvings or elaborate enamel work, serving as prized possessions among scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time of the Ming dynasty, ceramic brush washers remained popular, with artisans continuing to refine their craftsmanship. Ming brush washers were renowned for their delicate shapes and vibrant glazes, adding a touch of sophistication to scholars' desks and studio spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48479013962053,"sku":"49","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/longquanwasheryuan1_4fdac11c-7419-4d80-a635-5607f60b41f2.jpg?v=1712822490"},{"product_id":"a-changsha-ware-celadon-ewer-with-brown-splashes-tang-dynasty","title":"A Changsha ware celadon ewer with brown splashes – Tang Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe ewer has an \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eovoid\u003c\/span\u003e form with a cylindrical neck with a flaring mouth rim. It has a large strap-handle to the rear and two smaller strap-handles to the sides, each formed from three rolled lengths of clay joined together. The spout on the shoulder has an octagonal tapered form. It is covered in a pale olive-green glaze and below the two side handles and the spout there are areas splashed in a brown glaze. The flat base is unglazed. It was produced in the Changsha kilns, Hunan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), 9\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight 19.5 cm, diameter mouth 10.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition considering age, glaze condition is very good, wear and firing flaws, three restored sections to the rim and two repairs to the handle (see pictures with UV-light), small repair to the spout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/strong\u003eThere is a very similar ewer in the Lammett Collection, illustrated in “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTang Ceramics Changsha Kilns\u003c\/em\u003e”, Timothy See-Yiu Lam, Lammett Arts, 1990, Hong Kong, colour plate 133.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/changsha-ware\"\u003eChangsha ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48500840202565,"sku":"47","price":950.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/changshaewertang1.jpg?v=1713172973"},{"product_id":"a-small-moulded-yaozhou-chrysanthemum-bowl-northern-song-dynasty","title":"A small, moulded Yaozhou chrysanthemum bowl – Northern Song dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf slightly rounded shape with everted rim on a low-cut foot. Moulded to the interior with a central floral medallion encircled by scrolling leafy stems issuing chrysanthemum sprays. The exterior is carved with radiating petal design. It is covered overall in an olive-green glaze. From the Yaozhou kilns, Shaanxi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern Song dynasty (960-1127 AD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 4.2 cm, diameter 10.1 cm, weight 79 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition, light surface scratches and firing flaws (one larger to the underside of the rim), some grit attached to the outer body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/strong\u003eThere was a very similar bowl in the Carl Kempe Collection illustrated in Gyllensvärd, Bo, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, 1964, p. 45, no. 77\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48503625548101,"sku":"11","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/yaozhoubowl1.jpg?v=1713201900"},{"product_id":"a-canton-famille-rose-punch-bowl-daoguang-period","title":"A Canton famille rose punch bowl – Daoguang period - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe interior and exterior painted and gilt with panels of figures at various pursuits within borders of butterflies amongst peony, chrysanthemum, and other flowers on a gilt ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daoguang period (1820-1850)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dia. 36.7 cm, height 15.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Restored, surface scratches and customary wear to the gilding and enamels, small hairline crack going down from the rim approx. 3 cm long (see pictures 17, 18), Some repainting (see picture 16). Nice ring tone when tapping it with a finger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 57\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Several comparable bowls have been sold at Sothebys, Christies and Bonhams, see a few examples below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-4696096\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristies 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-5910714\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristies 2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-4071768\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChristies 3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auction\/20580\/lot\/386\/an-exceptionally-large-canton-famille-rose-bowl-19th-century\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBonhams 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auction\/24595\/lot\/576\/a-canton-famille-rose-punch-bowl-19th-century\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBonhams 2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/auction\/21620\/lot\/276\/a-canton-famille-rose-punch-bowl-19th-century\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBonhams 3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515858301253,"sku":"57","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/famillerosecantonpunchbowl1.jpg?v=1713435425"},{"product_id":"a-famille-rose-yellow-ground-flower-medallion-bowl-republic-period","title":"A famille rose yellow ground “flower” medallion bowl – Republic period - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDecoration consists of flowers, lanterns, and ears of grain among other things. It has a Guangxu mark on the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerese Tse Bartholomew has identified the combination of a lantern (denglong) and ears of grain (wugu) as a rebus meaning 'May there be a bumper harvest of the five grains.' See her Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006), p. 241, entry 8.16.1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Republic period (1912-1949)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dia. 12.7 cm, height. 5.