Two Small Jars. Jars such as these usually have a geometrical shape with the elegant lines of the swirling curvilinear pattern decorating the body as a striking detail. The jars were quite often painted while b More
Eivormige pot op hoge, spreidende voet van aardewerk met een brede, uitlopende hals, beschilderd in rood. Op de buik een spiraalpatroon met dunne lijnen; op de schouder een smalle band met drie golvende lijnen. More
Two Jars. At the beginning of the 20th century, the former collector of these jars, Francois Bourdrez (1901-1939), worked as a water engineer for the Chinese government. He drowned in 1939 while surveying the n More
Two Small Jars. Jars such as these usually have a geometrical shape with the elegant lines of the swirling curvilinear pattern decorating the body as a striking detail. The jars were quite often painted while b More
This vase was dusted with wood ash. During firing the glaze turned an olive green in these places while the brown-burnt biscuit of the rest of the vessel was coated only with kiln gloss. This type of early gree More
Two Jars. At the beginning of the 20th century, the former collector of these jars, Francois Bourdrez (1901-1939), worked as a water engineer for the Chinese government. He drowned in 1939 while surveying the n More
The Yue kilns of northern Zhejiang Province had been active from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). However, their finest wares date from the 9th and 10th century: delicate objects with jade-like glazes called ‘ More
These kinds of figurines were placed in tombs with the deceased. The woman’s hair and clothing make it clear that she is a court lady. She holds a shuttle and a pair of scissors. The man is a westerner. This il More
Een standaard van steengoed met zes houders voor wierook, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een grijsgroen glazuur. Boven de voet een schaalvorm met in het centrum een poot met aan de bovenzijde een platte, ringvormige v More
Kan van aardewerk met een geribde buik en een brede, uitlopende hals, bedekt met een grijsgroen glazuur. Geknikte tuit vanuit de schouder; het oor vanuit de schouder verbonden met de rand. Het glazuur is enigsz More