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KAKIEMON c.1690. Japanese Porcelain.A Japanese Kakiemon Nigoshide Porcelain Saucer c.1690. Decorated with 'The Three Friends of Winter' (Pine, Bamboo and Prunus) with a Bird. The 'Nigoshide' body was a new whiter body introduced in between about 1660 - 1680 solely for kakiemon wares. Indeed the Kakiemon palette also evolved at the same time. It has recently been proposed that the Nigoshide body is not a new body at all, rather it is just made from a clay that has been levigated and washed more. For a pair of similar Japanese Kakiemon Porcelain saucers decorated with 'The Three Friends of Winter' (Pine, Bamboo and Prunus) from the John Drew Collection enter 18602 in the search on the front page or see Archives. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735. Famille Rose Decoration.A Pair Yongzheng (1723 - 1735) Famille Rose YenYen Vases. Richly Decorated on a Pink Ground with Large Circular Reserves of Outstretched Dragons and Lobed Reserves of Landscapes, the Pink Ground Colour is Painted with Three Types of Flowering Scrolling Plants. The Ruyi Shaped Collar with a Blue Ground and Decorated with Flowers. Provenance : From a Private European Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Pair of Blue and White Kangxi Porcelain Dishes Decorated with Scholars Observing a Scroll. The Base with an Apocryphal Chenghua Mark (Ming Dynasty 1465-1487). Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HONGZHI 1488 - 1505 or ZHENGDE 1506 - 1521. Ming Porcelain.A Ming Porcelain Blue and White Dish, Hongzhi 1488-1505 or Zhengde 1506-1521. Decorated with a Fish Swimming Among Aquatic Plants. The Reverse with Scrolling Lotus. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1670 - 1690. Japanese PorcelainA 17th Century Japanese Porcelain Dish, Arita c.1670 - 1690. Decorated with Geese on a Promontory with Bamboo and Reeds. To the Left Three Further Geese, the Rim Dressed in a Pale Iron-oxide. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KAKIEMON. c.1680 - 1700. Japanese Porcelain.A Pair Japanese Kakiemon Porcelain Shallow Bowls. Decorated on a 'Nigoshide' Body with a 'Shishi' and Flowering Branch.c.1680 - 1700 The 'Nigoshide' Body was a New Whiter Porcelain Body Introduced Between about 1660 - 1680, Solely for use on Kakiemon Wares. Indeed the Kakiemon Palette Evolved at the Same Time. It has Recently been Proposed that the Nigoshide Body is not a New Body at all, Rather it is Just Made from a Clay that has been Levigated and Washed more. JAPANESE KAKIEMON PORCELAIN : Kakiemon Sakaeda (1596-1666) is popularly credited with being one of the first in Japan to discover the secret of enamel decoration on porcelain, known as 'Akae'. The name "Kakiemon" was bestowed by his overload on Sakaida, who had perfected a design of twin persimmons (kaki: persimmon) and who then developed the distinctive palette of soft red, yellow, blue and turquoise green. Kakiemon is sometimes used as a generic term describing wares made in the Arita factories using the characteristic Kakiemon overglaze enamels and decorative styles. However, authentic Kakiemon porcelains have been produced by direct descendants, now Sakaida Kakiemon XIV (1934-). Shards from the Kakiemon kiln site at Nangawara show that blue and white and celadon wares were also produced. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Porcelain Blue and White Kraak Ware Kendi from the Hatcher cargo of c.1643. Decorated with Panels of Cranes in Flight. The kendi is defined as a vessel with a round body, tall neck, mouth, a spout on the shoulder and a flat base. The two openings make the kendi suitable for both pouring and drinking liquids. It is distinguished from other pouring vessels such as a jug or flagon by the absence of a handle. The presence of a spout on the shoulder places it in the broader typology of a spouted vessel. To drink from a kendi, grasp the neck with one hand ; place the other on the base for support if desired, hold the vessel away from the body, point the spout towards the mouth and slowly tilt it to start the water flowing. As the lips never touch the spout, the kendi is a hygienic and convenient communal drinking vessel. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644. Ming Dynasty. 明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Late Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain Censer, Late Ming, Chongzhen Period 1628 - 1644. The Thickly Potted Baluster Form has a Thick Horizontal Rim, the Interior is Partly Unglazed as it Would Have had Sand Inside For Incense Sticks or Cones. The Base is Supported by Three Short and is Unglazed in the Center. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Provenance : From the Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export PorcelainA Kangxi Period Chinese Export Porcelain Dish from the Collection of Augustus the Strong (1670-1733). The Foliate Form Decorated with Eight Panels, Four are Powder Blue with Gilt Decoration, the other Four are Painted in the Famille Verte Palette. The Decoration Consists of Flowers and Insects. The Central Famille Verte Panel is of a Landscape. Provenance : Augustus the Strong (1670 - 1733). The Royal Collection at The Japanese Palace, Dresden, Inventory of 1721. The plain back with a large wheel engraved mark for the Inventory of the Japanese Palace at Dresden. The '+' represents Japanese Porcelain. Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (as Augustus II the Strong, lived 1670 1733) was as Frederick Augustus I the Elector of Saxony 1694-1733, later also King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1697-1704 and again 1709-1733 ( Click on the image for more information about Augustus the Strong ). R.H.R Palmer (born 1898) Collection of Chinese Porcelain, which included a collection of Kangxi powder-blue, mostly built up during the c.1930-1940. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Transitional Porcelain. Transitional Period c.1635 -1650, An Unusual Late Ming or Very Early Qing Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Made for the Japanese Market. Incised with a Buddhist Lotus flower. The Back Painted with Stylised Ruyi Head Fungus. The Base with a Chenghua (Ming 1465 - 1487) Six Character Mark. Ko-Sometsuke is a term used to describe Chinese blue and white porcelain made for Japan. This late Ming porcelain was made from the Wanli period (1573-1620) and ended in the Chongzhen period (1628-1644), the main period of production being the 1620'2 and 1630's. The porcelain objects produced were made especially for the Japanese market, both the shapes and the designs were tailored to Japanese taste, the production process too allowed for Japanese aesthetics to be included in the finished object. Its seams firing faults were added, repaired tears in the leather-hard body were too frequent to not, in some cases, be deliberate. These imperfections as well as the fritting Mushikui (insect-nibbled) rims and kiln grit on the footrims all added to the Japanese aesthetic. The shapes created were often expressly made for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form. Designs, presumably taken from Japanese drawings sent to China, are very varied, often using large amount of the white porcelain contrasting well with the asymmetry of the design. The lotus is one of the most important symbols in the Chinese art. This Buddhist emblem is a symbol of purity, as the perfect flower grows out of muddy ponds without a stain. The words for lotus in Chinese has the same meaning as to bind, connect (in marriage). It is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. 康熙 Famille Verte Biscuit Porcelain.Kangxi Famille Verte Biscuit Porcelain Brush Rest in the Form of a Mountain Range with Steps, Buildings and Trees. Chinese Biscuit Porcelain was decorated with enamel directly on the unglazed porcelain body and then covering with a clear glaze. Biscuit Porcelain was especially popular from the Transitional period of the middle of the 17th century until the second quarter of the 18th century. Egg and Spinach wares are part of this group, they relate closely to Tang Sancai Pottery of the 8th century. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NANKING CARGO c.1752. Qianlong Porcelain.A Nanking Cargo Porcelain Dish, Qianlong Period. Painted with the 'Leaping Boy' Pattern. The contemporary records of the Dutch East India Company, the V.O.C., include a great deal of information about the so-called Nanking Cargo. Dr Jorg was responsible for carrying out much of the research. The wreck of the Geldermalsen has been referred to as the Nanking Cargo ever since the original auction that took place in April and May 1986. The reason for this appellation was that in the eighteenth century, Blue and White Chinese porcelain of the 1760s was advertised either as Nanking or Nankeen China. Vast amounts of this porcelain, destined for the West, were now being produced for the new middle classes, and not only for the very wealthy, as had been the case in earlier periods, for example as seen in the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam, The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain And Gold, 28th April - 2nd May 1986. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722.. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Large Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Dish. The design consists of a large open-work basket brimming with flowers, the border is of diaper patterns and butterflies. Painted in rich Famille Verte enamels this dish is typical of good quality Chinese Export Porcelain produced in the mid-Kangxi period for the European market. The design is based on popular 17th century Chinese woodcuts and represents abundance or abundant riches. So it can, I think, legitimately be compared to the 'horn of plenty' found in Classical mythology. For a Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain dish of this pattern see : L'Odyssee De La Porcelaine Chinoise (Various authors, Editions de le Reunion des Musees Nationaux 2003) Page 189 Item 135. As Kangxi c.1680. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Bowl from the Hatcher Cargo, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty c.1643. Decorated with a Central Crab with Fish Swimming Around it Among Aquatic Plants. The Back Decorated with a Fishing Net Design. Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam, The Hatcher Cargo June 1984. label to the base. Prof. Dr L. B. Holthuis of the Netherlands. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 11th or 12th Century. Song Stoneware.A Miniature Song Dynasty 'White Ware' Ewer. Since the Tang dynasty (618-906) writers have paid homage to the beauty of white wares leaving tangible evidence of their value. However, the class and refinement displayed in wares of complete whiteness had been sought after hundreds of years before the Tang dynasty and would be cultivated for hundreds of years after its demise. This infatuation generated a variety of white wares which vary in degree of whiteness, refinement of materials, and decoration as a large number of kilns produced white wares even if it was not their specialty. Importantly white wares are not confined to one way of production or from one kiln or geographic area. Until the Southern Song dynasty white wares were considered a product of northern China, however, white wares were still manufactured in the south. Thus, within this commentary, white wares are loosely defined as a body (porcelain or stoneware), slip, glaze, or any combination therein, that creates a white or white-toned ware. Additionally, only a few of the most influential white wares produced during the Song dynasty (960-1279) are discussed as scholars are still debating over the many types of white wares. Future excavation and research hold many exciting discoveries for this discipline. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Exhibited : Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Venezia 1954. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644. 明代 Transitional Porcelain. A Fine Late Ming Porcelain Kraak Dish with an Everted Barbed Rim, Chongzhen Period 1628 to 1644. The Design Consists of a Bird in a Landscape with 'Kraak' Type Panels. The Potting and Especially the Painting Style with it's Pearly Looking Glaze Point to this Porcelain Dish being Late Kraak Ware from the Very End of the Ming Dynasty. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been avalible in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . All Kraak porcelain was made at the main ceramic centre in China, Jingdezhen. It does vary in style and quality to quite a large extent, and some scholars include pieces as kraakware that others do not, so a definitive description is, I feel, rather difficult. The main group of kraak porcelain is less controversial. Normally thinly potted, often moulded, it's designs are divided into decorative panels, with reserves that might include flowers and animals, taotie masks and stylised tulips. The bases often show 'Chatter Marks'. These are ridges, that radiate from the centre of the base to the foot rim, they are caused by the potters finishing tool catching on the leather hard clay prior to glazing. When one looks at the construction, painting techniques and glazing of kraak porcelain it appears similar in many ways to some of the late Ming porcelain made for the Japanese market. I think it is quite possible that they were both made within the same kilns at Jingdezhen. Kraak porcelain also includes a few rare pieces that have the addition of underglaze copper red and there are a very few know examples of polychrome kraakware. Kraak porcelain went out of fashion at the end of the Ming Dynasty but was later revived during the reign of Kangxi (1662-1722). Swatow porcelain (c.1580-1640) was made in the kraak style but this is thicker and much cruder, the bases often show grit adhering. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
VUNG TAU CARGO c.1690 - 1700. Kangxi Porcelain.A Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Model of Guanyin from the Vung Tau Cargo. Figures of Guanyin are by far the most common of all Blanc de Chine figures and indeed one of the most common images in Chinese figurative art. Guanyin was the Goddess of mercy, She was especially revered in the area where this figure was produced ; Dehua in Fujian Province. But her origins stem from Tibetan Buddhism, she was originally the patron saint of Tibetan Buddhism 'Avalokitesvara'. For similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain models of Guanyin See : Porcelain From The Vung Tau Wreck, The HallStrom Excavation (Christian J.A. Jorg and Michael Fletcher published by Sun Tree Publishing Ltd. ISBN 981-04-5208-X) Page 86 Fig. 85. Provenance : The Vung Tau Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain. Christie's Amsterdam, 7th and 8th of April 1992. Christie's Auction label, worn, to the back. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Celadon Ware.A Kangxi Porcelain Celadon Glazed Bottle Vase. The Porcelain Surface has been Carved with Scrolling Flowers Prior to Glazing. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 242 Item 825. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Porcelain Blue and White Kraak Ware Dish from the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. Decorated with a Vase of Flowers and a Ornamental Rock in a Square Stand within a Garden Setting.The Border Panels Somewhat Blurred Due to the Glaze Running in the Firing. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been avalible in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . All Kraak porcelain was made at the main ceramic centre in China, Jingdezhen. It does vary in style and quality to quite a large extent, and some scholars include pieces as kraakware that others do not, so a definitive description is, I feel, rather difficult. The main group of kraak porcelain is less controversial. Normally thinly potted, often moulded, it's designs are divided into decorative panels, with reserves that might include flowers and animals, taotie masks and stylised tulips. The bases often show 'Chatter Marks'. These are ridges, that radiate from the centre of the base to the foot rim, they are caused by the potters finishing tool catching on the leather hard clay prior to glazing. When one looks at the construction, painting techniques and glazing of kraak porcelain it appears similar in many ways to some of the late Ming porcelain made for the Japanese market. I think it is quite possible that they were both made within the same kilns at Jingdezhen. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.An Unusual Kangxi Famille Verte 'G' Marked Bowl. This rather ordinary Chinese export porcelain bowl has a 'G' painted in under-glaze blue on the base. This unusual, if not rare mark has yet to be identified. It is thought that the mark might be that of a European retailer but this is only a theory. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Blue and White Transitional Porcelain Kendi from the Hatcher Cargo c.1643. Decorated with 'Flying' Horses. The kendi is defined as a vessel with a round body, tall neck, mouth, a spout on the shoulder and a flat base. The two openings make the kendi suitable for both pouring and drinking liquids. It is distinguished from other pouring vessels such as a jug or flagon by the absence of a handle. The presence of a spout on the shoulder places it in the broader typology of a spouted vessel. To drink from a kendi, grasp the neck with one hand ; place the other on the base for support if desired, hold the vessel away from the body, point the spout towards the mouth and slowly tilt it to start the water flowing. As the lips never touch the spout, the kendi is a hygienic and convenient communal drinking vessel. Provenance : Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 12th - 13th June 1984. Label to base. A Private American Collection of Chinese Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Mark and of the Period.A Qianlong Blue and White Porcelain Ogee-Shaped Bowl. Qianlong Seal-Mark and of the Period. This finely painted Qianlong mark and period bowl is undoubtedly of imperial quality. It was, however not finished, the overglaze enamels were not added. The finished piece would have been decorated in Doucai enamels, indeed bowls with this finished pattern are known. It doesn't appear to have any obvious firing faults, so the reason such a piece wasn't finished is, I think, a mystery. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA. c.1680 - 1710. Japanese PorcelainLarge Japanese Arita Porcelain Bowl with Blue and White Spiky Scroll Design. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Biscuit Porcelain.An Unusual Kangxi Green Glazed Biscuit Porcelain Vase with Two Lion-Masks from the Carl Kempe Collection. The Strange Uneven Colouring, with Spots of Blue Pigment, and Spots Where the Green Pigment Hasn't Taken, Appears to be the Result of Misfiring. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