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Overall good condition except for a shallow star-shaped non protruding crack to the base approx. 2 cm long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acquired in the 1950's from Eskil Ahlberg, thence by descent, sold by Uppsala Auktionskammare, Sweden in 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48515953721669,"sku":"58","price":320.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/familleroseyellowbowlrepublic8.jpg?v=1713436192"},{"product_id":"a-white-shallow-bowl-with-bi-disc-foot-tang-dynasty","title":"A white shallow bowl with ”bi-disc” foot – Tang Dynasty\/Five Dynasties - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSides are steeply rounded with a lipped rim and visible throwing lines. Covered with a clear glaze with a slight greenish tint forming “tear marks” on the outside of the body. Unglazed foot ring, revealing the clay. The recessed center of the foot is partly glazed. This bowl is fired at a high temperature considering the porcelaneous body and high pitch when tapping it. A custom fitted box accompanies this bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese types of bowls were popular tea wares in the Tang dynasty. They were produced in different kilns in Hebei (Ding and Xing), Henan and Shanxi. They were widely exported and have been found at archaeological sites in North Africa and the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tang dynasty\/five dynasties - 9th\/10th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eDia. 15.5 cm, height 4.8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition, wear, especially in the well, minor firing flaws, some grit attached to the base and the outside body. No visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a private collection brought together by a Swedish Connoisseur of Art. Making a career first at SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooporation Agency) and then later, he had a long career with the United Nations where he came to work mostly in Sweden, Iran, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and New York for close to 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 59\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/strong\u003eBowl excavated from the Ding kiln site in Quyang County, Hebei Province, illustrated by the Palace Museum in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelection of Ding Ware – The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation\u003c\/em\u003e, Beijing 2012, p. 60, no. 16.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBowl excavated from a Tang tomb in Xingtai City, Hebei Province, illustrated by Zhao and Zhang in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eXing Kiln in its Millennium\u003c\/em\u003e, Beijing, 2007, p. 78.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShards excavated in the Ding kiln, Hebei Province, illustrated by the Palace Museum (Feng Xiaoqi) in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe specimens of ancient Chinese kilns in the collection of the Palace Museum\u003c\/em\u003e, 2005, p. 227, 228.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/northern-white-wares\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern white wares\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48522814751045,"sku":"59","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/whitebowltang1.jpg?v=1713561997"},{"product_id":"a-white-lobed-jar-from-northern-china-10th-century","title":"A white lobed jar from northern China – 10th Century - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe jar has a compressed globular body divided into ten lobes. It is covered in a transparent glaze, both on the outside and inside. The hard and porcelaneous body is greyish white. This shape is known from several northern kiln systems. Similar jars were found on Cirebon shipwreck, which were first thought to be from Ding kilns. However, according to recent research, the white wares on Cirebon probably came from kilns in various regions, for example Jingxian in Anhui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five Dynasties\/Northern Song – 10th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight 11 cm, dia. at the widest place ca 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition, wear, minor firing flaws, some grit attached to the outside footring, small chips to the footring. No visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very similar jars were found on the Cirebon shipwreck. There is a comparable jar, but without lobes, attributed to the Ding kilns, in the Carl Kempe collection which is illustrated in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection”\u003c\/em\u003e, Bo Gyllensvard, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 395.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnother similar jar, but of higher quality, was sold by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2018\/chinese-art-hk0830\/lot.381.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSothebys, Hongkong in 2018\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/northern-white-wares\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern white wares\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48522846634309,"sku":"60","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/whitelobedjarding_type5.jpg?v=1713779375"},{"product_id":"a-jun-handled-jar-jin-yuan-dynasty","title":"A Jun handled jar - Jin\/Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe jar is potted with a globular body and two strap handles flanking the short and straight cylindrical neck. It is raised on a short straight foot. It is applied with a sky-blue glaze, thinning to a mushroom tone on the handles and rim, and stops above the foot and the base inside the jar, revealing the biscuit body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jin-Yuan Dynasty (1115-1368)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeight 11.8 cm, diameter of mouth 10.7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition, wear consistent with age and use, firing flaws and impurities to the glaze. No cracks or repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Earlier in the collection of Stig Bojling, Sweden, amassed during the 1960s-1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e There are several similar jars in the Palace Museum illustrated in “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePorcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum II\u003c\/em\u003e, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, Plate 155, 156, 160, 169, 170.