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Antique Chinese Ceramics

A collection of traditional Chinese ceramics from various dynasties, showcasing intricate designs, vibrant colors, and unique shapes, including vases and jars.

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 625-600 B.C. Greek, Corinthian Padded dancers, usually shown dancing and drinking, were a common theme in Corinthian vase painting. They were apparently ordinary people dressed in a special costume stuffed or padded to accentuate bellies and buttocks. On this vase they surround a wine krater on one side and play leapfrog on the other.. Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Greek, Corinthian. ca. 625-600 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Early Corinthian. Vases
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 625-600 B.C. Greek, Corinthian Padded dancers, usually shown dancing and drinking, were a common theme in Corinthian vase painting. They were apparently ordinary people dressed in a special costume stuffed or padded to accentuate bellies and buttocks. On this vase they surround a wine krater on one side and play leapfrog on the other.. Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Greek, Corinthian. ca. 625-600 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Early Corinthian. Vases
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Gourd-shaped bottle late 17th-early 18th century China. Gourd-shaped bottle. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsVase China. Vase. China. Pottery. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). CeramicsVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Covered jar with floral pattern 19th century China. Covered jar with floral pattern 46212Vase 19th century China. Vase. China. 19th century. Painted enamel. EnamelsDrinking vessel 14th-15th century Thailand. Drinking vessel 37512Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 625-600 B.C. Greek, Corinthian Padded dancers, usually shown dancing and drinking, were a common theme in Corinthian vase painting. They were apparently ordinary people dressed in a special costume stuffed or padded to accentuate bellies and buttocks. On this vase they surround a wine krater on one side and play leapfrog on the other.. Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Greek, Corinthian. ca. 625-600 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Early Corinthian. VasesJar (Hu) 1st-2nd century China. Jar (Hu). China. 1st-2nd century. Earthenware with green glaze. Eastern Han dynasty (25-220). Tomb PotteryVase 1830-70 American. Vase. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesBottle 18th century China. Bottle. China. 18th century. Porcelain with stonegray slip under bluish-green crackled glaze; transparent green glaze all over. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsGourd vase with floral patterns late 17th-early 18th century China. Gourd vase with floral patterns. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsWater coupe. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm). Date: ca. 1700-22. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Jar with cover (part of a garniture) 18th century Dutch, Delft. Jar with cover (part of a garniture) 187746 Dutch, Delft, Jar with cover (part of a garniture), 18th century, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall (with cover): 14 1/4 6 1/2 in. (36.2 16.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894 (94.4.116a, b)Jar. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sugar bowl with cover (part of a service) ca. 1765-75 Worcester factory Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century porcelain tea sets usually comprised a teapot and stand, milk jug, sugar bowl, tea caddy, spoon tray, slop basin, six or twelve tea bowls with or without handles, and six or twelve saucers, a coffee pot and six or twelve coffee cups and a dish for cake. The Worcester factory made tea bowls with a handle if the decoration was European and without a handle for Oriental designs.. Sugar bowl with cover (part of a service) 198462Jar. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Covered jar on stand China. Covered jar on stand. China. Earthenware with painted decoration. Tang dynasty (618-907) (). CeramicsCup late 17th-early 18th century China. Cup 50697Campanian Black Glazed Bell Krater (Miniature). UnknownJar 17th century Japan. Jar. Japan. 17th century. Flecks of white covered with rich black glaze. Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsCovered bowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm). Date: 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Jar. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ointment Jar ca. 1479-1425 B.C. New Kingdom. Ointment Jar. ca. 1479-1425 B.C.. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), gold leaf. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III. Dynasty 18Covered Box 19th century China. Covered Box. China. 19th century. Painted enamel. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). EnamelsBowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). Date: 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Box with cover 1820 Japan. Box with cover 47095Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cricket cage 18th-19th century China. Cricket cage. China. 18th-19th century. Gourd, jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Cricket cagesVase ca. 1800 Japan. Vase. Japan. ca. 1800. Pottery with design in red and gold (Satsuma ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Incense burner with cover. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase 18th century China. Vase. China. 18th century. Bronze, silver, malachite. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). MetalworkTeapot 1870 Japan. Teapot. Japan. 1870. Faience decorated in the Delft style, in rich blue (Kyoto ware). Meiji period (1868-1912). CeramicsSquat lugged stone vessel ca. 3300-3100 B.C. Predynastic, Naqada III. Squat lugged stone vessel. ca. 3300-3100 B.C.. Stone. Predynastic, Naqada III. From EgyptVase (one of two) mid-18th century Chinese, for European market. Vase (one of two). Chinese, for European market. mid-18th century. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain-ExportCovered jar 8th century China Derived from the manipulation of copper oxides during firing, black and dark brown glazes first developed in north China, in the latter part of the Tang dynasty. Wares with such glazes served as household goods and became widespread during tenth, eleventh, and twelfth centuries.. Covered jar 49559Gourd-Shaped Bottle with Lotuses. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. of base 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Date: mid-16th century.Based on the shape of a calabash gourd, this type of bottle first appears in Chinese ceramics in the fourteenth century and becomes popular again in the sixteenth. Thought to hold the liquor of immortality, and carried by Daoist immortals, such gourds and the bottles in their shape are often associated with that religious tradition. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase with cover 1680 Japan. Vase with cover. Japan. 1680. Porcelain decorated in colored enamels and gold (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsDecanter 1820-40 Attributed to New England Glass Company. Decanter 3096Fish bowl with figural scenes 19th century China. Fish bowl with figural scenes. China. 