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Period: 16th Century
Japanese antique pottery with very beautiful colors/ [shigaraki] Jar/1500-1600
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.) It is said to have originated in t...
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Japanese Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Japanese antique Bizen ware vase / 15th-16th century / Wabi-sabi vase/Tsubo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Bizen ware jar was fired in the Bizen region of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen ware is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and is known as one of the oldest pottery styles in Japan. Its...
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Japanese Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Korean antique black glaze pottery/Joseon period/15th-16th century/small vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a small black-glazed jar made in Korea between the 15th and 16th centuries. White porcelain is famous in Korea, but this was a type of porcelain that was only allowed to be u...
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South Korean Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Antique Japanese pottery, Echizen ware vase / 1450-1600 / Natural glaze
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This medium-sized Echizen ware jar, a representative example of ancient Japanese pottery, is believed to have been produced during the late Muromachi period to the Azuchi-Momoyama pe...
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Japanese Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This delicate ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-sha...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 15th-16th Century/ Wabi-Sabi Jar/Tokoname Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old jar in Japan. This is a pottery called Tokoname ware. Tokoname is a kiln located in Aichi prefecture, Japan. It is said to have originated around the 12th century. A...
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Japanese Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

A very old small pottery jar from China / 13th to 17th century / Excavated vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a fired jar made in southern China or northern Laos or the surrounding area in the 15th to 17th century. Its unique shape has long been loved in Japan as a wabi-sabi flower v...
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Southeast Asian Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

16th Century Fossil Embedded Shipwreck Vase, Sawankhalok, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic vase from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural ...
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Thai Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

16th Century Animist Shipwreck Ceramic Vase, Vietnam
Located in New York, NY
16th century Vietnamese Animist ceramic vase. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural original patina. Part of a very large collection of shipw...
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Vietnamese Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Ming Dynasty Vase with Vibrant Turquoise Glaze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ming Dynasty (16th century) pottery vase with vivid turquoise glaze, decorated with dragons. The vase is partially moulded, with circular bosses around the mouth rim and a hexagonal ...
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Chinese Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Pottery

Very Rare Ming Dynasty Porcelain Ewer with Ottoman Gem-Set Tombak Mounts
Located in London, GB
Very rare Ming dynasty porcelain ewer with ottoman gem-set tombak mounts Chinese and Turkish, 16th/17th century Measures: Tombak: height 20cm,...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Multi-gemstone, Brass

Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Incense Burner, ca 1600
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
⁠It's 17th century chinese porcelain, Ming period, made for the Japanese market. This unusual Kosumetsuke Koro would have been used for incense that is added to the charcoal fire dur...
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Chinese Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Celadon Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Warped by fire and eroded by time, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century,...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Cloud Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province has a crawled glaze finish that reveals the maker's hand. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the sculptural ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ochre Brown Glazed Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Patron s Polychrome Drug Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare Italian late 16th century drug jar of cylindrical form with polychrome decoration in blue and yellow on a white ground featuring a portrait of the town's patron in a fancy hat...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the small bottle has a gracefully curved f...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant yet unrefined, this ceramic wine bottle from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Islamic Enameled Vessels, Ancient Urns
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is an exceptional and historic pair of Damascus enameled metalwork vessels or urns. These art objects show signs of rough use and handling through the centuries. Although it is ...
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West Asian Islamic Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Enamel

Antique Ming Jiajing/Wanli 16th century dish Chinese Porcelain FROG
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this most interesting 16th Century dish. Small saucer dish with flat everted rim, painted with a frog looking up in a grassy verge beside flowers and tree, the cav...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

18th Century Handmade Terracotta Olive Jar, Vase with Two Handles, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
This is a terracotta olive jar from central Spain. It has a wonderful aged patina with chalky painted finish. It makes a great statement as a sculpture in a room on a pedestal, alone...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Storage Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Warped by fire and eroded by time, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century,...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Antique Korean Celadon Bottle Vase Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic bottle-form vase circa 16th century Joseon Dynasty. It was likely intended as a wine bottle, the pear-shaped vessel with flaring neck feature a celadon glaze exterio...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Bronze Situla, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Acetre. Bronze. Century XVI. Bronze piece that has a circular foot, and a circular body, with an outwardly hollowed mouth at the top, and a decoration in relief in this last area o...
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European Renaissance Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
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Thai Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

