TANG DYNASTY POTTERY SUPPER SET
A pottery supper set composed of a circular pottery stand with six separate bowls, each bowl with rounded lip rim and incurving sides. The stand decorated at the rim with sancai three colour glaze. The bowls each decorated similarly.
Tang dynasty, 10th century
Dish diameter: 8.5 inches (21.5 cms)
Ref: C1.148
A white pottery ewer with short flared mouth over a cylindrical body. The "C" shaped short handle on one side, a stubby spout on the other. The body plain.
Late T'ang dynasty, 10th century
Height: 6 inches (15 cms)
Ref: C1.70
NORTHERN SONG YUEH YAO COSMETIC BOX
A stoneware cosmetic box
formed as three containers connected by flowering stems and central
brown glazed flower. The vessel covered with a good grey-green
glaze.
Yueyao ware
Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Ref: PNC 42
CHINESE SONG YINGQING WARE EWER AND COVER
A ewer and cover, the flattened lid with shallow knop and tubular fastening point over a short neck rim and circular body moulded with a continuous lotus and leaf design. The upright handle and shoulder with tubular fastening points. All covered in a pale greenish-blue glaze.
Yingqing ware. (Qingbai)
Northern Song dynasty, 11th century
Height: 4.5 inches (11.5 cms)
REF: C1.77
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY CIZHOU WARE DEEP BOWL
A deep bowl with narrow upright liprim over curving body with a small lug handle at either side. The vessel decorated on a fine cream glaze with four sprays of fern-like leaves in black slip. The interior of the bowl with white slip decoration, the exterior with the slip stopping short of the narrow foot revealing grey stoneware.
Cizhou ware
Northern Song dynasty, 960-1127AD
Diameter: 7 inches (18 cms)
Height: 4.5 inches (11.5 cms)
Ref: C1.149
A fine and large Cizhou Jin Dynasty jar with narrow bottle mouth
and twin lug handles at the shoulder. The curved body decorated with
a boldly carved sgraffito design of luscious scrolling lotus flowers.
The rich brown glaze exposing the pale brown body through the cut
technique.
Cizhou type
Jin dynasty 1115-1234
Ref: PNC 44
CHINESE SONG JIAN WARE TEA BOWL
A stoneware tea bowl with indented lip rim, the interior with a persimmon red glaze suffused with brown hare's fur markings. The exterior similarly decorated.
Jian ware
Southern Song period, 12th/13th century
Diameter: 4.75 inches (13 cms)
REF: C1.141
CHINESE SONG JIAN WARE TEA BOWL
A stoneware tea bowl of conical form, the interior with several partridge feather russet splashes against a dark brown ground. The rim with white slip band.
Jian ware
Southern Song period, 12th/13th century
Diameter: 5.25 inches (13 cms)
REF: C1.142
FINE SONG LONQUAN CELADON BOWL
A fine Song Lonquan celadon bowl. The interior plain.
The exterior carved in shallow relief with a series of lotus petals.
All covered in a fine green glaze.
Longuan ware
Southern Song dynasty
1127 – 1279
Diam: 6 ½ ins (16.5 cms) Height 3 ins (7.5 cms)
Ref: PNC 46
CHINESE YUAN / MING LONGQUAN WARE CELADON STEM CUP
A stoneware celadon stem cup with everted lip rim over curving sides. The tall foot incised with a parallel band. The foot rim spreading outwards.
Longquan ware
Yuan/Ming dynasty, 14th century.
Height: 3.25 inches (8.25 cms)
REF: C1.79
YUAN/MING DYNASTY LONGQUAN WARE CELADON CENSER
A stoneware celadon censer, the vessel of mythical animal form. The lid composed of the head and eyes, the base formed as the four legs and body of the animal.
Longquan ware
Yuan/Ming dynasty, 14th century
Height: 5.75 inches (14.5 cms)
Ref: C1.151
YAOZHOU JIN DYNASTY CELADON SMALL DISH
A small stoneware celadon dish of
shallow form with fold-over rim and plain sides.
The glaze stopping
short of the plain foot rim.
Yaozhou ware
Jin dynasty 1115-1234
Diam:
4 ins (10 cms)
Ht: 1 ¼ ins (3.5 cms)
PNC.45