JAPANESE 1764. Ink Drawing on Paper.An 18th Century Japanese Drawing of a Leaping Shi-Shi Lion. From a large damaged scroll which carried the inscription The 14th year of Horeki, year of the Monkey, mid summer, 9th. day.. This corresponds to 1764. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
JIN DYNASTY 1115 - 1234. Cizhou TypeA Miniature Cizhou Ware Ewer with a Twisted Handel, Jin Dynasty 1115-1234. For details of a very similar Cizhou ewer from the Brodie Lodge Collection sold by R & G McPherson Antiques click on the image or enter 17340 into the search on the front page. For a similar Cizhou stoneware ewer with iron-oxide decoration See 'Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection' by Regina Krahl. Volume One, Page 270, item 497. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN DYNASTY 1279 - 1368. Qingbai Porcelain.A Rare Miniature Yuan Qingbai Ewer of Islamic Metal Form with Moulded Decoration. The earliest known qingbai wares were produced in Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province around the late 10th century and are characterized by faint pale-blue glazes on low, wide forms. Qingbai continued to be enormously popular and highly produced throughout the Song dynasty (960-1279) and was prevalent in the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), but slackened during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) until being replaced by tianbai, sweet white ware. The initial forms of qingbai were simple bowls and dishes, but by the mid-Northern Song the forms had advanced to include a wide variety of objects used for daily life such as ewers, boxes, incense burners, granary models, vases, jars, sculptures, cups, cupstands, water droppers, lamps, grave wares, and tools for writing and painting. The precedent for the majority of these forms is found in earlier metalwork and lacquer and Rawson has suggested that the imitation of silver was the primary force behind the production of white wares, including qingbai. See our 'History' section for more information about Song Porcelain and Stoneware by Mindy M. McDonald. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHOSON DYNASTY 15th Century. Punch'ong Ware.A Korean Punch'ong Ware Dish with a Swirling Design using Inhwa Technique (White Slip). Inlaid designs are distinctly Korean, metallic compounds like iron oxide (black or brown), copper oxide (red), and even occasionally gold colourings were added to slip which them was rubbed into an impressed design producing the look of an inlay. The present example uses pure, uncoloured slip. Provenance : Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Celadon Ware.A Kangxi Porcelain Celadon Glazed Bottle Vase. The Porcelain Surface has been Carved with Scrolling Flowers Prior to Glazing. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 242 Item 825. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.A 15th Century Blue and White Vietnamese Pottery Dish from the Hoi An Hoard Decorated with a Fish. An exact or even a close dating of this wreck is as yet not possible. There are two schools of thoughts, one dating it to c.1480-1520, the other to about 1450-1470. Yonglo (1403 - 1424) coins were found. The timbers of the boat have been dated to about 1449 (plus or minus 20 years) and most interestingly a small group of Chinese, Ming ceramics used by the crew were recovered, these appear to belong to the interregnum period of the mid 15th century. Provenance : Treasures From The Hoi An Hoard, Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th/Early 16th Century Cargo. Butterfields, October 11th to 13th 2000. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Hatcher Cargo Blue and White Porcelain Slender Vase. Well Painted with Bamboo and Rocks. This shape is rarely, if ever, encountered apart from blue and white Porcelain from the Hatcher Cargo. The dating of the Porcelain from the Hatcher Cargo is based on several elements. Firstly, the ceramics recovered are of a coherent group, in other words they appear to all have been made at the same time. Blue and white Porcelain dishes with a coiled serpent that have been recovered from the Hatcher Cargo match an important dish from the fall of the Ming dynasty, formerly in the Percival David Foundation, now at the British Museum London, which can be dated to 1644 - 1645. However, the most important dating reference are the two cover recovered from the wreck datable by inscription to the spring of 1643. The Ming dynasty officially ended in 1644. Provenance : The Hatcher Cargo, Christies's Amsterdam (No label). An English Private Collection, From an 18th Century House in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD. c.1450 -1500.A 15th Century Vietnamese Blue and White Pottery Dish from the Hoi An Shipwreck. The Rim of the Dish has the Glaze Wiped Clean to Expose the Biscuit Body. This was done because these Moulded Dishes were Fired Face to Face, so the Unglazed Rims would Touch one another in the Kiln, had there been Glaze on the Rims they would has become stuck together. The Unglazed Base is, as Normal with Vietnamese Pottery, Dressed in an Iron Oxide Brown. It has not yet been possible to establish a dating of the wreck but the timbers of the ship have been dated to c.1450 (plus or minus twenty years) and it is thought that the ship had been built quite shortly before it sank, as its timbers only showed moderate wear. Yonglo coins were found (1403-1424) and most interestingly a small (as yet I believe unpublished) amount of Chinese ceramics used by the crew was also recovered. These appear to belong to the Interregnum Period of the mid 15th century. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Yue Celadon WareA Small Northern Song Yue ware Celadon Box and Cover, 10th or 11th Century. Of Squat Circular Form with the cover Incised with Stylised Floral Motifs. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795 乾隆 Jingdezheng White Porcelain. An Unusual Chinese Export Porcelain Miniature Model of Cao Guojiu (or Royal Uncle Cao) one of the Eight Immortals, Qianlong c.1750. The Newest of the Eight Immortals he was said to be the Uncle of the Emperor of the Song Empire. He is shown holding castanets in official court dress on a rectangular base with a ruyi-shaped deign in low relief. This figure was made at Jingdezheng and is therefore not a Blanc de Chine which was made at Dehua in Fujian Province. Four similar miniature figures were sold in the Nanking Cargo Auction of 1986. They were catalogued as being Blanc de Chine. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
THAI 14th to 16th Century. Si Satchanalai Stoneware.A Large Thai Stoneware Box and Cover in the Form of a Fruit from the Si Satchanalai Kilns, 14th to 16th Century. Decorated with Iron-Oxide. The Si Satchanalai kilns on the river Yom in north-central Thailand are to the north of the town of Sawankhalok. When I started studying oriental ceramics Sawankhalok was the name used to describe the high-fired stoneware that is now known to have come from Si Satchanalai. This kiln site is north of the other large Thai ceramics production center of Sukhothai. Both centers of production were under the cultural direction of the Sukhothai kingdom. Archaeological evidence supports a production period starting as early as the 14th century and coming to an end in the 16th century. Export ware as well as domestic wares and architectural ceramics were made of high-fired stoneware with decoration in iron-oxide, monochrome brown or celadon glazes. Provenance : Sotheby's, London, 2nd November 1993, Part lot 1524. Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
Late Kangxi or Yongzheng c.1700 - 1735. Chinese Export Porcelain with Dutch Decoration.A Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl. Decorated in Under-Glaze Blue, Over-Painted in Holland c.1720-1740. Provenance : Dr Bernard Watney. The Watney Collection of Chinese Porcelain Decorated in Holland and England. Bonhams, New Bond street, London 7th November 2003. Part lot 43. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Porcelain Plate with the 'The Pekinese and the Parrots' Pattern, Early Qianlong c.1735 -1745. The Chinese Export Porcelain plates with this pattern are similar in style to work by C.Pronk, however the four known designs created by Pronk for the V.O.C. are mostly figurative and the Dutch East India Company records of Pronk's work do not support such an attribution. It is possible this design was submitted by a Delft artist. For a very similar Chinese Export Porcelain Plate See : Ancient Chinese Trade Ceramics from The British Museum, London (Various authors, Chen Kang-Shuen,1994) Pages 182 and 183 Item 78. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING 1368 - 1644. Early Chinese Pottery A Pair of Ming Pottery Models of Chests. From a Kiln in North China, Jiajing to Wanli, c.1550 - 1600. This pair of Ming Pottery chests were funerary models, the Chinese call them Mingqi, they were made expressly for burial. There were several great period of production, but it was the Ming dynasty that saw the largest amount of pottery models of furniture being made. They were produced from low-fired pottery and had brightly coloured lead-glazes similar to those found on Ming Roof-Tiles. They were made in moulds and quickly assembled, the present example uses the same mould for both the front of the chest as for the back, but so as to not show the doors on the front and on the back, the back panel has been reversed. So, when you look from underneath you can see the moulded door panel on the interior of the piece of furniture. The tops, sides and back are left unglazed, these areas were sometimes 'cold-painted'. A table with offerings of this type of Ming Pottery, purchased from Robert McPherson can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum. For a Ming Pottery Mingqi chair See: Ming Ceramics in The British Museum (Jessica Harrison-Hall,The British Museum Press,2001) Page 552 Item 20:8. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907. Early Chinese PotteryA Tang Pottery Whistle with a 'Sancai' Glaze. Made from a Two Piece Moulded the Whistle Represents a Demon. Probably From Henan. For a similar Tang Sancai Pottery whistle see : A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Vol 1. Early Wares : Prehistoric to Tenth Century (Liu liang-yu, Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd, 1991.ISBN 957-9259-01-1) Page 206. Provenance : From an English Private Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KORYO PERIOD 918 - 1392. Korean CeladonA Korean Foliated Celadon Dish, the Well Divided from the Sides by the Inclusion of a Single Incised Line. Korean ceramics of the Koryo Period chiefly comprise of Celadon wares, although influenced by Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279) Yue Celadons they are distinctly Korean, although there is a geological connection between the Yue and Korean celadon kilns which might add to the similarity in appearance between the two. The distinct colours achieved by Korean potters owe much to the raw materials employed. The presence of iron and iron oxide as well as manganese oxide in the clay, and quartz particles in the glaze give these celadons their unique appearance. Firing temperatures were commonly around 1150ΊC, and the level of oxygen within the kiln was dramatically reduced at some stage of the firing; this is known as a reducing, rather than an oxidizing atmosphere. Koryo celadon are often plain, but decoration included incised, carved, impressed, or inlaid designs. The inlaid designs are distinctly Korean, metallic compounds like iron oxide (black or brown), copper oxide (red), and even occasionally gold colourings were added to slip which them was rubbed into an impressed design producing the look of an inlay. Provenance : Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. 康熙 Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Small Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Model of Liu Hai Standing on the Waves Holding a String of 'Cash' Tempting out a Three Legged Toad. For a very similar, though slightly different model see 'Blanc de Chine' (S. Marchant & Son's, exhibition catalogue of 1985, page 37, item 94). See the two Famille Rose groups in our Polychrome section for another version of Liu Hai and his three legged toad (stock numbers 17648 and 17647). Liu Hai was a minister of State in the 10th Century and is said to have tempted a venomous three-legged toad out from his lair (either from the sea as with the present example or sometimes a well). He used a string of 'cash', you can see the coins at the end of the string, the toad is to his left. The toad was then killed, or in another version of the story Liu Hai stands on the toad who transports him to anywhere he wants. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Large Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. Label to Base : The Hatcher Collection Christie's Amsterdam 14-03-1984. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and e Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. For similar Hatcher Cargo Kraak porcelain dishes see : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, recently recovered from an Asian vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Ewer and Cover, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). In the Islamic Style. For a similar Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain ewer See : Pronken Met Oosters Porcelein (Stephen Hartog, Uitgeverij Waaders b.v. 1990) Page 73 Item 61. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese PotteryA Vietnamese blue and White Pottery Frog Shaped Water-Dropper from the Hoi An Hoard. Provenance : Treasures From The Hoi An Hoard, Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th/Early 16th Century Cargo. Butterfields, October 11th to 13th 2000. Robert McPherson Antiques 'The Hoi An Hoard' Item HH4. The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN. c.1745 - 1755 German Hard-Paste Porcelain. An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Jug with Hausmalerei Decoration of Two Pairs of Elegant, Well Dressed Couples with a Complex Interlaced Gilt Border. The Decoration is Perhaps by F.F. Mayer's Workshop at Pressnitz. The Base with the Meissen Crossed Sword Mark in Under-Glaze Blue. The Term Hausmalerei Refers to Porcelain Decorated Outside the Factory. The decorators who painted blank Meissen often used porcelain from an earlier period. The shape of this jug dates from the late 1730's or early 1740's to about 1745 or 1750. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907. Yue Celadon.A Miniature Tang Dynasty(618-907)Yue Celadon Ware Waterpot. The Compressed Oval Form Divided into Four by Pairs of Impressed Lines which Terminate at Four Short Stumpy Legs. Without a Carl Kempe Label For a very similar Tang Yue Celadon waterpot from Brodie Lodge Collection, bought at Bluetts on the 7th of June 1961 for £15.00. See 17345, enter this number in the search box on the Home page. This piece is in our Archives. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, his main areas of interest were early Chinese monochrome Stoneware and Porcelain, until recently the most of the collection was displayed in the Ulrichamn Museum of Asian Art. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Large Shunzhi (1644-1661) or Kangxi (1662-1722) Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cup. The Flared Sides of this Octagonal Cup have Two of the Facets with Applied Prunus Decoration. The Base has a Long Mark Within a Rectangular Frame. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliquιs were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHANTILLY c.1765 - 1775 French Soft-Paste PorcelainAn 18th Century Chantilly Soft-Pate Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, Decorated with Flower Sprays in Under-Glaze Cobalt Blue. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. 乾隆 Jingdezheng White Porcelain.An Unusual Miniature Chinese Export Porcelain Figure of Shoulou on a Rectangular Base with a Ruyi-head Design in recess. This figure was made at Jingdezheng and is therefore not Blanc de Chine which was produced in Dehua, Fujian Province. There were four white figures of this type in the Nanking Cargo sale of 1986. One of the figures was of Shoulou and matches the present example (lot 5736, it was described as being Blanc de Chine). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Period Chinese Export Porcelain Dish. Mid Kangxi Period c. 1690 to 1700. Decorated in a Strong Inky Blue with an Extensive Landscape. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN c.1750 - 1765 German Hard-Paste PorcelainAn 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Knife Handel. The Pistol-Shape Handel Part Moulded with a Basket-Weave Pattern (Alt-Ozier, meaning old ozier). Painted with 'Natural Flowers' (Naturliche Blumen). The Metal Later. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Export Porcelain.An Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Decorated in Famille Rose Enamels, Qianlong c.1760 - 1785. The Silver Shaped Plate is Decorated in the European Style with Scattered Fruit, Nuts and Flowers. Provenance : McCann Collection USA. Number 419.53 (label to base). Black painted number to the back 56.309. Paper label L.48.25.899. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907. Yue Celadon WareA Miniature Tang Dynasty (618-907) Yue Celadon Ware Waterpot. The Compressed Oval Form Divided into Four by Impressed Lines which Terminate at Four Stumpy Legs. With Later Wooden Stand. For a similar Tang Yue Celadon waterpot from Brodie Lodge Collection, bought at Bluetts on the 7th of June 1961 for £15.00. See 17345, enter this number in the search box on the Home page. This piece is in our Archives. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. by P.J. Donnelly.BLANC DE CHINE by P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, London, 1969. ISBN 571-08078-2. 407 Pages, 160 Pages of Black and White Photographs, Nearly all of these have Multiple Images. Line Drawings, Include Potters Marks. Hard-Back. The was the first book published about Blanc de Chine porcelain. A ground braking book with a lot of important information, however with hindsight we can see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being early Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine, but later Japanese white porcelain. This is a difficult book if you are not familiar with Blanc de Chine porcelain but despite it's faults it is a very useful and interesting book. For sale at £368.72 on Amazon (April 2009). See 'Reading List' for alternative books about Blanc de Chine Porcelain. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