16th Century Vietnamese Large Unusual Shape Shipwreck Vessel, Vietnam
Located in New York, NY
16th century Vietnamese large unusual shape shipwrecked vessel. Beautiful and natural patina from being submerged under water. Part of a very large coll...
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Vietnamese Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Korean Glazed Ceramic Vase Buncheong Ware Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small antique Korean Buncheong stoneware vase from early Joseon Dynasty circa 16th century. The vase is of a classic pear form with a waisted neck, a flared mouth and a ringed base...
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Korean Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Antique Korean Buncheong Ceramic Vase with Incised Designs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic bottle form jar of Buncheong ware circa 15-16th century Joseon Dynasty. The surface of the jar features a celadon glaze and an elaborate incised design of large flor...
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Korean Archaistic Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

16th Century Fossil Embedded Shipwreck Vase, Sawankhalok, Thailand
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ceramic vase from the old city of Sawankhalok known for its pottery. Beautiful and abundant fossil growth from being submerged under water. Natural ...
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Thai Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Rare Set of 2 large early 16th century Tuscany vases, Italy.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Set of 2 large early 16th century Tuscany vases, Italy. Rare and very large ceramic water vases with a green glaze. These vases were made in Tuscany Italy. Of course hand made and th...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

16th Century Cambodian Shipwrecked Vessel With Natural Shells And Barnacles
Located in New York, NY
16th century Cambodian vessel found from shipwreck of the coast of Cambodia. Beautiful natural shells and barnacles from being under water for hundreds of years. Museum quality
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Cambodian Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Chinese Sandstone Vase
Located in Tampa, FL
A Chinese very early ming dynasty sandstone vase that has stood the test of time. China, The interior is three and a half inches deep. Ming dynasty so therefore they could be anywher...
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Chinese Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Sandstone

Japanese Antique Momoyama Edo Bizen Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Art Tsubo Jar Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning Bizen ware stoneware vase/jar/vessel - produced sometime during the late Momoyama period (1568-1600) / Early Edo Period (1603-1867). Bizen yaki...
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Japanese Edo Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Stoneware

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A porous, matte surface texture suggests the jar spent many years su...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Chinese Ming Celadon Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing cooking oil or condiments. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully cur...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Jar from the Kingdom of Sukhothai, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a 16th Century Sawankhalok jar from a Shipwreck off the Coast of the Indonesian Island of Batam. Batam was one of the most substantial and influential ports in...
Category

Thai Other Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Chinese Cloisonne Arrow Vase Early Possibly Ming 16th Century
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese cloisonne on copper arrow vase, possibly Ming Dynasty 16th century. Bottle form with pair of "arrow" tubes on either side of ...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Copper

Chinese Ming Celadon Bottle Vase, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The small round bottle is beautiful in its imperfection, shaped with...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-shape...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Parfum Bottle, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ship wreck parfum bottle. Two handles. Vertical rib detail. Beautiful natural patina with barnacles. Two available and sold individually. Style S707...
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Thai Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Carved Stone Vasque, Vessel from Spain
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome 16th century Vasque or vessel from the Catalan region of Spain. Hand-carved with one whole to a side. An very wonderful piece to serve as a jardinière or planter. Ver...
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Spanish Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Stone

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully curved form kn...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully curved form kn...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-shape...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Sawankhalok Ship Wreck Parfum Bottle, Thailand, 16th Century
Located in New York, NY
16th century Thailand Sawankhalok ship wreck parfum bottle. Two handles. Vertical rib detail. Beautiful natural patina with barnacles. Two available and sold individually. Style S707...
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Thai Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A porous, matte surface texture suggests the jar spent many years su...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
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Chinese Ming Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Mortaio in bronzo - Toscana XVI secolo
Located in Fidenza, IT
Mortaio in bronzo del XVI secolo toscano. Presenta manici in bronzo a forma di corda e un corpo delineato da linee parallele in rilievo. Storicamente era impiegato in farmacia per la...
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Italian Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Large Terracotta Pignata Pot with Half Glaze
Located in Ventura, CA
This large terracotta pignata pot with half glaze, hand-thrown in Cutrofiano-Lucugnano, Puglia, dates from the late 1800s to early 1900s and exemplifies the essence of "ceramica rust...
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Italian Rustic Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

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Terracotta

Ming Gap Jar from Shipwreck Salvage, Thailand
Located in Atlanta, GA
This centuries-old ceramic vessel from Thailand is an excellent specimen of a salvaged ceramic jar from a shipwreck during in the Ming gap period. This antique jar from Thailand, circa early to mid 16th century, stands just over 20 inches in height and has a rounded body, with a thickly rounded top lip, and set of four loop-hole projections arising from the shoulders (which would have been used to secure a lid at top). There is a fabulous texture about the jar, from the centuries of being submerged underwater, which has encrusted it with barnacles and tales of sea-life. Should you wish to have a collection of these Ming gap jars...
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Thai Antique 16th Century Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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