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/jun-ware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJun ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532132823365,"sku":"35","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/junjar1.jpg?v=1713776470"},{"product_id":"a-dehua-blanc-de-chine-buddhist-lion-with-incense-stick-holder","title":"A Dehua Blanc de Chine Buddhist lion with incense-stick holder - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #333333; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe lion is seated on a hexagonal pedestal with a forepaw resting on a brocade ball. These lions have been produced in many different versions from late Ming dynasty and onwards. For me, they are very difficult to date. I believe this one dates to 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Qing dynasty (1644-1911)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHeight 17.7 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Repair to the tail, minor chip to one ear, a few firing cracks, otherwise in good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48571249197381,"sku":"52","price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/dehuabuddhistlion1.jpg?v=1714403509"},{"product_id":"a-lead-green-glazed-hu-vase-han-dynasty","title":"A lead green glazed Hu vase – Han Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #0b0a1d; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWith flat base and slender neck rising to a flare dish-shaped mouth, the globular body decorated with horizontal grooves. It is covered in a dark green glaze with some iridescence and there are spur marks to the base. The inside is partly glazed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHeight 19 cm, Dia at the widest place 15 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Very good condition, some firing flaws and minor chips to the rim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a Swedish private collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 63\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48808281342277,"sku":"63","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/greenhuvasehandynasty1.jpg?v=1717148425"},{"product_id":"a-small-qingbai-conical-bowl-with-moulded-decoration-song-yuan-dynasty","title":"A small Qingbai conical bowl with moulded decoration – Song\/Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eOf a conical shape with a moulded decoration of a S-pattern radiating from the center, which is decorated with a flower. It is covered inside and out with a bluish-white glaze below the unglazed rim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Southern Song\/Yuan dynasty (13\/14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDia. 12.5 cm, height 4.4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Good condition, minor wear and crazing, no visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a private Swedish collection. It was part of the exhibition ”\u003ci\u003eMittens Rike, En unik exposé av 4000 års konst och konsthantverk från Kina, Borås Konstmuseum\u003c\/i\u003e” in 1985 (No 191), and is illustrated in the catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 69\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; background: white;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48808333705541,"sku":"69","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Qingbaiconicalbowl1.jpg?v=1717148754"},{"product_id":"a-qingbai-bowl-with-carved-lotus-pattern-song-dynasty","title":"A Qingbai bowl with carved lotus pattern – Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe bowl has rounded conical sides and a carved pattern of lotus petals on the lower outside. It is covered inside and out with a glaze of blue\/green colour with the rim left unglazed. It was probably produced in Jiangxi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDia. 17.8 cm, height 6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Good condition, wear and crazing, no visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a private Swedish collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48808386593093,"sku":"70","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaibowlsong4.jpg?v=1717150147"},{"product_id":"a-korean-celadon-moulded-dish-goreyo-dynasty","title":"A Korean celadon moulded dish – Goreyo Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eWith rounded sides and a flat, slightly concave base, and a flared rim. Moulded decoration consisting of six panels with flowers on the inner walls, and a central panel, also with flowers. It is covered in an olive-green glaze except for the base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Goreyo dynasty (918-1392)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDia. 10.7 cm, height 2.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Good condition, some wear and firing impurities, a few small chips to the rim, no visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a private Swedish collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 73\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e There was a related dish in the collection of Carl Kempe, illustrated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eChinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e, Bo Gyllensvard, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 894.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48808597520709,"sku":"73","price":380.