PAVIA 18th Century. Italian PotteryAn 18th Century Pavia Pottery Oval Dish. The Moulded Border is in Imitation of Metal Work. The Center Decorated with a Landscape. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export PorcelainA Kangxi Famille Verte Powder-Blue Chinese Export Porcelain Saucer Shaped Dish. Decorated with Reserved Panels Including Two Which are Fan Shaped, these are painted with Flowers, While the other Two are Decorated with Kylin. The Central Famille Verte Panel Shows Two Women Either Side of a Jardiniθre Containing a Scholars Rock, Flowers and a Small Flag. The Reverse with Two Famille Verte Flower Sprigs. The Center with Concentric Lines in Cobalt Blue with a Shop-Mark in the Center. Provenance : R.H.R Palmer (born 1898) Collection of Chinese Porcelain, which included a collection of Kangxi powder-blue, mostly built up during the c.1930-1940. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QING DYNASTY 1644 - 1911. Northern Chinese Stoneware.A Pair of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Green Glazed Bottle Vases. From a Northern Chinese Kiln. I have Found it Very Difficult to Date these Small Vases, the Kempe Catalogue of 1964 Describes them as Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).With Fitted Box. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
DERBY. c.1815 - 1825 English Bone ChinaA Well Painted Derby Bone-China Porcelain Dessert Plate, Probably Painted by Thomas Steel (1772-1850). Sumptuously Painted with Fruit, Finished with a Simple Gold Rim. Marked with the Derby Over-Glaze Red Mark. For a Very Similar Plate but with a Different Arrangement of Fruit by Thomas Steel See : Derby Porcelain by John Twitchet, Item 68. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Export Porcelain with Dutch or English Decoration.A Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Bowl, Qianlong (1736-1795). Over Decorated in England or Holland in c.1780. Provenance : Dr Bernard Watney. The Watney Collection of Chinese Porcelain Decorated in Holland and England. Bonhams, New Bond street, London 7th November 2003. Part Two of a Two part Lot. Lot 79 Illustrated on page 48. When Bernard Watney purchased this bowl from us we thought it was Dutch decorated but the Bonham's catalogue of the Watney sale puts forward an interesting theory "The bowl painted with 'bubblehead figures reminiscent of New Hall. This could be an early example of Staffordshire clobbering". We purchased the bowl in Amsterdam, which while not excluding the possibility of it being decorated in England, does make it less likely. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
THE NANKING CARGO CATALOGUE, CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN AND GOLD. Christie's Auction Catalogue.The Original Auction Catalogue of the Nanking Cargo Auction at Christie's in Amsterdam ( April - May 1986 ). An Important Catalogue of Shipwreck Ceramics From The Wreck of The Geldermalsen, a Dutch V.O.C. Ship Built in 1746. As well as the Chinese Porcelain recovered, the catalogue shows other items from this shipwreck including Gold, it also includes Western Objects used by the crew. Well illustrated. Hardback. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
17th CENTURY. 明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Late Ming or Early Qing Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup of Octagonal Form. One Side with a Two Line Incised Poem. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Cup See : The Burghley House Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics, Page 90, Item No. 233. Also See Donnelly : Blanc de Chine Plate 26c. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Export Porcelain. A Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Tea or Coffee Pot Decorated in Famille Rose Enamels. Qianlong Period c.1750 to 1760. This highly unusual Chinese Export Porcelain pot has a simulated bamboo spout and handle with the moulded porcelain body in imitation of wicker work. Both sides of the piece have a leaf shaped panel painted in Famille Rose Enamels with two ladies playing instruments while a further woman sits at a table, the scene is enlivened with two young boys and a dog. The gilded porcelain finial is created to give the impression of a section of bamboo with leaves. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
19th CENTURY. Chinese Porcelain.A Chinese Porcelain Water Pot of Rectangular Form with a Waisted Neck. In the Chinese Archaic Style with a Dragon Applied to One Side. The Sides Decorated with Archaic Geometric Panels. Provenance : Worcester Royal Porcelain Works, Museum No (1149 ?).Old Printed Label to the Base . Another Old Label 784. R & G McPherson Antiques (as stock 17779). The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KAKIEMON. c.1680 - 1700. Japanese Kakiemon PorcelainA Fine Kakiemon Porcelain Bowl. The Kakiemon Enamels Decorated Over a 'Nigoshide Body'. The Decoration Consists of Prunus and Plum Growing from 'Banded Hedges'. The Thickly Potted Shallow Form has an Everted Rim. For a Similar Kakiemon Porcelain Bowl from the Reitlinger Gift See : Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Dr.Oliver Impey, Hotei Publishing, 2002) Page 152 Item 218. Dated to the Early 18th Century. The Ashmolean Museums holdings of Japanese porcelain are excellent, with many pieces of kakiemon on display ; see 'LINKS' for their details and website address. JAPANESE KAKIEMON PORCELAIN : Kakiemon Sakaeda (1596-1666) is popularly credited with being one of the first in Japan to discover the secret of enamel decoration on porcelain, known as 'Akae'. The name "Kakiemon" was bestowed by his overload on Sakaida, who had perfected a design of twin persimmons (kaki: persimmon) and who then developed the distinctive palette of soft red, yellow, blue and turquoise green. Kakiemon is sometimes used as a generic term describing wares made in the Arita factories using the characteristic Kakiemon overglaze enamels and decorative styles. However, authentic Kakiemon porcelains have been produced by direct descendants, now Sakaida Kakiemon XIV (1934-). Shards from the Kakiemon kiln site at Nangawara show that blue and white and celadon wares were also produced. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain.A Kangxi Porcelain Brushpot. Decorated in Blue and White with the 'Hundred Antiques' Design. The 'Hundred Antiques' is a Pattern Comprising a Mixture of Either the 'Eight Treasures' (pearl, lozenge, stone chime, rhinocerous' horn, coin, mirror, book, and leaf) and or 'The Four Treasures'. The Later being the Symbols of the Four Arts (music, chess, calligraphy and painting). These Symbolic Depictions are Combined with Numerous Conventional Representations of Sacrificial Vessels, Flowers, Animals, as Well as Small Decorative Motifs. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN c.1750 - 1765 German Hard-Paste PorcelainAn 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Knife Handel. The Pistol-Shape Handel Part Moulded with a Basket-Weave Pattern (Alt-Ozier, meaning old ozier). Painted with 'Natural Flowers' (Naturliche Blumen). The Metal Later. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SONG or YUAN 12th to 14th Century. Early Chinese PotteryA Song or Yuan Pottery Tile. The Grey Pottery has Been Moulded with a Mythical Creature Riding a Buddhist Lion. The Asiatic Lion is a common motif in Chinese art. They were first used in art during the late Spring and Autumn Period (5th or 6th century BC), and became much more popular during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), when imperial guardian lions started to be placed in front of imperial palaces for protection. Because lions have never been native to China, early depictions were somewhat unrealistic; after the introduction of Buddhist art to China in the Tang Dynasty (after the 6th century AD), lions were usually depicted without wings, their bodies became thicker and shorter, and their manes became curly. The lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume, often with musical accompaniment from cymbals, drums and gongs. They are performed at Chinese New Year, the August Moon Festival and other celebratory occasions for good luck. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722.. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Famille Verte Export Porcelain Vase. The Square Shape of Double Gourd Form, Decorated in Famille Verte Enamels with Round Panels of Flowers, above that Buddhist Objects Tied with Bows and above that Panels of 'Fu Dogs' (Buddhist lions) in Landscapes Alternating with Coastal Landscapes. Above that, Archaic Characters in Green and Gold with Half Flower Heads Under the Rim. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Box and Cover, c.1680-1700. Rib Moulded with the Center Moulded with a Flowering Prunus (Plum). Boxes and covers of this type but smaller were recovered from the Vung Tau cargo of c.1690, these did not have prunus decoration. Similar white porcelain boxes and covers made at Dehua but predating Blanc de Chine were recovered from a Yuan shipwreck. Undoubtedly such a functional shape was a popular item and would have been made over many years with little change. Provenance : S.Marchant & Son. Published : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006. ISBN 0-9554009-0-2) Page 140 Item 101. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Bowl. Painted with Two ladies Either Side of a Censer. The Well Decorated with Two Long Sleeved Dancing Boys. Six Character Commendation Mark to Base. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KORYO PERIOD 918 - 1392. Korean CeladonA Korean Celadon Dish, Koryo Dynasty c.12th or 13th Century. Decorated with a Moulded Design of Flowers. Korean ceramics of the Koryo Period chiefly comprise of Celadon wares, although influenced by Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279) Yue Celadons they are distinctly Korean, although there is a geological connection between the Yue and Korean celadon kilns which might add to the similarity in appearance between the two. The distinct colours achieved by Korean potters owe much to the raw materials employed. The presence of iron and iron oxide as well as manganese oxide in the clay, and quartz particles in the glaze give these celadons their unique appearance. Firing temperatures were commonly around 1150ΊC, and the level of oxygen within the kiln was dramatically reduced at some stage of the firing; this is known as a reducing, rather than an oxidizing atmosphere. Koryo celadon are often plain, but decoration included incised, carved, impressed, or inlaid designs. The inlaid designs are distinctly Korean, metallic compounds like iron oxide (black or brown), copper oxide (red), and even occasionally gold colourings were added to slip which them was rubbed into an impressed design producing the look of an inlay. Provenance : Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Miniature Transitional Double Gourd vase from the Hatcher Cargo c.1643. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1680 - 1700. Japanese PorcelainA Late 17th Century Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Decorated with Flowers. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Porcelain Garniature, Kangxi Period c.1690 to 1720. Consisting of Three Moulded Hexagonal Baluster Vases and Covers. Decorated in Blue and White with Flowers and Landscapes with a 'Ruyi-Head' Border to the Shoulder. Vases Such as the Present Examples were Ordered in Large Quantities By the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) at the End of the Seventeenth Century. They were often used as Part of Fashionable Baroque Decorative Schemes, Displayed on Gilded Brackets and on little Ledges, in fact on any and every Available Surface. The Desired Effect was to Show the Pieces on Mass as part of a Grand Room Setting, Arranged so as to Overwhelm the Spectator. Garnitures were specifically made for chimney pieces but were used in many different decorative arrangements. This Fashion, Sometimes Referred to as 'China Mania' was Bought from Holland to England by Mary II (Reigned 1689 -1694). Her Rooms at Kensington Palace (5 Minutes Walk from our Shop) were Decorated in this Fashion. Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) Stated that "The Queen (Mary) bought in the custom or humour, as I may call it, of furnishing houses with China-Ware, which increased to a strange degree afterwards, piling their China upon the tops of cabinets, scrutores, and every chymney-piece, to the top of the ceilings, and every setting up of shelves for their China-Ware, where they wanted such places, till it became a grievance in the experience of it, and even injurious to their families and estates". Even allowing for Artistic Licence this give an Idea of the Extent of the Fashion. Provenace : Robert McPherson Antiques. From the Collection of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain belonging to an American lady living in London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