19th century. Porcelain painted with colored enamels under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsBowl China. Bowl. China. Porcelain (Qingbai ware). Song dynasty (960-1279). CeramicsChestnut Bowl 1730-1800 British. Chestnut Bowl. British. 1730-1800. Porcelain. Made in EnglandVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Pitcher 1830-70 American. Pitcher. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesMiniature pilgrim bottle 7th-8th century China. Miniature pilgrim bottle 48861Dish. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm). Date: ca. 1600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cricket cage 18th-19th century China. Cricket cage. China. 18th-19th century. Gourd, jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Cricket cagesVase China. Vase 50735Bowl with Cover 1800 Japan. Bowl with Cover. Japan. 1800. Porcelain decorated with enamels (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsWatch ca. 1645-70 Watchmaker: Jean Hubert (l'iné). Watch. French, Rouen. ca. 1645-70. Crystal, gold, enamel. HorologySugar bowl with cover (part of a service) late 18th-early 19th century Chinese, for American market. Sugar bowl with cover (part of a service) 201114Dish China. Dish. China. Nephrite, spinach-green mottled throughout with grayish-green spots. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeVase China. Vase. China. Porcelain with peachbloom glaze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). CeramicsDish. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm). Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase with Relief Decoration ca. 1700-22 China. Vase with Relief Decoration 42426Covered Sugar Bowl 1835-45 American. Covered Sugar Bowl. American. 1835-45. Lacy pressed glass. Probably made in Midwest, United StatesVase 1830-70 American. Vase. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesJar with floral scrolls late 17th-early 18th century China. Jar with floral scrolls 46586Water Coupe. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Jug with cover ca. 1790 German or Russian. Jug with cover. German or Russian. ca. 1790. Glass. GlassWinepot with Cover. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); D. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm). Date: late 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Teapot (part of a service) 1800-1830 J. Spode. Teapot (part of a service) 187966 Factory: J. Spode, Teapot (part of a service), 18001830, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Rev. W. P. Eigenbrodt, 1894 (94.5.23a, b)Covered cup with boys in dragon dancing mid-19th century China. Covered cup with boys in dragon dancing 46407Terracotta stemmed plate ca. 625-600 B.C. Capenate These two plates (grouped with separable object, 23.130.11), elegantly incised with variations of a lotus and palmette frieze, are the only certain examples in the Museum's collection made by an Italic people called the Capenates. This small ethnic group, speaking a dialect related to Sabine, lived in a region of Central Italy between the Etruscans and the Faliscans. Their major city, Capena, was conquered by the Romans in 395 B.C.. Terracotta stemmed plate 251354 Capenate, Terracotta stemmed plate, ca. 625600 B.C., Terracotta, H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) diameter 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1923 (23.160.10)Teabowl with Rising Sun and Crane. Artist: Eiraku Hozen (1795-1854). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. of rim 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. of base 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fish bowl with figural scenes. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Diam. 15 in. (38.1 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cricket cage 18th-19th century China. Cricket cage. China. 18th-19th century. Gourd, jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Cricket cagesVase. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Small bowl China Jin dynasty (1115-1234)Wine Ewer 13th century Korea. Wine Ewer 57492Jar with figures in a garden late 17th-early 18th century China. Jar with figures in a garden. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsCream jug ca. 1760 British, Staffordshire. Cream jug 197605Salt 1830-45 Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Salt. American. 1830-45. Lacy pressed amethyst glass. Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United StatesBowl with Dragons. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm). Date: early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Teabowl ca. 1850 Japan. Teabowl 63145Bottle. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm). Date: 1700-1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Covered bowl with floral pattern late 18th-early 19th century China. Covered bowl with floral pattern. China. late 18th-early 19th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and polychrom enamels over a black ground (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsAttic Squat Lekythos with Network Pattern. Bulas Group (Greek (Attic))Screw-top jar late 17th century possibly German, Annaberg. Screw-top jar 194603Vase with Pheasants and Peonies. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm). Date: 17th-early 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase China. Vase. China. Grey stoneware (Cizhou ware). late Yuan (1271-1368)-early Ming (1368-1644) dynasty. CeramicsPlate 19th century Japan. Plate 47311Dish early 17th century German. Dish 189068 German, Dish, early 17th century, Pewter, 1 1/8 12 in. (2.9 30.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1906 (06.729)Bowl China. Bowl. China. Jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). JadeLazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico05. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-Jar with floral sprays. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 43 in. (109.2 cm); Diam. 19 in. (48.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Footed Dish late 18th-19th century China. Footed Dish 46166Cachepot with stand ca. 1805 Coalport British. Cachepot with stand 201363Waste bowl (part of a service) late 18th or early 19th century Lowestoft The tea service (67.192.1a, b-.16) is an example of "Mandarin" porcelain, painting done in imitation of Chinese export ware with figures in pink, red and blue. It was a style taken from Chinese drawings and used at the Bristol and Worcester factories as well.. Waste bowl (part of a service) 204798Covered Toy Tureen ca. 1835-50 Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Covered Toy Tureen. American. ca. 1835-50. Lacy pressed glass. Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United StatesBottle vase in the shape of double gourd 18th century China. Bottle vase in the shape of double gourd. China. 18th century. Porcelain painted with yellow glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsBowl 18th century Japan. Bowl 62662Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico30. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-Salt 1830-45 () American or Danish. Salt. American or Danish. 1830-45 (). Lacy pressed amber glass. Possibly made in Denmark; Possibly made in New England, United StatesNaqqāra late 19th century Arabian One of a of pair of small kettledrums with ornate brass bodies. The Euorpean kettledrum and smaller nakers developed from this type of instrument.. Naqqāra 500990Dish China. Dish. China. Painted enamel. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). EnamelsTeabowl ca. 1860 Setosuke Japanese. Teabowl 63149