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/goreyodishmoulded1.jpg?v=1717150342"},{"product_id":"a-dehua-blanc-de-chine-tripod-censer-late-ming","title":"A Dehua Blanc de Chine tripod censer – Late Ming - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOf cylindrical shape, raised on three low stepped triangular feet covered overall in an even ivory-white glaze stopping near the unglazed base. The lower inner walls and the bottom also unglazed. With a carved wooden lid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Height 9.2 cm (without lid), diameter 11 cm,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Thin crack going from the rim to the base, small repair to the rim (see pictures), minor wear, crack too the wooden lid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a Swedish private collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Two very similar censers are illustrated in \u003ci\u003eBlanc de Chine, Porcelain from Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, Singapore (Rose Kerr \u0026amp; John Ayers) plate 75,76. These are dated to mid-17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48828767863109,"sku":"44","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Dehua_censer_ming0.jpg?v=1717482660"},{"product_id":"a-famille-rose-porcelain-plaque-republic-period","title":"A famille rose porcelain plaque – Republic period - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFreely painted depicting Shoulao, the god of longevity, holding a peach and watching two bats in the sky. Marked with an oval potter’s mark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Republic (1912-1949)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e18.5 x 12.5 cm (without frame)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Very good condition, minor scratches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From a private Swedish collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 68\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #333333; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48830071570757,"sku":"68","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/porcelainplaquerepublic2.jpg?v=1717504135"},{"product_id":"a-jun-bowl-yuan-dynasty","title":"A Jun bowl – Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThis large bowl is sturdily potted with rounded sides straightening slightly towards the rim. It is covered in a lustrous sky-blue glaze stopping well short of the unglazed foot. There is an ink mark to the base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDia. 18.7 cm, height 8.3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Good condition, expected wear and firing impurities, small shallow chip to the rim, small area on outside body missing glaze (from manufacturing), no visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From the collection of Johan Lilliehöök (1865‑1949), thence by descent. Johan Lilliehöök was a Swedish lawyer and diplomat. He was posted in Shanghai 1922‑1932 as the Swedish consul general and his Chinese collection was acquired at that time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 74\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThere are two related bowls in the Palace Museum illustrated in “\u003ci\u003ePorcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum II\u003c\/i\u003e, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, Plate 201,202. Several bowls of similar type were excavated from a hoard at the Tuchengzi city, Inner Mongolia which are illustrated in \u003ci\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China – Inner Mongolia\u003c\/i\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 147-154.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/jun-ware\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJun ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49664017367365,"sku":"74","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Junbowlyuan1.jpg?v=1719655484"},{"product_id":"a-ding-type-dish-with-moulded-decoration-song-dynasty","title":"A Ding-type dish with moulded decoration – Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis shallow dish has gently rounded sides and is moulded on the interior with two phoenix birds in flight among flowers. It is covered overall with a clear glaze of warm yellowish tone, except for the mouth rim which is bound in metal. Dishes with similar moulded motif were produced in the Ding kilns in 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\/13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. This dish was probably made in Hebei, but not necessarily in the Ding kilns. Body is not as hard as the standard Ding ware, and clay is less pure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Jin dynasty (1115-1234)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDia. 18.2 cm, height 3.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Good condition, wear and firing impurites, no visible cracks or repairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e From the collection Johanne Huitfeldt (1932-2023) who was a well-known Norwegian art historian and curator at the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design. She took a special interest in East Asian Art, and it was due to her that the museum in Oslo got a permanent exhibition of East Asian art and crafts in 1983.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 78\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/northern-white-wares\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern white wares\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49664034505029,"sku":"78","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Dingtypedish1.jpg?v=1719655869"},{"product_id":"a-rare-longquan-vase-with-carved-decoration-northern-song-dynasty","title":"A rare Longquan vase with carved decoration – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe vase has an ovoid shape with sloping shoulders, straight neck flanked by a pair of loop handles, and a dish-shaped mouth. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe body material is greyish white. The outer wall is decorated with carved peony flowers and leaves, divided into six sections by six vertical ridges. There are horizontal string patterns carved on the lower part of the neck and on the shoulder. It is glazed inside and outside in an olive-green glassy glaze, except for the base. It was probably produced with an accompanying lid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe design and glaze of this vase is typical for mid-late Northern Song. Earlier Longquan vases usually had a taller, more tapering shape, and a longer neck. Also, the glaze had a lighter green hue. These vessels are thought to have been used as funerary jars, containing offerings such as food and vine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHeight 26 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Good condition. Surface wear. Some glaze losses\/peeling, primarily around the foot and lower body, but also to the upper body, the handles and the rim. Small chips to the rim. Small hairline crack running from the rim, only detectable with UV-light (see pictures). Crazing and glaze cracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e From the collection of Johanne Huitfeldt (1932-2023) who was a well-known Norwegian art historian and curator at the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design. She took a special interest in East Asian Art, and it was due to her that the museum in Oslo got a permanent exhibition of East Asian art and crafts in 1983.