FRENCH c.1760 -1785. French Hard-Paste Porcelain.An 18th French Porcelain Toilet Pot and Cover. Decorated in Cobalt Blue of a Slightly Sooty Tone with Large Sprigs of Flowers. The Base Marked .R.f.d. While the shape and design of this 18th Century Porcelain cosmetics box and cover relate to St.Cloud from the first half of the 18th Century this piece is rather later, and was possibly produced in Paris. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White 'Tea Production' Sauce-Boat, Early Qianlong Period c.1740. This Piece is from the Well Known but Rare Service Depicting the Cultivation and Marketing of Tea. The Baroque Shell Border is Shown in the Well, the Main Scene Appears to Depict a Foreman Overseeing Workers Packing Boxes of Tea, with a Separate Figure Observing the Scene from a Window. The Base is Numbered '4.' in Blue and White. The Decoration on this Piece is Quite Blurred. The main design as well as the Baroque border pattern (In the well of this piece) were specially commissioned after a set of Chinese paintings depicting tea cultivation, each of the designs were numbered. Howard (See first reference below) speculates "The border was probably first used (in famille rose) on an armorial service for the Snoek family of Amsterdam. It is possible that there is some link between the two services, for a set a set of twenty four of these plates is known in Holland". For a plate of this pattern See : The Choice of the Private Trader, The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection (David S.Howard, Zwemmer,1994. ISBN 0 302 00642 7) Page 84 Item 69. Also See : China for the West, Chinese Porcelain & other Decorative Arts for Export illustrated from the Mottahedeh Collection ( David S. Howard and John Ayers, Sotheby's,1978), Pages 214 and 215. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Brush-Washer or Wine Cup, Late Ming or Early Qing c.1640 - 1700. The Round Cup or Brush-Washer has a Small Shaped Handel Which is Flat on One Side and Rounded on the Other. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING DYNASTY 1368 - 1644. Longquan Celadon Ware.A Ming Celadon Jar. Probably 16th Century, from the Longquan Kilns in Zhejiang Province. With Carved and Incised Decoration. Provenance : The Tectus Collection. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : The Tectus Collection (Forward by R.Scott,1991) page 136 plate 45. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Ewer, Kangxi period c.1690-1720. Decorated in Under-Glaze Colours ; Cobalt Blue, Copper Red, and Celadon Green (Iron-Oxide). The Mounts Probably 18th Century. It is very unusual to find this colour combination on a Kangxi porcelain (1662-1722) ewer. Provenance : From an American collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Famille Verte Biscuit Porcelain.An Unusual Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Water-Dropper Modelled as a Boy Lying on His Side. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING DYNASTY 1368 - 1644. Green Glazed PorcelainA Ming Porcelain Jar with a Green Alkaline Glaze 16th Century or Early 17th Century. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SOUTHERN SONG or YUAN DYNASTY. 13th or Early 14th century. Early Chinese Porcelain.A Song or Yuan Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Conical Shaped Bowl with a Thickened Rim. The Base Unglazed. One of qingbais most distinct features is its transparent icy-blue glaze and the names given to qingbai have attempted to capture the essence of this colour. Qing means bluish green' and bai means white to form the meaning blue white. This ware has also been termed yingqing shadow blue, yinqing hidden blue, and zhaoqing added blue.The colour was so greatly admired by the Chinese that they often likened qingbai unto their highly prized stone, jade. An exceptional colour of jade referred to as biyu or bluish-white exists and is so reminiscent of qingbai that the porcelain was entitled jiayu or imitation jade. For more information about Qingbai ware go to the HISTORY section of the website and see Song Ceramics by Mindy McDonald. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING DYNASTY 1368 - 1644. Early Chinese Bronze.A Small Ming Dynasty Bronze Vase. Decorated in the archaic style, the body with two small loop handles. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN c.1740 - 1750. German Hard Paste PorcelainAn 18th Century Meissen Teabowl and Saucer in the 'Blanc de Chine' Style. Decorated with prunus spriggs in relief, the bases with a crossed swords mark in underglaze blue for the Meissen porcelain factory. The saucer with an impressed 'P' the teabowl with a '67'. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Pair of Blanc de Chine Porcelain Baluster Shaped Vases. The Bases of these Lightly Potted Blanc de Chine Vases are Unglazed and the Lutting Line Shows Clearly as the Glaze has not Taken on the Lutting Line, this is Visible Just Above the Baluster of the Vases. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
18th CENTURY. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare 18th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Pipe with Moulded Decoration. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques. The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG. 1736 - 1795. 乾隆 Jingdezhen White Porcelain. A Chinese Export Porcelain Hollow Moulded Figure of the Immortal Li Tieguai, One of the Eight Daoist Immortals (Baxian). This figure was Made at Jingdezhen and therefore is not Blanc de Chine. Iron-crutch Li (Wade Giles: Li T'ieh-kuai) is the most ancient of the Eight Immortals of the Daoist pantheon. He is irascible and ill-tempered, but also benevolent to the poor, sick and the needy, whose suffering he alleviates with medicine from his gourd bottle ( which can be seen on the back of this figure). He is portrayed as an ugly old man with dirty face, scraggy beard, and messy hair held by a golden band, walking with the aid of an iron crutch. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.An Early Kangxi Porcelain Bowl, c.1662-1674. Thickly Potted with Steep Sides and a Deep Base with a Rounded Thick Footrim Burnt Orange in the Firing. Decorated with Large Flowering Peony, Bamboo and Plum Growing Through a Scholars Rock, the Reverse with Two Birds, the Well of the Bowl with Insects Flying Around Peonies and Rocks. The Inner Border of Half Flower Heads. The Base with a Six Character Mark Translated as 'Antique Made For The Hall For The Cultivation of Virtue'. See Gerald Davison : The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics (Han-Shan Tang Books, 1994. Out of print) Page 121, Mark 1358. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644. Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Late Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain Stem Cup from the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province, Chongzhen 1628-1644. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Transitional Porcelain.A Small Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Dish, Shunzhi or Kangxi c.1650 - 1670. Painted with a Leaf to the Left of a Two Line Poem. For a similar Kangxi blue and white porcelain dish dated 1667, from the Butler Family Collection (collection number F22) see : Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collection. For a similar dish with the addition of a rock see : Chinese Porcelain of the the Seventeenth Century, Landscapes, Scholar's Motifs and Narratives ( Julia B. Curtis, China Institute Gallery,1995) page 122 plate 49. For a related Transitional porcelain dish see : Shunzhi Porcelain, Treasures from an Unknown Reign(Butler, Curtis and little, University of Washington Press,2002) page 137 plate 29. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export PorcelainAn Unusual Chinese Export Porcelain Spice Dish, Kangxi Period 1662-1722. The Base with a Jade Mark. Small dishes of a similar design were recovered from the Vung Tau Cargo of c.1690-1700. They are thought to have been used for an individual amount of spice to be placed near each guest at a dinning table. The present example varies from the Vung Tau dishes in that the dish is not flat on top but is recessed. Provenance : From a Private Collection of Chinese Porcelain,Lambeth Palace, London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
EASTERN HAN 25 - 220. Early Chinese PotteryA Han Pottery 'Mingqi' Figure of a Dancer from Sichuan Province. Moulded from Reddish Brown Pottery. A large Ceramic Workshop has been Discovered at Chengdu, the then Capital of Sichuan, where a Large Numbers Fragments of Figures have been Found. The Sichuan Province was a flourishing area during the Han Dynasty, because of increased agricultural production and improving transport links as well as an expanded border, which from the Western Han period meant better links between the court and a veriety of non-Han frontier areas. Dancers, mucicians, conjurers and acrobats circulated from region to region. As with the Tang dynasty (618-906) the Han dynasty had a fascination for the exotic, and in particularly for foreign music and entertainment. See : Mysteries of Ancient China, New Discoveries From The Early Dynasties (Edited by Jessica Rawson, British Museum Press,1996). Pages 208-214. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Large Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
19th CENTURY. Fujian Porcelain.A 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Box and Cover with a Shou Character on the Top. Published in 'Chinese Blue and White Ceramics' (see reference below) as Ming. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Published and Exhibited : Chinese Blue and White Ceramics (S.T. Yeo & Jean Martin, South East Asian Ceramic Society, 1978) Pages 214-215 plate 128. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1750 - 1780. Japanese Porcelain. An 18th Century Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Barbed Rim Dish Decorated with a Leaping Carp. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1690. Japanese Porcelain.An Arita Blue and White Dish in the Kakiemon Style c.1690. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SONG DYNASTY c.11th or 12th Century. Early Chinese Porcelain.A Pair of Song Qingbai Porcelain Taper-Stick Holders. One of qingbais most distinct features is its transparent icy-blue glaze and the names given to qingbai have attempted to capture the essence of this colour. Qing means bluish green' and bai means white to form the meaning blue white. This ware has also been termed yingqing shadow blue, yinqing hidden blue, and zhaoqing added blue. The colour was so greatly admired by the Chinese that they often likened qingbai unto their highly prized stone, jade. An exceptional colour of jade referred to as biyu or bluish-white exists and is so reminiscent of qingbai that the porcelain was entitled jiayu or imitation jade.For more information about Qingbai porcelain see our history section. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KORYO PERIOD 918 - 1392. Korean CeladonA Fine Korean Celadon Foliate Dish. Korean ceramics of the Koryo Period chiefly comprise of Celadon wares, although influenced by Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279) Yue Celadons they are distinctly Korean, although there is a geological connection between the Yue and Korean celadon kilns which might add to the similarity in appearance between the two. The distinct colours achieved by Korean potters owe much to the raw materials employed. The presence of iron and iron oxide as well as manganese oxide in the clay, and quartz particles in the glaze give these celadons their unique appearance. Firing temperatures were commonly around 1150ΊC, and the level of oxygen within the kiln was dramatically reduced at some stage of the firing; this is known as a reducing, rather than an oxidizing atmosphere. Koryo celadon are often plain, but decoration included incised, carved, impressed, or inlaid designs. The inlaid designs are distinctly Korean, metallic compounds like iron oxide (black or brown), copper oxide (red), and even occasionally gold colourings were added to slip which them was rubbed into an impressed design producing the look of an inlay. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics (no label). Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 260 Item 893. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
JAPANESE c.1800 - 1830. Japanese Pottery.A Kyoyaki (Kyoto) Crackle Glazed Japanese Pottery Dish with Enamel Decoration of Pines and Bamboo. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735. Chinese Blue and White PorcelainA Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jar, Yongzheng 1723-1735. Decorated with a Phoenix and Dragon Flying Among Clouds. Painted using a Pencilled Technique (lines without tones created by infill washes). Provenance : The Margaret Goldney (1920 - 2008) Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. (click on the image for more information). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644. Ming Dynasty. 明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Large Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Temple' Vase. The Thickly Potted Bronze Form Baluster Vase has Two Dramatic Lion Mask Handles with Curved Loops Through their Mouths. The Base is Deeply Recessed and is Entirely Glazed. For a similar Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain vase with elephant shaped handles with an inscription dated to 1639 See : Blanc de Chine (P.J Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 6C. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques. From the Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
17th CENTURY. c.1640 - 1700. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Octagonal Libation Cup on Four Short Feet. The Undecorated Body has a Creamy White Glaze with a Warm Tone. For a Pair of Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Wine Cups See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006)Page 146, Item 110. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain.An Early Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Plate in the 'Master of the Rocks' Style. The phrase 'Master of the Rocks' is unfamiliar to many Chinese, it is another invented category used by western scholars and collectors to pigeonhole groups of Chinese ceramics, rather like Kraakware or Celadon. However unlike either of these 'Master of the Rocks' first coined by Gerald Reitlinger, is a clear, distinct group. This style lasted from about 1645 to 1690. The highly distinctive painting style consists of landscapes with massive powerful mountains in a linier technique. The style is, for want of a better word, painterly and often includes distant mountains painted with a very wet brush that contrast with the linier mountains in the mid ground. The style usually employs a technique of blobby dots, either in the landscape or as a border. These dots are painted with a wet brush and have no outline. These designs were certainly inspired by late Ming scroll painters like Wang Jinazhng (active c.1628 1644). The same use of brushstrokes in contour like parallels lines can be seen. Mountains with jagged peaks are piled up creating a dramatic structure. But where as many of the scroll painters are known, the ceramics artists are anonymous. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN c.1750 - 1765 German Hard-Paste Porcelain.An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Folk Handel. The Pistol-Shape Handel Part Moulded with a Basket-Weave Pattern (Alt-Ozier, meaning old ozier). Painted with 'Natural Flowers' (Naturliche Blumen). The Metal Possibly Later. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN DYNASTY 1279 - 1368. Shufu Ware.A Pair of Yuan Shufu Porcelain Vases. The Bronze Form Vases are of Square Section with a Waisted Baluster Shape on a Square Base. The Footrims are Thick and Chamfered, the Glazed bases Recessed. A number of Shufu pieces have the characters 'Shu Fu' moulded within the design, this means 'Privy Council'. These characters suggest that Shufu wares were official Mongol Porcelain of some kind.Shufu was the first major departure from the transparent Qingbai wares. Developed at the beginning of the 14th century the Shufu glaze is rather opaque and is sugary white. Qingbai glazes have an ash content of 25 to 30% but the ash content is dramatically reduced to 10% in shufu ware. Nigel Wood in his excellent book Chinese Glazes, Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation. (Nigel Wood, A & C Black, London, 1999) goes on to explain .. click on the image to read more... Provenance : Bluett & Sons London (Label to one base, part label to the other base.) The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, his main areas of interest were early monochrome Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain, until recently the most of the collection was displayed in the Ulrichamn Museum of Asian Art. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 195 Plate 651. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.A Blue and White Pottery Vase from the Hoi An Hoard Shipwreck c.1450-1500. Well Painted with Birds and Plants. Provenance : Treasures From The Hoi An Hoard, Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th/Early 16th Century Cargo. Butterfields, October 11th to 13th 2000. Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SAINT CLOUD c.1720 - 1740 French Soft-Paste Porcelain. An 18th Century French Soft-Paste 'Trembleuse' Coffee Cup and Saucer Made at the St.Cloud Factory. Thickly Potted with a Lead Glaze Over a Ribbed Moulded Form. Decorated with a Design in Blue and White of Interlocking Geometric Patterns. The base of the cup and the saucer marked in cobalt blue '4 SC T Bi' the saucer '4 S C T D'. This design is in a style traditionally related to the great Baroque designer to the French court of Louis XIV, Jean Berain (1640-1711). Berain's style of grotesques and strap-work were used on all types of decorative art from furniture to tapestries, silver ware and just about anything else. His stylistic language is based on a Renaissance understanding of a type of Roman design. However the designs one finds on St.Cloud porcelain are more linear and weightless, they are more in keeping with ornamental prints. Of the more complex designs, a few have been possible to identify from the original source material. They are not taken from Berain designs but from the etchings of a prolific architect Jacques Androuent Du Cereau, who early in his life spent time working in Italy (in the 1530's). However it seems to me inconceivable that his designs would have been used in the early 18th century unless Berain and his grotesque style were so popular. Both are interpretations of Classical Roman design but from different generations. For a Similar 18th century Saint Cloud teabowl and Saucer See : French Porcelain, A Catalogue of the British Museum (Aileen Dawson, British Museum Press,1994) Page 24, Item 25. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
