Chinese Celadon Footed Centerpiece, 19th Century

A leaf molded bowl, cover and stand decorated with birds, insects and branches. Measures: Diameter of plate 12".

Royal Worcester ivory porcelain.

Chinese peking glass Quatra-Lobed bowl, circa 1900.

The scallop border edged with gilt gadrooning, the border with butterflies on an aqua blue ground, the center with floral decoration. Impressed FBB.

A Museum Quality Chinese Celadon Bowl, Yuan Dynasty Description: Celadon, six Chinese immortals at the interior, key fret and floral design at th...

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...

Chinese Lotus Form Longquan Celadon Glazed Bowl, on ebonized carved wood stand. 3.5" H x 11.5" Diameter. Provenance: From an Upper East Side Collec...

20th century Chinese celadon porcelain rice bow in the style of the Song dynasty. Celadon or greenware are glazed in the jade green color.