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 81\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThere is an almost identical vase in the Palace Museum illustrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ein \u003ci\u003eLongquan of the world – Longquan Celadon and Globalization, Vol. 1 – A history of Thousands of Years\u003c\/i\u003e, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2019, Plate 3. (shown in pictures 13,14)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSeveral comparable vessels excavated from Longquan city are illustrated in \u003ci\u003eA survey on the Longquan kiln in the Northern Song dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e, Shen Yueming \u0026amp; Zheng Jianming, Bejing Publishing House, 2018, Pages 118-122. (shown in pictures 15,16,17)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eA similar vase was offered by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-6413770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eChristies, New York\u003c\/a\u003e in 2023, and a lidded example was sold by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-5953556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eChristies in Hong Kong\u003c\/a\u003e in 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMore info:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49666349728069,"sku":"81","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/Longquanvasenorthernsong1.jpg?v=1719735922"},{"product_id":"a-carved-longquan-shallow-bowl-ming-dynasty","title":"A carved Longquan shallow bowl – Ming Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis quite heavy bowl has angled sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior and exterior freely carved with a lotus scrolls. It appears to be a moulded flower in the center. It is applied overall with a sea-green glaze save for a broad ring on the base exposing the light greyish clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Early Ming (15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHeight 14.7 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Very good condition, wear and minor firing impurities, no visible cracks or repairs. Glaze slightly matt, possibly from burial or exposure to sea water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e From a private British collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 91\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA similar bowl, but with barbed rim, was excavated at Fendongyan kiln site in Dayao. It was dated to early Ming and is illustrated in \u003ci\u003ePorcelain unearthed from Fengdongyan kiln site, Longquan Dayao\u003c\/i\u003e, Zhejiang provincial institute of cultural relics and Archaeology and museology, Beijing: Cultural relics publishing house, 2009, plate 200.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMore info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/longquan-ware\"\u003eLongquan ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49980914106693,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/longquanbowlming3.jpg?v=1724773495"},{"product_id":"a-lidded-qingbai-jar-with-scrolled-handles-song-dynasty","title":"A lidded Qingbai jar with scrolled handles – Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis jar is thinly potted with a bulbous, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ewhite porcelaneous body,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e a cylindrical short neck and a splayed foot. Four scrolled handles are applied on the shoulder. The flat circular cover is decorated with circles. The outside is covered in a greenish-grey transparent glaze whereas the inside and base is unglazed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #222222; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThese jars are rather common in published collections, and they have been found in various excavations. They come in slightly different shapes and were probably produced by many kilns in different provinces, including Jiangxi and Anhui. They are mostly dated to 11\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century and were possibly used for storing food or tea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Song dynasty (960-1279)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHeight 13 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Good condition, wear and firing impurities, nibbles and a hairline crack to the rim, approximately 2 cm long (see picture 13). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e From a private British collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 88\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA similar jar was excavated from the tomb of Wu Zhengchen (dated to 1087) in Anhui. It is illustrated in \u003ci\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China - Anhui\u003c\/i\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 101.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSee also jar excavated in Xinjian, Jiangxi, illustrated in \u003ci\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China - Jiangxi\u003c\/i\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 39.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThere was a similar jar in the Kai-Yin Lo Collection illustrated in \u003ci\u003eBright as Silver White as Snow – Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e, Yungmingtang, 1998, plate 32.