Ming Dynasty c.1580 - 1640. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Ming Porcelain Blanc de Chine Alter-Stick. Ming Dynasty, Probably Wanli Period 1573-1620. Possibly Made to Take an Incense Cone, as Part of a Five Piece Alter Garniture for Use at Home or in a Temple. Very Heavily Potted with a Dark Cream Glaze of a Warm Tone. The Pan at the Top of the Column Has Three Spurs and the Outer Edge is Lightly Moulded with Flutes. Provenance : Kenneth R. Malcolm. K.R.M. with 132 Label to base. Northrop House sale 29th January 1958. R and G McPherson Antiques. Mr Alan Green. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Song Stoneware.A Miniature Song Dynasty 'White Ware' Basket with a Twisted Handel. This Pure White Stoneware Object has a Very Translucent Glaze Which is Tinged with a Straw Yellow, the Glaze Finishes Unevenly on the Lower Part of the Body. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics . Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Exhibited : Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Venezia 1954. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644. Transitional Porcelain.A Small Ming Blue and White Porcelain Ko-SometsukeDish, Chongzhen Period 1628 - 1644. The Central Design Shows The Moon Rabbit, the Border is of Swirling Water with Flowers. The Base with an Apocryphal Chenghua Mark (Ming 1465-1487). The Moon rabbit, also called the Jade Rabbit, is a rabbit that lives on the moon in East Asian folklore. The legends about the moon rabbit are based on the traditional story that identifies the markings of the moon as a rabbit pounding in a mortar. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a companion of the moon goddess Chang'e, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her; but in Japanese and Korean versions it is just pounding mochi. Ko-Sometsuke is a term used to describe Chinese blue and white porcelain made for Japan. This late Ming porcelain was made from the Wanli period (1573-1620) and ended in the Chongzhen period (1628-1644), the main period of production being the 1620'2 and 1630's. The porcelain objects produced were made especially for the Japanese market, both the shapes and the designs were tailored to Japanese taste, the production process too allowed for Japanese aesthetics to be included in the finished object. Its seams firing faults were added, repaired tears in the leather-hard body were too frequent to not, in some cases, be deliberate. These imperfections as well as the fritting Mushikui (insect-nibbled) rims and kiln grit on the footrims all added to the Japanese aesthetic. The shapes created were often expressly made for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form. Designs, presumably taken from Japanese drawings sent to China, are very varied, often using large amount of the white porcelain contrasting well with the asymmetry of the design. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1740 - 1770. Japanese PorcelainAn 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Dish from the Arita Kilns. The Moulded Form Depicting a Crane with Outstretched Wings. This design is, according to the label on the reverse of this Aria dish also the crest of Prince Takegoshi Riujaku, of Imao in Mino. For a very similar 18th century Japanese porcelain dish see : Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oliver Impey, Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam,2002) page 242 plate 426. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Pair of Blue and White Kraak Porcelain Bottle Vases from the Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Period c.1643. The Garlic Necked Forms Decorated with Typical Kraak Style Panels. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraakware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. It appears the earliest recorded use of the word Kraak relating to porcelain is in the 1670's. Provenance : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, Recently Recovered from an Asian Vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. A Private American Collection of Chinese Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG (1723-1735) or QIANLONG (1736-1795). Dehua Porcelain An 18th Century Dehua Blue and White Porcelain Censer Decorated with Two Landscapes. Compare with a Dated Dehua Censer in Our Archives Stock 19766, Dated by Inscription to 1748. Click on the Image for the Full Description of the Dated Censer. The Dehua kilns are well known for their production of Blanc de Chine porcelain but less known for their blue and white output. Because Dehua blue and white porcelain has a loser, more provincial feel than porcelain produced at the main ceramic production centre of Jingdezhen, it is sometimes dated earlier than perhaps it should be. Dehua blue and white porcelain is often given a late Ming or 17th century date when most of it, like the present example dates to the 18th century. Precise dating is however very difficult, designs and production techniques were slow to change. It is an area where more research is needed. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 - 1620. Ming PorcelainA Rare Ming Porcelain Bowl, Wanli Period 1573-1620. The Sides with Decoration of Flowers in Relief. The Well of this Ming Porcelain Bowl is Painted with an Apocrathal Ming Xuande (1426-1435) Six Character Mark in Under-Glaze Blue. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain.Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 207 Item 700. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
VUNG TAU CARGO c.1690 - 1700. Kangxi Porcelain An Unusual Kangxi Porcelain Salt or Spice Dish from the Vung Tau Cargo. Chinese Porcelain Containers Such as the Present Example would have been used for a Small Amount of Spice or Salt for an Individual Place-Setting. For similar blue and Kangxi Porcelain dishes See : Porcelain From The Vung Tau Wreck, The HallStrom Excavation (Christian J.A. Jorg and Michael Fletcher published by Sun Tree Publishing Ltd. ISBN 981-04-5208-X) Page 71 Fig. 63. Provenance : The Vung Tau Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain. Christie's Amsterdam, 7th and 8th of April 1992. Christie's Auction label : Part Lot No 252 R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KORYO PERIOD 918 - 1392. Korean CeladonA Korean Celadon Shallow Bowl Moulded with a Bold Floral Design, Koryo Period 918-1392. Korean ceramics of the Koryo Period chiefly comprise of Celadon wares, although influenced by Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279) Yue Celadons they are distinctly Korean, although there is a geological connection between the Yue and Korean celadon kilns which might add to the similarity in appearance between the two. The distinct colours achieved by Korean potters owe much to the raw materials employed. The presence of iron and iron oxide as well as manganese oxide in the clay, and quartz particles in the glaze give these celadons their unique appearance. Firing temperatures were commonly around 1150ΊC, and the level of oxygen within the kiln was dramatically reduced at some stage of the firing; this is known as a reducing, rather than an oxidizing atmosphere. Koryo celadon are often plain, but decoration included incised, carved, impressed, or inlaid designs. The inlaid designs are distinctly Korean, metallic compounds like iron oxide (black or brown), copper oxide (red), and even occasionally gold colourings were added to slip which them was rubbed into an impressed design producing the look of an inlay. Provenance : Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN. c.1745 - 1755. German Hard-Paste Porcelain.An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Teacup with Hausmalerei Decoration Over a Moulded Blanc de Chine Style Prunus Design. Painted Elegant, Well Dressed People in a Rustic Landscape, with a Complex Interlaced Gilt Border. The Decoration is Either by F. J. Ferner or Perhaps by F.F. Mayer's Workshop at Pressnitz. The Base with the Meissen Crossed Sword Mark in Under-Glaze Blue. The Term Hausmalerei Refers to Porcelain Decorated Outside the Factory. The decorators who painted blank Meissen often used porcelain from an earlier period. The shape of this jug dates from the late 1730's or early 1740's to about 1745 or 1750. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Hatcher Cargo Transitional Porcelain Octagonal Baluster Jar. Late Ming or Early Qing c.1643 The Neck Decorated with a Border of 'Teeth' and Overlapping Lappets Reserved in Blue with Scrolling Flowers Left in the White. The Central Register is Decorated with 'Floating' Flowering Branches, Including Orchids, Plum and Lotus. Below a Band of Stiff Leaves Pointing Downwards. Transitional Porcelain of this type can be seen in 17th Century Dutch paintings by artists such as Simon Luttichuys (1610-1661 or 62) and J.D. de Heem (1606-1684). Dr. A.I. Spriggs in his paper read to the Oriental Ceramic Society 'Oriental Porcelain in Western Paintings' illustrated a painting by C.Cruys containing a similar vessel see : Transactions of the O.C.S. Volume 36, Plate 73d. The shape and design are of a type made only for export. T.Volker in 'Porcelain and the Dutch East India Company' suggests that this form corresponds to the "Pots for Preserves" ordered from Jousit in 1643, described as "Octagonal and Round" or "Half Round, Half Octagonal". Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam ; Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, Recently Recovered from an Asian Vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. Label to base. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 11th or 12th Century. Song Stoneware.A Miniature Song Dynasty 'White Ware' Bowl. This Pure White Stoneware Bowl has a Very Translucent Glaze Which is Tinged with a Straw Yellow, the Glaze Finishes Unevenly on the Lower Part of the Body Since the Tang dynasty (618-906) writers have paid homage to the beauty of white wares leaving tangible evidence of their value. However, the class and refinement displayed in wares of complete whiteness had been sought after hundreds of years before the Tang dynasty and would be cultivated for hundreds of years after its demise. This infatuation generated a variety of white wares which vary in degree of whiteness, refinement of materials, and decoration as a large number of kilns produced white wares even if it was not their specialty. Importantly white wares are not confined to one way of production or from one kiln or geographic area. Until the Southern Song dynasty white wares were considered a product of northern China, however, white wares were still manufactured in the south. Thus, within this commentary, white wares are loosely defined as a body (porcelain or stoneware), slip, glaze, or any combination therein, that creates a white or white-toned ware. Additionally, only a few of the most influential white wares produced during the Song dynasty (960-1279) are discussed as scholars are still debating over the many types of white wares. Future excavation and research hold many exciting discoveries for this discipline. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Exhibited : Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Venezia 1954. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL c.1620 - 1650. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Transitional Blanc de Chine Porcelain Dish (Ming or Early Qing c.1620 - 1650) from a Serving Set. The Base with a Small Seal-Mark. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. Remains of an old label with the initials 'R.M.C.' and 'Ming', another label with the number 27. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG c.1740 - 1750. Chinese Export Porcelain with Dutch Decoration.A Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl, Qianlong period. Decorated in Under-Glaze blue with Lotus Petals and Borders. Enamelled in Holland c.1740 to 1750 with Parrots on Branches. Compare to the English Example of the Parrot on a Branch (Stock Number 18990) Provenance : Oriental Art Europa Ltd. Mrs Helen Espir (20/08/94). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. Label to Base : The Hatcher Collection Christie's Amsterdam 14-03-1984. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been available in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . Provenance : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, Recently Recovered from an Asian Vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING DYNASTY 1368 - 1644. Green Glazed Porcelain.A Ming Porcelain Jar with a Green Glaze 16th Century or Early 17th Century. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN QI 550 - 577, NORTHERN ZHOU 557 - 581 or SUI 581 -618. Northern Stoneware. A Rare Northern Chinese Stoneware Jar. This Unusual Form with its Flange Shaped Handles and Distinctive Mid Ridge is Typical of Northern Dynasties Stoneware of the 6th Century. The Sides Incised with Lotus Petal Decoration, the Glaze at the Top of the Jar is Streaked with Iron Oxide . The clay for producing stoneware in the north of China was much harder to get too than the clay in the south as it was buried deep under loess. The revival of stoneware production in the north during the 6th century saw the use of some amazing forms, often very strong designs with clear metal proto-types in mind, these were not necessarily Chinese in origin. Sasianian (Persian) style ornament including jewelled pendents and even human masks were applied to the body of some jars, the so called medallion type. The heavy high-fired stoneware bodies were glazed with lime glazes which were often oxidized giving a warm colour. These glazes were very fluid and it is thought that the mid-ridges on so many of these jars were meant to slow down the flow of the glaze while the piece was being fired. For more information on Chinese glazes see the excellent : Chinese Glazes, Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation (Nigel Wood, A & C Black, London, 1999). See pages 108 - 110. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Northern Whiteware. Northern Song Miniature Whiteware Ewer. Although this is similar in proportion to a normal sized Song ewer, the spout has been made too large so that it can be hollow. Provenance : Purchased at Sydney Moss on the 16th of July 1956 for £15.00. Enid and Brodie Lodge Collection. R & G McPherson Antiques (stock number 17343). The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA. c.1660 - 1690 Japanese Export PorcelainA 17th Century Japanese Blue and White Export Porcelain Double Gourd Vase. Decorated with a Landscape with Pine Trees. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING DYNASTY 15th or 16th Century. Tile-Works Type PotteryA Pair of Massive Ming Pottery Architectural Roof Fittings. This pair of Ming pottery roof tiles of Dragons are decorated with further Dragons and represent the East and West. Indeed both have an incised character showing which is east and which is west. They are powerfully modelled by hand with ferocious sinewy Dragons with other Dragons climbing up their bodies. These extraordinary roof fittings are very heavy indeed. They were probably made in Shanxi Province. Both with an Oxford Thermoluminescence Test. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CA MAU CARGO. 1723 - 1735. Yongzheng PorcelainA Large Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Dish From the Ca Mau Cargo with the So-Called Deshima Island Pattern, Yongzheng 1723 - 1735. This Dish is Decorated in The Style of The Dutch Delft Pottery Decorator Frederik Van Frytom (1632 - 1702). The Scene Used to be thought of as Deshima Island However it is now Thought to be a View of Holland. Van Frytom decorated a series of small blue and white Delft dishes that were made for the Tea-Ceremony in Japan, marked MB and dated 1684. See : Frederik Van Frytom 1632 - 1702, Life And Work Of A Dutch Pottery-Decorator By A.Vecht ( Scheltema and Holkema NV, Amsterdam, 1968 ). Porcelain Plates of this pattern were produced at Arita in Japan as well as in China, it occurs on Chinese soft-paste porcelain as well. This style was then used in England at The Bow Factory for blue and white soft-paste porcelain. Plates of this Pattern were Sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam Sale of Chinese Porcelain from the Ca Mau Cargo "Made in Imperial China", 29-32 of January 2007.Lots 223 to 233. For blue and white porcelain dishes similar to the present example See : Tau Co Ca Mau, The Ca Mau Shipwreck 1723 - 1735 ( Nguyen Dinh Chien, Na Noi, 2002 ) Plates 27 - 30. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SOUTHERN SONG or YUAN DYNASTY (12th or 13th century). 宋朝 or 元朝 Early Chinese PotteryNorthern Black Ware Pottery Jar of Cizhou Type. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
