Chinese spinach jade dish

The flower basket (not including the jade chains and connecting jade accessories) is carved from a single massive piece of jade. The jade itself has inc...

tripod censer

jade with apple green tones

wooden base shown in pictures is not included with this item; 2.5in(D) x 3.5in(W) x 8in(H) are the dimensions of the jade carving only

This Han Dynasty green-glazed dish exhibits significant signs of wear, indicative of its age and the long passage of time it has witnessed. The glaze, once vibrant, now shows substan...

A pair of Chinese spinach jade bowls, circa 1920s. 4 inches wide by 1 ¾ inches tall

Chinese Jadeite hardstone oval bowl.

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...