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMore info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/qingbai-ware\"\u003eQingbai ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49985574469957,"sku":"88","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaijarsong1.jpg?v=1724843386"},{"product_id":"a-cizhou-type-black-dish-with-russet-splashes-jin-yuan-dynasty","title":"A Cizhou-type black dish with russet splashes – Jin\/Yuan Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe dish is thickly potted with straight sides ending in an incurved rim. It is covered in a black glaze turning brown where thinner. The inside is decorated with five russet-colored splashes on the sides and there is a ring-shaped unglazed area in the center from a stacking ring. The lower part of the outside and the base is unglazed and the buff-colored clay is revealed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDark-glazed bowls and dishes of this type, decorated with russet splashes, usually numbering between three and five, were popular wares produced at various Cizhou-type kilns in the north. They are usually dated to 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century but were also produced later in the Yuan dynasty. This one was probably made in Shanxi or Shaanxi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Jin\/Yuan dynasty (1115-1368)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDiameter 13.7 cm, height 3.2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Very good condition, light wear and minor firing flaws, slightly warped, no cracks or repairs found with UV-light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e From a private British collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 94\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFor examples of black bowls with unglazed rings in the center see examples excavated in Shaanxi in \u003ci\u003eThe specimens of ancient Chinese kilns in the collection of the Palace Museum – Bejing, Shandong, Shaanxi, Ningxia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd Liaoning Volume\u003c\/i\u003e, Feng Xiaoqi, The forbidden city publishing house, 2013, No 87,88.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFor a Shanxi example with russet splashed decoration see bowl from the Palace Museum illustrated in \u003ci\u003ePorcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum II\u003c\/i\u003e, 2016, no. 264.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/brown-and-black-wares\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrown and Black wares\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096611197253,"sku":"94","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/cizhoublackdishwithrussetsplashes1.jpg?v=1726321514"},{"product_id":"a-qingbai-washer-with-moulded-decoration-southern-song-dynasty","title":"A Qingbai washer with moulded decoration – Southern Song Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis washer is thinly potted with flaring sides and a flat base. The interior is moulded with flower sprays in the center, and a scale pattern under a key fret border on the sides. It is covered all over in a bluish-white glaze except for the rim, which supported the vessel during firing. This dish was likely produced in Jiangxi, possibly in a Jingdezhen kiln.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDiameter 14.3 cm, height 2.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e Good condition, wear and minor chips to the rim, hairline crack (see picture 10,11), no repairs. Glaze slightly degraded, probably from burial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e From a private British collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e 92\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eReferences: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eTwo related dishes were found in Nanchang city and dated to 1194. They are illustrated in \u003ci\u003eDated Qingbai Wares of the Song and Yuan Dynasties\u003c\/i\u003e, Ching Leng Foundation, 1998, Plate 60.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMore info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/qingbai-ware\"\u003eQingbai ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096617980229,"sku":"92","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/qingbaiwashersong1.jpg?v=1726321949"},{"product_id":"a-small-chaozhou-red-clay-teapot-qing-dynasty","title":"A small Chaozhou red-clay teapot – Qing Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis teapot has a compressed pear-shaped body attached with a looping handle opposite the spout. There is a mark on the base reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e蕚圃督製\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e - E Pu Du Zhi (Made under the supervision of E Pu).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eChaoZhou red-clay pots are made of clay from Feng Xi located on the Feng Huang (Phoenix) Mountain, Chaozhou city, Guangdong province. They are hand-thrown on wheels (in contrast to Yixing pots which are hand-built) with fine grains of red clay imitating Yixing style. Many Chaozhou teapots have a round or pear-like shape, with a precise balance between the handle and the spout. The teapots are designed to have a small capacity (often no more than 150 ml), which fits well with the Gongfu tea ceremony's emphasis on brewing small amounts of tea with great care and attention to detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eChaozhou teapots stand out for their thin, light construction and quick heat transfer, making them particularly well-suited for brewing oolong teas. In contrast, Yixing teapots are known for their thicker walls and smoother, denser clay, which makes them versatile for a wide range of teas that benefit from slow heat retention and controlled flavor development. Each style is deeply tied to its local tea culture, with Chaozhou ware excelling in the Gongfu tea tradition, while Yixing ware enjoys broader appeal for various tea types.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHeight 6 cm, length from handle to spout 10 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Very good condition, light wear, a minimal chip to the spout, no cracks or repairs found with UV-light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From an old private Swedish collection. It was part of the exhibition ”\u003ci\u003eMittens Rike, En unik exposé av 4000 års konst och konsthantverk från Kina, Borås Konstmuseum\u003c\/i\u003e” in 1985 (No 569), and is illustrated in the catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 98\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50308386947397,"sku":"98","price":540.