Late Ming or Early Qing c.1640 明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Transitional Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figure of Guanyin (Chongzhen Period, Ming Dynasty, 1627-1644 or Shunzhi Period, Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1661). Seated on a Rockwork Base. Seated in 'Royal Ease' With One Arm Resting on the Knee and the Other Hidden By Her Robe. For a Very Similar Blanc de Chine Figure of Guanyin See : Fine Chinese Ceramics Works of Art and Jade Carvings, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31st of October 1995, lot 398. For Another Similar Blanc de Chine Figure See : Blanc De Chine (Marchant and Son,2006) Page 24 Item 10. Ivory coloured Chinese porcelain was first produced in the Dehua Kilns of Fujian Province During the Ming Dynasty. The first Dehua Kiln, whose white porcelain became a representative genre of the Chinese porcelain industry, was a famous kiln that specialized in white porcelain making. Its sites spread about within the scope of today's Dehua County, in East China's Fujian Province. Blue and white porcelain was also made at these kilns. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KAKIEMON. 19th Century. Japanese PorcelainA Small Shallow Japanese Kakiemon Porcelain Bowl in the Early 18th Century Style. For Two Similar Bowls See : Japanese Porcelain (Soame Jenyns, Faber and Faber, 1965) Plate 67A both Dated to About 1700. Kakiemon Sakaeda (酒井田柿右衛門, 1596-1666) is popularly credited with being one of the first in Japan to discover the secret of enamel decoration on porcelain, known as 'Akae'. The name "Kakiemon" was bestowed by his overload on Sakaida, who had perfected a design of twin persimmons (kaki: persimmon) and who then developed the distinctive palette of soft red, yellow, bleu and turquoise green. Kakiemon is sometimes used as a generic term describing wares made in the Arita factories using the characteristic Kakiemon over glaze enamels and decorative styles. However, authentic Kakiemon porcelains have been produced by direct descendants, now Sakaida Kakiemon XIV (1934-). Shards from the Kakiemon kiln site at Nangawara show that blue and white and celadon wares were also produced. Kakiemon decoration is usually of high quality, delicate and with asymmetric well-balanced designs. These were sparsely applied to emphasize the fine white porcelain background body known in Japan as NIGOSHIDE (milky white) which was used for the finest pieces. Kakiemon wares are usually painted with birds, flying squirrels, the "Quail and Millet" design, the "Three Friends of Winter" (pine, prunus and bamboo), flowers (especially the chrysanthemum, the national flower of Japan) and figural subjects such as the popular "Hob in the Well", illustrating a Chinese folk tale where a sage saves his friend who has fallen into a large fish bowl. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Large Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been available in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . For similar Hatcher Cargo Kraak porcelain dishes see : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, recently recovered from an Asian vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
LATE KANGXI or YONGZHENG c.1710 - 1735. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Porcelain Teabowl and Saucer Decorated in Famille Verte Enamels. Provenance : The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Dish Painted with Peony and Rockwork. The Back with a Leaf Mark. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques, Sold 14th November 1991 (Stock number 3264). From the Collection of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain belonging to an American lady living in London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.An Unusual Transitional Blanc de Chine Porcelain Sleeve Vase c.1640 to 1650. This Very Thickly Potted 17th Century Vase is of a Form Rarely Encountered in Blanc de Chine Porcelain, However, the Form is Common Among Blue and White Transitional Porcelain of the Period c.1635 to 1645. Provenance : Kerteux Anyiques, Juncal 1120, Buenos Aires, Argentina (before 1960). A Private Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644. 明代 Transitional Porcelain.A Fine Late Ming Porcelain Kraak Dish with a Flat Barbed Rim, Chongzhen Period 1628 to 1644. The Design Consists of a Bird in a Landscape with 'Kraak' Type Panels. The Potting and Especially the Painting Style with it's Pearly Looking Glaze Point to this Porcelain Dish being Late Kraak Ware from the Very End of the Ming Dynasty. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been avalible in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . All Kraak porcelain was made at the main ceramic centre in China, Jingdezhen. It does vary in style and quality to quite a large extent, and some scholars include pieces as kraakware that others do not, so a definitive description is, I feel, rather difficult. The main group of kraak porcelain is less controversial. Normally thinly potted, often moulded, it's designs are divided into decorative panels, with reserves that might include flowers and animals, taotie masks and stylised tulips. The bases often show 'Chatter Marks'. These are ridges, that radiate from the centre of the base to the foot rim, they are caused by the potters finishing tool catching on the leather hard clay prior to glazing. When one looks at the construction, painting techniques and glazing of kraak porcelain it appears similar in many ways to some of the late Ming porcelain made for the Japanese market. I think it is quite possible that they were both made within the same kilns at Jingdezhen. Kraak porcelain also includes a few rare pieces that have the addition of underglaze copper red and there are a very few know examples of polychrome kraakware. Kraak porcelain went out of fashion at the end of the Ming Dynasty but was later revived during the reign of Kangxi (1662-1722). Swatow porcelain (c.1580-1640) was made in the kraak style but this is thicker and much cruder, the bases often show grit adhering. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Reticulated Blue and White Porcelain Bowl c.1700. The Exterior Wall of Porcelain has been Cut-Through to Create a Lattice Work Outter Wall Resembling Honey-Comb with Flower Shape Roundels. Prior to the Addition of the Outter Wall, the Exterior of the Inner Porcelain Bowl was Painted in Blue and White with Flowering Branches. So, it is now Possible to See the Painted Design through the Cut Open-Work. For Kangxi porcelain with similar reticulated decoration See : Linglong (Reticulated Porcelain) (Jorge Welsh Porcelain and Works of Art, Kensington Church Street,London 2004) Pages 46 to 49. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine PorcelainA Blanc de Chine Porcelain Water-Dropper Modelled as a seated Boy holding a Ruyi Sceptre. Kangxi Period, Dehua Kilns Fujian Province. For a very similar figure see : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection (Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002) plate 45. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques (Stock number 15627) The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Cizhou Type StonewareA Cizhou Type Cream Glazed Stoneware Bottle Vase with a Rolled Top. Northern Song 960-1227. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (1884 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of early Chinese ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of early Chinese stoneware and porcelain. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Ming Polychrome Decorated Blanc de Chine Sleeve Vase. The Lightly Potted and Rather Under-fired Blanc de Chine Body is Decorated in Swatow Type Enamels of Coral Red, Turquoise with Small Amounts of Green and Black Showing Two Phoenix in Flight. According to Kerr and Ayers (See reference below) "Evidence of enamelling undertaken by Dehua potters is so far limited to Chinese records of the potters Zeng Maodou and Zeng Dachou who apparently specialise in this technique during the Jiajing period (1522-1566)". However this piece, like most enamelled Blanc de Chine is from a later generation. Kerr and Ayers go on to state the similarities between the enamel work on Zhangzhou (Swatow) wares and Blanc de Chine produced at Dehua. To my eye the free use of a wet brush, large blocks of vibrant colour and the colour scheme itself, especially the use of turquoise over black, together with the themes attempted are really so similar it seems difficult to believe that the painting wasn't done at the same place. Further, it would be logical that most of the decorated Blanc de Chine porcelain was enamelled at Zhangzhou, not the other way around, because of the rare occurrence of enamel on Blanc de Chine porcelain and the large amount of enamel decorated Swatow ware from Zhangzhou. Clearly further research is needed. For a pair of similarly decorated Blanc de Chine sleeve vases See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua.A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection (Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002). Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SONG DYNASTY 960 - 1279 or YUAN DYNASTY 1279 - 1368. Northern Chinese Stoneware. A Miniature Song or Yuan Brown Glazed Stoneware Model of a Horse, from a Kiln in Northern China, Possibly of Cizhou Type. Provenance : From a Private Collection of Early Chinese Miniatures. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Bowl from the Hatcher Cargo, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty c.1643. Decorated with a Central Crab with Fish Swimming Around it Among Aquatic Plants. The Back Decorated with a Fishing Net Design. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MING 1368 - 1644. Longquan Celadon Ware.A 15th Century Ming Celadon Bronze Form Vase From the Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang Province. Celadon was a Character in a 19th Century French Play who Appeared on Stage Wearing Green. Celadon has become a Western Term that Applies to a Wide Range of Chinese Ceramics with a Monochrome Green Glaze, Recently Some People have Moved away from this Term and Refer, rather Unromantically, to Celadon Ware as Green Ware. Celadon Originated in Zhejiang Province in the Eastern Han Dynasty, However Green Monochrome Glazes can be Found on Stoneware Much before that Date. Zhejiang is were the Famous Longquan Celadons were made but Celadon was also Produced at Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. The Production of Celadon Ware Required a Reducing Atmosphere of Around 1300 Degrees C., the Colouring Agent was a Mixture of Iron Oxide and Titanium. The Glaze was Applied very Thickly, and was Full of Tiny Bubbles Which Defuse the Light Giving the Appearance of Richness and Softness. For a pair of similar Ming Celadon vases see : Longquan Celadon Ware of China (In Chinese ISBN 7-80536-570-9). For a further pair of Ming Celadon vases from the John Drew Collection see 18557. Enter this number in the search on the homepage. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. Gerald Davison. Label to side CP 173. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SONG or YUAN DYNASTY 12th to 14th Century. Early Chinese Bronze.A Song or Yuan Dynasty Bronze Vase. The pear shaped vase has dragon terminals to the small loop handles. Between the two open-work panels are two pairs of back to back 'Ruyi' heads. The lower portion of the vase is decorated in relief with archaic geometric designs. Southern Song and Yuan ceramic vases similar to the present piece exist with open work decoration, these are normally moulded Qingbai ware. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Bowl. Painted with a Hunting Scene, One Side Shows a Man on a Charging Horse-Back Chasing a Hare with His Arrow ready to be fired. The Reverse with a Woman on a Dappled Horse with a Sword. The Base with a Ming Chenghua Six Character Mark. Blue and white Kangxi bowls such as the present example are well represented in Dutch collections, many of which were ordered by the V.O.C. for the Dutch upper and middle class market. The style of painting, potting and the style of painting used for the Ming mark links this type with the 'Rotterdam Riot' plates that can be dated to the early 1690's. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain. A Rare Transitional Blanc de Chine Porcelain Fu Dog (Buddhist Lion) Taper-Stick Holder From the Hatcher Cargo, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty c.1643. This piece is rare in that there were very few pieces of Blanc de Chine porcelain recovered from the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. As similar Blanc de Chine Fu dogs were made over such a wide historical period, the few pieces to come from this wreck are important tools in establishing a chronological framework, not just for Blanc de Chine Fu dogs but all Blanc de Chine. For more information about Buddhist Lion or Fo Dogs click on the image. For a similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Fo Dog from the Hatcher Cargo see : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. Page 30 Figure 19. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644. Transitional Porcelain. A Transitional Porcelain Octagonal Baluster Jar. Late Ming, Chongzhen Period (1628-1644). Chinese Export Porcelain, Probably Made for the Dutch Market. The Neck Decorated with a Border of 'Teeth' and Overlapping Lappets Reserved in Blue with Scrolling Flowers Left in the White. The Central Register is Decorated with 'Floating' Flowering Branches, Including Orchids, Plum and Lotus. Below a Band of Stiff Leaves Pointing Downwards. Chinese Porcelain Jars and Covers of this Type were Recovered from the Hatcher Wreck of 1643 and can be Seen in 17th Century Dutch Paintings by Artists Such as Simon Luttichuys (1610-1661 or 62) and J.D. de Heem (1606-1684). Dr. A.I. Spriggs in His Paper Read to the Oriental Ceramic Society 'Oriental Porcelain in Western Paintings' Illustrated a Painting by C.Cruys Containing a Similar Vessel See : Transactions of the O.C.S. Volume 36, Plate 73d. The Shape and Design are of a Type Made Only for Export. T.Volker in 'Porcelain and the Dutch East India Company' Suggests that this Form Corresponds to the "Pots for Preserves" Ordered from Jousit in 1643, Described as "Octagonal and Round" or "Half Round, Half Octagonal". R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644. Transitional Porcelain.A Small Ming Blue and White Porcelain Ko-SometsukeDish, Chongzhen Period 1628 - 1644. The Central Design Shows The Moon Rabbit, the Border is of Swirling Water with Flowers. The Base with an Apocryphal Chenghua Mark (Ming 1465-1487). The Moon rabbit, also called the Jade Rabbit, is a rabbit that lives on the moon in East Asian folklore. The legends about the moon rabbit are based on the traditional story that identifies the markings of the moon as a rabbit pounding in a mortar. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a companion of the moon goddess Chang'e, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her; but in Japanese and Korean versions it is just pounding mochi. Ko-Sometsuke is a term used to describe Chinese blue and white porcelain made for Japan. This late Ming porcelain was made from the Wanli period (1573-1620) and ended in the Chongzhen period (1628-1644), the main period of production being the 1620'2 and 1630's. The porcelain objects produced were made especially for the Japanese market, both the shapes and the designs were tailored to Japanese taste, the production process too allowed for Japanese aesthetics to be included in the finished object. Its seams firing faults were added, repaired tears in the leather-hard body were too frequent to not, in some cases, be deliberate. These imperfections as well as the fritting Mushikui (insect-nibbled) rims and kiln grit on the footrims all added to the Japanese aesthetic. The shapes created were often expressly made for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form. Designs, presumably taken from Japanese drawings sent to China, are very varied, often using large amount of the white porcelain contrasting well with the asymmetry of the design. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644 - 1661. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Porcelain Wucai Baluster Vase, Shunzhi Period c.1650-1660. Decorated with Flowering Plants, Insects and Rocks. Wucai means 'Five Coloured Enamels'. These are red, green, yellow, blue (underglaze cobalt) and the white of the porcelain itself. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
