Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Glazed Charger

Large Chinese celadon shallow bowl with central incised peony element, early 20th century.

Large heavily glazed Chinese shallow bowl with radiating elements to the lip. Early 20th century. On contemporary stand.

Shoji Hamada Japanese clay charger with black glaze and terracotta toned glazed decoration, circa 1960s. On contemporary stand. The piece is unsigned and as such cannot definitively ...

Pair of 19th century Chinese Guan type vases in bottle form with gentle broad fluting.

Little plate from my collection, now on sale after 35 yeas and never exibited to the public. Simply elegant for any useon any elegant table. See all the others published under my na...

In China, the term qingci "青瓷" (literally meaning blue-green porcelain) is used to designate ceramic objects of gray-green color, with the first character representing blue or blue-green color "青". Various epithets were used to describe this color: "heavenly azure" "天青" (tian qing), "dusty blue" "粉青" (fen qing), or "after the rain passes, the sky becomes blue" - yu guo tian qing "雨過天青", which idiomatically means the arrival of good times after troubles. The characteristic gray-green color is obtained by adding iron oxide to the glaze. During the chemical reaction in reduction firing (i.e., without oxygen access) of the ceramics, the iron contained in the glaze acquires a blue, gray, or greenish hue. During the Song (宋), Yuan (元), and Ming (明) dynasties, the art of Chinese celadon ceramics...

A beautiful Chinese celadon glazed deep dish with an impressed peony design to the center, Ming Dynasty, circa 1400, Longquan kilns, China. The lovey dish covered in an attractive ...

Antique Southeast Asian, possibly Thai or Vietnamese, celadon ceramic charger with a crackled glaze.