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/chaozhouredclayteapotqing1.jpg?v=1729499217"},{"product_id":"a-changsha-bowl-with-painted-design-tang-dynasty","title":"A Changsha bowl with painted design – Tang Dynasty - SOLD","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe bowl has gently rounded sides, rising to a slightly everted rim decorated with four lobes in dark brown, the interior freely painted in a mountain range and cloud design in iron-brown and copper-green on a greenish cream-coloured ground. The lower part of the outside body and the base unglazed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Tang Dynasty, 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSize: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eDiameter 15.3 cm, height 5.6 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Good condition, minor wear, areas of glaze loss, two small chips to the rim, no cracks or repairs found under UV-light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e From an old Bavarian private collection, collected since the 1960s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e 102\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e More than 50000 painted Changsha bowls were found in the Belitung shipwreck and are now in the Art Science Museum in Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eA similar bowl was excavated from the Changsha kiln site, Wangcheng county, Hunan province and is illustrated in \u003ci\u003eComplete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China – Hubei Hunan\u003c\/i\u003e, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2007, Plate 149.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMore info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/changsha-ware\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChangsha ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMotifs on Changsha bowls from Belitung shipwreck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Changsha bowls found in the Belitung shipwreck are fascinating artifacts that reveal both the commercial reach and aesthetic tendencies of the time. Discovered off the coast of Indonesia, this shipwreck contained thousands of ceramics among other treasures, indicating a flourishing trade route between China and the Middle East via Southeast Asia. The bowls from Changsha kiln, in modern-day Hunan province, display a range of painted motifs that reflect both the Tang dynasty’s artistic culture and the regional adaptations made to appeal to diverse markets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFloral and Botanical Motifs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFloral designs were particularly popular and frequently painted on Changsha bowls. Lotus flowers, peonies, and other stylized plants appear in many variations, often painted in a single or two-tone color scheme (typically green and brown underglaze). These floral motifs could symbolize purity, prosperity, or cultural refinement. They also represented harmony with nature, an important theme in Tang-era art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAbstract and Geometric Patterns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe Changsha bowls often feature abstract, almost minimalist designs, such as dots, waves, and cross-hatched lines. These designs, while simple, create a sense of movement and rhythm around the bowl. The abstract motifs may have been a pragmatic choice by artisans, as they are quicker to execute and visually appealing from a distance, making them suitable for trade. Additionally, such designs likely held appeal across various cultural audiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFish and Aquatic Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFish motifs on Changsha ceramics are believed to represent abundance and prosperity, symbols that resonated well in both domestic and foreign markets. These depictions were relatively simple, often showing a single fish or pairs, stylized with minimal detailing. Fish as a motif held cultural significance within Chinese symbolism, representing wealth, luck, and harmony, thus offering appealing meanings for diverse buyers along the maritime Silk Road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHuman Figures and Narrative Scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSome Changsha bowls include rare representations of human figures, such as scholars or travelers, usually in simplified brush strokes. These scenes could depict common life or abstract narratives that added an exotic and humanizing appeal to the pottery. However, such figurative depictions are less common than the floral and abstract motifs, suggesting that they might have been commissioned pieces or intended for special customers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eReligious and Mystical Symbols\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSome bowls are painted with symbols and motifs that hint at Taoist or Buddhist influences, such as cloud patterns, flames, or even lotus imagery adapted with a mystical aesthetic. These motifs might have been intended for spiritual-minded clients, as Taoism and Buddhism were both prominent in the Tang dynasty. They would have attracted buyers who found meaning in these symbols, whether from Southeast Asia or other regions involved in the trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCalligraphy and Poetic Inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eA unique feature on some Changsha bowls is the presence of calligraphy, where short inscriptions or poetic verses appear. These phrases could be expressions of goodwill, blessings, or philosophical reflections, intended to give each bowl a personalized or auspicious touch. For instance, phrases wishing \"long life\" or \"happiness\" were common, providing an appealing and distinctive feature in export ceramics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eStylistic and Functional Considerations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe painting techniques used for these motifs were often quick and fluid, reflecting an efficient production process. Changsha artisans used underglaze painting with simple brushstrokes, often in just one or two colors, primarily brown, green, or sometimes a reddish tone. The simplicity and repeated designs made these bowls highly functional for mass production, allowing Changsha ceramics to become one of China’s earliest known export wares in substantial quantity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floren Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50351684944197,"sku":"102","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/files\/IMG_20241029_143800.jpg?v=1730213907"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/2184\/9413\/collections\/IMG_20240116_082155.jpg?v=1713161871","url":"https:\/\/florenantiques.com\/collections\/archive-sold-items.oembed?page=8","provider":"Floren Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}