17th CENTURY. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Saucer Shaped Dish. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Provenance : From a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. 康熙 Chinese Export Porcelain.Pair of Small Kangxi Period Chinese Export Porcelain Plates with a European Design. Decorated with Figures 'a la Mode Fontage' Representing the Sence of Smell. The Design is Taken From a French Engraving ( c. 1690 ) Possibly by the Bonnard Brothers. For a Pair of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Plates of this Pattern see : Sotheby's, Chinese Decorative Arts and Export Porcelain, London, 27th October and 1st of November 1989, lot 422 ; "A Fine and Rare Pair of European Subject Dishes, Kangxi". For a Another Similar Pair of Kangxi Porcelain Dishes See : Exhibition of Chinese Blue and White - Wanli to K'ang Hsi (S.Marchant & Son, c.1980, catalogue without a date) Item 80. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Bowl from the Hatcher Cargo, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty. decorated with Flowering Plants. The Base with a Poorly Drawn Ming Chenghua Six Character Mark (1465-1487). THE HATCHER CARGO, Of the 25,000 recovered pieces most were blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen. However, a few Swatow and Blanc de Chine items were also recovered. It seems apparent that this cargo was going to be trans-shipped, some for the local South East Asian market, including bird feeders, cricket cages and pickled dishes. However there were many items made for the West, including western shapes. The Dutch East India Company ( The V.O.C.) had been sending wooden shapes out for copying from the 1630s.Transitional period porcelain (between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing) is often of very good quality with wonderful landscape and paintings of plants. Indeed the quality of this cargo is generally very high. It dates from the very end of the Ming dynasty. A cover with a cyclical date of Spring 1643 has been recovered. It is one of the most important shipwrecks recovered (See 'HISTORY' for more information about the Hatcher Cargo and 'READING LIST' for books about shipwreck ceramics). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.A 15th Century Vietnamese Blue and White Pottery Bowl from the Hoi An Hoard. Decorated with Scrolling Foliage and Lotus Form Lappets. The ceramics from the Hoi An Shipwreck, a heavy hard pottery of rather open texture, were made near Chu Dou, six kilometres from Hai Dong, this having been the largest centre of ceramic production in medieval Vietnam. The quality of the ceramics on board ranged from crude everyday vessels to exquisite pieces decorated with great skill. The style of the decoration was very free and appears often to have been painted at speed using a very wet brush. Individual lines of the decoration have a visible starting and finishing point. The exact spot where the artist first touched the surface of the ceramic object with his brush can be identified and then where he removed it. I say he but a most important jar in the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul is signed and dated by a female artist. Men, women and many children were all employed in ceramic production in Vietnam. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Northern White WareA Northern Song Dynasty Miniature White Ware Ewer. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Exhibited : Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Venezia 1954. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Bowl. Painted with ladies in Garden Landscapes. The Canted Corners with Diaper Designs, the base with an Apocryphal Six Character Chenghua Mark (Ming Dynasty 1465-1487). The form of this Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain bowl, with its canted corners, is quite regularly encountered in Kangxi blue and white porcelain and sometimes found decorated in Famille Verte enamels. It is a shape that seems to have been popular in Holland, but the form soon fell out of fashion. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Large Blue and White Kangxi Export Porcelain Dish. Decorated with Lotus Petal Panels Filled with Flowers. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907. Yue Celadon.A Miniature Tang Dynasty(618-907)Yue Celadon Ware Waterpot. The Compressed Circular Form Divided into Four by Impressed Lines which Terminate at Four Stumpy Legs. The Illustrated Side Shows Light Brown Markings where no Glaze was Applied. Without a Carl Kempe Label For a very similar Tang Yue Celadon waterpot from Brodie Lodge Collection, bought at Bluetts on the 7th of June 1961 for £15.00. See 17345, enter this number in the search box on the Home page. This piece is in our Archives. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, his main areas of interest were early Chinese monochrome Stoneware and Porcelain, until recently the most of the collection was displayed in the Ulrichamn Museum of Asian Art. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
EASTERN HAN DYNASTY. 22 - 220 A.D. Early Chinese Pottery A Large Han Pottery Model of a Cockerel. Moulded Pottery from the Sichuan Kilns, Central Southwestern China. For More Information on Han Pottery from Sichuan click on the Image. For a similar Han Pottery Cockerel of the same size from Sichuan Province see : Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Sotheby's London 7th June 1994 lot 180. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
EASTERN HAN 25 - 220. Early Chinese PotteryA Han Pottery 'Mingqi' Figure of an Entertainer Made in Sichuan Province. Moulded from Reddish Brown Pottery. A large Ceramic Workshop has been Discovered at Chengdu, the then Capital of Sichuan, where a Large Numbers Fragments of Figures have been Found. The Sichuan Province was a flourishing area during the Han Dynasty, because of increased agricultural production and improving transport links as well as an expanded border, which from the Western Han period meant better links between the court and a veriety of non-Han frontier areas. Dancers, mucicians, conjurers and acrobats circulated from region to region. As with the Tang dynasty (618-906) the Han dynasty had a fascination for the exotic, and in particularly for foreign music and entertainment. See : Mysteries of Ancient China, New Discoveries From The Early Dynasties (Edited by Jessica Rawson, British Museum Press,1996). Pages 208-214. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
EASTERN ZHOU, QIN or WESTERN HAN. 3rd or 2nd B.C. Early Chinese Pottery A Black Pottery Amphora from Western Sichuan Province. The Bulbous Body Has Two Large Handles Joining the Diamond Shaped Top to the Center of the Body. The Body has Two Spiral Relief Motifs Suggesting Eyes. There is a Large amount of Tool Scrapping Marks to the Body. For a Very Similar Pottery Amphora See : Yuegutang, A Collection of Chinese Ceramics in Berlin (Regina Krahl, G+H Verlag Berlin,2000) Item 35 Page 55. The Author States "Amphoras of this distinct type are characteristic products of Western Sichuan province where they were made by non-Chinese peoples". For Another Han Pottery Amphora of this Type See ; Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection Volume 1 (Regina Krahl, Azimuth Editions, 1994) Pages 52-53 Item 65. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Dish. Painted in a Rich Cobalt Blue with a Basket of Flowers. The design is based on popular 17th century Chinese woodcuts and represents abundance or abundant riches. So it can, I think, legitimately be compared to the 'horn of plenty' found in Classical mythology. For a Kangxi Famille Verte version of this pattern enter 19586 into the search box on the home page. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. From the Collection of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain belonging to an American lady living in London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.A Small Blue and White Pottery Box from the Hoi An Hoard Shipwreck. The Cover is not a Perfect fit. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA. c.1680 - 1720. Japanese Porcelain.An Unusual Arita Blue and White Porcelain Dish. Decorated with a Stylized Feather Border, the Center with a Flowerhead. The Back is Painted with a Typical 'Karakusa' Scrolling Design. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KAKIEMON. c.1690. Japanese Porcelain.A Kakiemon Porcelain Dish. Decorated with Chrysanthemum Flowers in the Center and Flowering Prunus Among Blue and White Rocks around the Rim. For a Similar Example See : Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Oliver Impey, Hotei Publishing,2002). Page 130, Item 174. Kakiemon Sakaeda (1596-1666) is popularly credited with being one of the first in Japan to discover the secret of enamel decoration on porcelain, known as 'Akae'. The name "Kakiemon" was bestowed by Sakaida, who had perfected a design of twin persimmons (kaki: persimmon) and who then developed the distinctive palette of soft red, yellow, blue and turquoise green. Kakiemon is sometimes used as a generic term describing wares made in the Arita factories using the characteristic Kakiemon overglaze enamels and decorative styles. However, authentic Kakiemon porcelains have been produced by direct descendants, now Sakaida Kakiemon XIV (1934-). Shards from the Kakiemon kiln site at Nangawara show that blue and white and celadon wares were also produced. Kakiemon decoration is usually of high quality, delicate and with asymmetric well-balanced designs. These were sparsely applied to emphasize the fine white porcelain background body known in Japan as NIGOSHIDE (milky white) which was used for the finest pieces. Kakiemon wares are usually painted with birds, flying squirrels, the "Quail and Millet" design, the "Three Friends of Winter" (pine, prunus and bamboo), flowers (especially the chrysanthemum, the national flower of Japan) and figural subjects such as the popular "Hob in the Well", illustrating a Chinese folk tale where a sage saves his friend who has fallen into a large fish bowl. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ENGLISH c.1790 - 1815. Hard-Paste Porcelain.An English Porcelain Replacement of a Chinese Export Porcelain Coffee Cup. This is a Copy of a Late Qianlong Export Ware Cup of c.1785 to 1795, the Original Would have Been Made for the English Market. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. Label to Base : The Hatcher Collection Christie's Amsterdam 14-03-1984. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. It appears the earliest recorded use of the word Kraak relating to porcelain is in the 1670's. For similar Hatcher Cargo Kraak porcelain dishes see : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, recently recovered from an Asian vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Miniature Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Vase from the Hatcher Cargo. Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SAINT CLOUD c.1720 - 1740 French Soft-Paste Porcelain. An 18th Century French Soft-Paste 'Trembleuse' Coffee Cup and Saucer Made at the St.Cloud Factory. Thickly Potted with a Lead Glaze Over a Ribbed Moulded Form. Decorated with a Design in Blue and White of Interlocking Geometric Patterns. The Base of the Cup and the Saucer Marked in Cobalt Blue '4 SC T Bi' the Saucer '4 S C T D'. For a Similar 18th century Saint Cloud teabowl and Saucer See : French Porcelain, A Catalogue of the British Museum (Aileen Dawson, British Museum Press,1994) Page 24, Item 25. This design is in a style traditionally related to the great Baroque designer to the French court of Louis XIV, Jean Berain (1640-1711). Berain's style of grotesques and strap-work were used on all types of decorative art from furniture to tapestries, silver ware and just about anything else. His stylistic language is based on a Renaissance understanding of a type of Roman design. However the designs one finds on St.Cloud porcelain are more linear and weightless, they are more in keeping with ornamental prints. Of the more complex designs, a few have been possible to identify from the original source material. They are not taken from Berain designs but from the etchings of a prolific architect Jacques Androuent Du Cereau, who early in his life spent time working in Italy (in the 1530's). However it seems to me inconceivable that his designs would have been used in the early 18th century unless Berain and his grotesque style were so popular. Both are interpretations of Classical Roman design but from different generations. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain.An Early Kangxi blue and White Porcelain Dish Decorated with Figures c.1670. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Marco Polo' Censer. The Moulded Sides of the Octagonal Blanc de Chine Censer Decorated with Flowers and Geometric Patterns. Standing on Eight Cabriole Legs and the Sides with S-Shape Handel. The Openwork Cover with Moulded Prunus and Lotus Flowers and Nine Flower Shaped Knops. This form of Blanc de Chine censer has been referred to as a Marco Polo censer for over a hundred years, however there is no connection with the Italian traveller, indeed the only connection with Italy is that a censer of this type was once in the treasury of St.Mark in Venice but towards the end of the 19th century this was given to Baron Davillier, it then sold in auction to Grandidier, then it went to the Louvre in Paris and is now at the Musee Guimet. There were two of these Blanc de Chine censers in the collection of Augustus the Strong prior to 1721 (Augustus II 1670-1733, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony). Inventory No.16. For a similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Censer see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 16 and Text on Pages 76 and 77. For a further Blanc de Chine Censer See : Blanc de Chine, Exhibition Catalogue ( S.Marchant & Son, 1985 ) Item 61 Page 32. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Export Porcelain Dish of European Form Decorated with Fish and Crabs Among Aquatic Plants. For a similar but larger Kangxi blue and white dish of this shape and design see : L'Odyssee De La Porcelaine Chinoise (Various Authors, Editions de la reunion des musees national Paris,2003. ISBN 2-7118-4601-6) Page 168 Item 68 Illustrated on page 129. Chinese Export Porcelain dishes of this shape and variants of it are well known and this specific shape was a popular one for this design. Originally deriving from silver, it is also common in Dutch Delft Ware, both in blue and white as well as plain white Delft pottery. For two 17th century white Deft Pottery examples of a similar shape to the present example see : Delft, Niederlandische Fayence (D.F Lunsingh Scheurleer, Klinkhardt & Bierman,1984. ISBN 1-7814-0211-8) Pages 238-239 items 155 and 156. Provenance : Prof. Dr L. B. Holthuis of the Netherlands. Prof. Holthuis was a specialist of Crustacea at the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis in the Leiden, The Netherlands. The specices Macromia holthuisi is named after him. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL c.1640 - 1680. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Transitional Blanc de Chine Beaker Shaped Vase. The Central Section with Incised Decoration. The Unglazed Base Inscribed in Black Ink with a Single Chinese Character, this is Probably Contemporary with the Piece. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Provenance : Private Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SEVRES 1790. French Soft-paste Porcelain. An 18th Century Sevres Soft-Paste Porcelain Plate Decorated with Scattered Flowers. The Base with the Royal French Cypher, Interlaced LLs for Sevres. 'mm' For 1790 and the Painters Mark 'E P' an Unidentified Flower Painter at Sevres. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Hatcher Cargo Blue and White Porcelain Slender Vase. Well Painted with Bamboo and Rocks. This shape is rarely, if ever, encountered apart from blue and white Porcelain from the Hatcher Cargo. Provenance : The Hatcher Cargo, Christies's Amsterdam (No label). An English Private Collection, From an 18th Century House in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Yaozhou CeladonAn Unusual Yaozhou Celadon Bird Form Whistle. The Moulded Form has a Large Hole Made Through the Center of the Bird Which is Mirrored on the Other Side, there is a Similar Sized Hole at the Front. Yaozhou celadon ware comes in many forms, but small crisply moulded or carved bowls were a popular product, as were miniature press-moulded figures or animals, toys and everyday utensils. The Yaozhou kilns main production at Shaanxi was celadon, but they also produced black and brown wares as well. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HAN DYNASTY 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. Early Chinese Stoneware.A Han Dynasty Stoneware Model of Kylin. This Early Stoneware Miniature Shows the Scaly Creature with Wings, an Open Mouth with Teeth and a Broad Tail. After Being Taken from the Mould it has been Trimmed and the Legs Cut to Shape by Hand. The Body is a Grey Putty Colour Firing Red on the Unglazed Feet, the Glaze is a Dull Olive-Green. Described in the 1964 Kempe Collection Catalogue as 'Figure of a standing sea-horse with wings. Tail turned upwards.Yueh Yao 10th Century. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 36 Plate 44. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Soft-Paste Porcelain.A Pair of Qianlong Soft-Paste Porcelain Cylindrical Vases with Raised Moulded Decoration of Pine, Prunus and Ruyi Shaped Lingzhi (Fungus). One Vase is Lighter in Weight with More Clearly Defined Decoration. For Information about Chinese Soft-paste Porcelain See : Chinese Porcelain in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Ming and Qing Dynasties (Christiaan Jorg, Phillip Wilson, The Rijksmuseum, 1997) Page 117 Item 119. Jorg States "Chinese soft-pate porcelain, which is different from European soft-paste, originated about 1700 and became popular in the second quarter of the 18th century as part of the export assortment. Unlike ordinary porcelain, it is not translucent and often has a creamy-white appearance. The glaze is often finely crackled as a result of a difference in cooling between the glaze and the body. The later is made of a white-firing clay, called huashi, 'slippery stone', the use of which is documented in the reports of 1712 and 1722 by the Jesuit Pere d'Entrecolles. As the clay was expensive, soft-paste pieces are usually small and thinly potted. They are also well-painted, as the body is particularly suitable for detailed drawing. Besides this 'true' soft-paste, there are pieces with an ordinary porcelain body and a coating of 'huashi' clay, which gives the same effect". Pine plumb and luzhi fungus One is heavier and the moulding less well defined. Provenance : Robey Collection Number 428 (label to base). The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 225 Item 761. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
THAI 14th to 16th Century. Si Satchanalai Stoneware.A Thai Stoneware Box and Cover from the Si Satchanalai Kilns, 14th to 16th Century. Decorated with Iron-Oxide. Provenance : Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SEVRES c.1772 French Soft-Paste PorcelainAn 18th Century Sevres Porcelain Plate with an Indented Rim with Scallop Moulding, Decorated with Flowers. Interlaced LL's for Sevres, Script 'T' for 1772 and the Painters Mark (Possibly an 'L' with a dot) for Joyau (No biographical details are know according to Erikson and De Bellaigue, Sevres Porcelain, Faber and Faber 1987). He was a Flower Painter who worked from 1766 to 1775. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain. Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. Label to Base : The Hatcher Collection Christie's Amsterdam 14-03-1984. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been available in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . Provenance : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, Recently Recovered from an Asian Vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Pear Shaped Ewer with Moulded Prunus (Plum Blossom) Sprigs. A Small Circular Stud Either Side of the Handel Terminal. Small Blanc de Chine Porcelain ewers of this type were popular in Europe, some can be found with Dutch or English enamel decoration. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN 1279 - 1368. Early Blue and White Porcelain.A Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet, Jingdezhen Kilns c.1320 - 1368. This Early Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet has Two Loop Handles, the Sides are Painted with Flowers. The origins of Chinese blue and white porcelain start, not in China, but in the Middle East, decoration using blue and white was originally developed in Mesopotamia. The source of the first cobalt blue pigment used in China was also not Chinese and the dynastic power in charge of China at the time, the Mongol's of the Yuan dynasty, was a foreign power. Yet blue and white porcelain will for ever be linked to China because of the ceramics produced at Jingdezhen from the beginning of the 14th centuey. Blue cobalt pigment was sometime used in China during the Tang dynasty (618-906) nearly always as an additional colour in Sancai pottery but the first use on porcelain was at the start of the 14th century. It was used in a very different way, unlike the Tang where splashes of cobalt were used to add colour, the Yuan potters used it to create carefully painted designs. This would have been very difficult to achieve using the the high-flux lead-glazes of Tang pottery. The body developed for blue and white porcelain at Jingdezhen was almost from the very beginning of exceptionally high quality, as was the glaze, which was midway between a Qingbai and Shufu glaze. This true lime-alkaline glaze was less fluid than Qingbai glazes so the blue was less likely to run and less opaque than Shufu glazes so the painting appeared more brilliant. Most of the imported cobalt blue pigment used for Chinese blue and white porcelain of the 14th and 15th centuries came from Kashan in Persia. For further reading about early Chinese blue and white porcelain see : Chinese Glazes, Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation (Nigel Wood, A & C Black, London, 1999). Provenance : Found in East Java. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Armorial Buttertub and Cover c.1785. This piece was produced right at the end of main production of Chinese export to England and Europe. Decorated in a sparse Neo-Classical style with an unidentified coat of arms with the motto 'Per ardua ad astra'. This is mentioned in Howard as being the motto for two families, one of which does not have this coat of arms. The other is unillustrated but is said to be the Stibbert family. Provenance : From a English Private Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WESTERN JIN 265 - 316 or EASTERN JIN 317 - 420. Yue Celadon Ware.A Western or Eastern Jin Dynasty Yue Celadon Ware Bird Feeder, 3rd to 5th Century. The shallow Circular Form Decorated by Two Incised Lines Below the Rim. The Side with Two Thin Loop Handles to Attach the Feeder to the Cage. The Unglazed Base Revealing a Putty Coloured Body with Red Iron-Oxidation Markings. This is the Second of Two Such Bird Feeders from the Kempe Collection, the Previous One was Stock Number 20381. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 27 Plate 11. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
18th CENTURY. Dehua PorcelainA Rare 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl from the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. The Thickly Potted Porcelain Body has a Blue-Grey Glaze and is Painted with a Greyish Tone Cobalt. The Side is Painted with a Chinese Junk in Full Sail, there is an Inscription, as Well as a Walled Town. What is Most Unusual is the Painting on the Base of the Bowl. This is Possibly Meant to Represent a Scholar's Rock with Plant Growth. It is Highly Unusual to Find Decoration Like this on the Base of a Chinese Porcelain Bowl. The Dehua kilns are well known for their production of Blanc de Chine Porcelain but less known for their blue and white output. Because Dehua blue and white porcelain has a loser, more provincial feel than porcelain produced at the main ceramic production centre of Jingdezhen, it is sometimes dated earlier than perhaps it should be. Dehua blue and white porcelain is often given a late Ming or 17th century date when most of it, like the present example dates to the 18th century. Precise dating is however very difficult, designs and production techniques were slow to change. It is an area where more research is needed. Provenance : From an American Estate (Two old labels to base, reading 259 and 59) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain. A Small Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Five Piece Garniature and Covers, late Kangxi Period. Moulded and Decorated with Landscapes. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Ming Kraak Blue and White Porcelain Bowl of 'Walsingham' Type. This Late Ming Porcelain Bowl has Deep Sides Divided into Ten Lobes and with a Barbed rim. The Interior Base Decorated with a Roundel (Cakra motifs, representing the Buddhist 'Wheel of law') Containing a Mountainous Shore-side Landscape. The Border with an Extensive Shore-side Landscape with Mountains, Flags, Pagodas and Boats. Between these Two Designs are Ten Wheels. The Outside of the Bowl is Decorated with Flying Horses Above Flowering Branches. This Bowl is Similar to the Famous 'Walsingham' Bowl at Burghley House. The Bowl with its Fine Silver-gilt Mounts was, According to Tradition, a Gift from Queen Elizabeth I to her Godchild Thomas Walsingham (1568 -1630, a Cousin of the Queen's Minister Sir Francis Walsingham). See : The Burghley Porcelains, An Exhibition from The Burghley House Collection and Based on the 1688 Inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule (Japan Society, New York,1986) page 80 and Illustrated on page 81, item 5. The Catalogue Goes on to say "We Know Sir Francis Drake Brought Back to England in 1580 China from a Captured Spanish Ship, and it Would be Surprising if Some of the China had not Gone to the Queen, who had Bought Shares in Drake's Voyage. Several Sherds of Blue and White, Found at Drake's Bay in California where Sir Francis is said to Have Careened his Ships, Bare Designs Greatly Resembling those on this Bowl".... " In 1731 Lady Osborne, Granddaughter of Sir Thomas Walsingham, gave the Bowl to the Eighth Earl of Exeter, the Only Male Heir of the Family". The Walsingham Bowl has Been Repaired. For Another Example See : Kraak Porcelain (Maura Rinaldi,Bamboo Publishing,1989,London) Page 146, Shape II.1. Later Cruder Examples were Recovered From the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. For a Further Wanli Bowl of this Design in the Ardebil Collection See : Chinese Porcelain Collections in the Near east, Topkapi and Ardebil (T.Misugsi,Hong Kong University Press,1972. Reprint of 1981) Item A.157. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644. Transitional Porcelain.A Late Ming Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Ewer. This European Shaped Ewer is Painted with Chinese Figures, a Scholar and an Attendant, in a Garden Landscape. The Neck is Decorated with Stylised Tulips in the Islamic Style. The Painting of this Ewer is Typical of the 'High Transitional' Style found at the end of the Ming and the Beginning of the Qing Dynasty. This Porcelain Ewer was Probably made for the Dutch Market, Pieces of Porcelain with Similar Painting were Recovered from the Hatcher Cargo (Dated to about 1643). The Mounts are 19th Century Dutch Silver. Historical Background to Transitional Porcelain.(Chinese porcelain made between c.1620 and about 1670). This is a term used in the West to describe Chinese porcelain made during the turbulent times that befell China in the 17th Century. From the disintegration of the Ming Dynasty and it's eventual collapse in 1644 through the troubled start of a new 'Foreign' Qing dynastic house. The roots of this unsettled period starts during the later part of Wanli's reign (1573-1620). At the begging of his reign China was doing very well, new crops from the Americas such as peanuts, maize and sweet potatoes increased food production, while simplified taxes helped the state run smoothly. But this was not due to Wanli's enlightened reign, but to his Mother championing a man that was to become the Ming dynasties most able minister, Zhang Zhuzheng (15251583). Wanli became resentful of Zhuzheng's control but upon his death became withdrawn from court life. Between 1589 to 1615 he didn't appear at imperial audiences, leaving a power vacuum that was filled by squabbling ministers. Mongols from the North raided as Japan invaded Korea. Wanli re-opened the silver mines and imposed new taxes but the money was lost due to corruption, as well as being frittered away by the indulgent Emperor himself (to continue click on the image). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1730 - 1750. Japanese Porcelain. Decorated in Holland c.1740 - 1750.An Early 18th Century Japanese White Porcelain Teabowl and Saucer Decorated in Holland in the 1740's. Decorated in thick enamels with a scene from the Commedia dell'Arte with the character Arclecchino. For more information about the Commedia dell'Arte and Arclecchino click on the image. For a single saucer with this patterns see 'European Decoration On Oriental Porcelain 1700 - 1830' (Helen Espir, Jorge Welsh Books 2005 available from Jorge Welsh books@jorgewelsh.com ). Pages 167 Item 17. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SOUTHERN SONG 1127 - 1279. Qingbai Porcelain.A Song Qingbai Jar and Cover. The Body with Four Slender Lug Type Handles. Provenance : The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramic Treasures, A Selection From Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including The Carl Kempe Collection (National Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulrichenhamn, Sweden, 2002.ISBN 91-971367-4-3) page 201 plate 72. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 - 1620. 明代 Ming Porcelain.An Early Wanli Porcelain Dish. This late Ming Export Porcelain Dish was Possibly Made for the Japanese Market. Decorated in Blue and White with a Toad Amidst Plants and Possibly Sitting on Toad-sporn. For a Similar example, but with the Toad Facing the other Way, See : Transitional Wares and their Forerunners ( The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981 ) page 66, item 11. Also See : Loan Exhibition, The Animal In Chinese Art (The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society 1968) , number 485. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Bowl. Of Flower Shape Decorated with Buddhist Images. The Base with a Chenghua (Ming Dynasty, 1465 - 1487) Mark. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
EASTERN HAN 25 - 220 A.D. Early Chinese Stoneware.A Chinese Stoneware Granary from Guangzhou Province, Han Dynasty. The Rectagular Granary is of 'Pile-Structure' Type. The Tiled Roof and the Wooden Structure are Indicated by Incised Lines. The Base has Holes Which are Intended for the Insertion of Wooden Sticks Representing the Wooden Piles on Which Such buildings Stood. This Form of Raised Granary was used During the Han Dynasty in Southern Regions of China. For a Similar Han Granary See : Archaeological Finds from Han Tombs at Guangzhou and Hong Kong ( Guangzhou Museum and the Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 19th November 1983-8th January 1984). Pages 86-87 Item 24. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Moulded 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Wine Cup in the Form of a Veined Lotus Leaf Stem from the Outside with a Flowering Peony Overlaid on Each Side. The Recessed Base has Five Spur Type Feet on which the Cup sits. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Plate, Yongzheng Period 1723 - 1735. This Yongzheng Porcelain plate is decorated in an early version of the Famille Rose palette. The colour scheme is similar to Kangxi and Yongzheng Famille Verte wares in that greens are dominate. The rim of the plate also has a 'seeded' green ground found in Famille Verte wares. The pink 'Rose' of Famille Rose is used sparingly, the geometric and prunus flower decoration of the cavetto are painted with iron-red not 'Rose'. The subject matter might be that of 'The Mother of the West', Hsi Wang Mu with an attendant. However, Wang Mu is normally depicted with a deer and her basket is often full of flowers. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TIANQI 1621 - 1627. 明代 Ming Porcelain.A Pair of Unusual Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain Ko-Sometsuke Dishes Made for the Japanese Market. Decorated with the 'Hundred Birds' Design to the Border and Two Rectangular Panels with Inscriptions to the Center : Ming Qun Qiu Niao (Crying Flocks of Autumn Birds). Ko-Sometsuke is a term used to describe Chinese blue and white porcelain made for Japan. This late Ming porcelain was made from the Wanli period (1573-1620) and ended in the Chongzhen period (1628-1644), the main period of production being the 1620'2 and 1630's. The porcelain objects produced were made especially for the Japanese market, both the shapes and the designs were tailored to Japanese taste, the production process too allowed for Japanese aesthetics to be included in the finished object. Its seams firing faults were added, repaired tears in the leather-hard body were too frequent to not, in some cases, be deliberate. These imperfections as well as the fritting Mushikui (insect-nibbled) rims and kiln grit on the footrims all added to the Japanese aesthetic. The shapes created were often expressly made for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form. Designs, presumably taken from Japanese drawings sent to China, are very varied, often using large amount of the white porcelain contrasting well with the asymmetry of the design. Provenance : Sotheby's Amsterdam 7th December 1999 Lot 23 Sold for (Dutch Guilders) 2,600. Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
THAI 14th to 16th Century. Si Satchanalai Stoneware.A Thai Stoneware Box and Cover in the Form of a Fruit from the Si Satchanalai Kilns, 14th to 16th Century. Decorated with Iron-Oxide. The Si Satchanalai kilns on the river Yom in north-central Thailand are to the north of the town of Sawankhalok. When I started studying oriental ceramics Sawankhalok was the name used to describe the high-fired stoneware that is now known to have come from Si Satchanalai. This kiln site is north of the other large Thai ceramics production center of Sukhothai. Both centers of production were under the cultural direction of the Sukhothai kingdom. Archaeological evidence supports a production period starting as early as the 14th century and coming to an end in the 16th century. Export ware as well as domestic wares and architectural ceramics were made of high-fired stoneware with decoration in iron-oxide, monochrome brown or celadon glazes. Provenance : Dr Henry David Ginsburg (1940 - 2007). Dr Henry Ginsburg was a keen collector, musician and curator at both the British library as well as the British Museum. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644 Ming Dehua Porcelain.A Pair of Late Ming Porcelain Alter Tapper-Stick Holders, Probably from the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province, Late Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period 1628-1644. The Square Section Forms are Glazed in an Iron Rich Brown Glaze. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
THE GILDED DRAGON, Buried Treasures from China's Golden Ages. A Reference Book.THE GILDED DRAGON, Buried Treasures from China's Golden Ages by Carol Michaelson, British Museum Press. Illustrated Throughout. Paper Back. Carol Michaelson's excellent book illustrates the complex history of China through 120 object in gold, ceramics and other material. This important book places these wonderful objects in their social and historical context. WE REGRET THAT WE CAN NOT POST THIS BOOK. A COPY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR SHOP. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
THAI 14th to 16th CENTURY. Si Satchanalai CeladonA Thai Celadon Kiln-Waster from the Si Satchanalai Kilns. Consisting of Parts of Dishes, Fragments and a Near Complete Bowl. The Si Satchanalai kilns on the river Yom in north-central Thailand are to the north of the town of Sawankhalok. When I started studying oriental ceramics Sawankhalok was the name used to describe the high-fired stoneware that is now known to have come from Si Satchanalai. This kiln site is north of the other large Thai ceramics production center of Sukhothai. Both centers of production were under the cultural direction of the Sukhothai kingdom. Archaeological evidence supports a production period starting as early as the 14th century and coming to an end in the 16th century. Export ware as well as domestic wares and architectural ceramics were made of high-fired stoneware with decoration in iron-oxide, monochrome brown or celadon glazes. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA. c.1740 - 1780. Japanese PorcelainAn 18th Century Arita Porcelain Saki Warmer. Decorated in Blue and White with the 'Three Friends of Winter' as Roundels (Prunus Plumb and Pine) Set Against a Geometric Design. For an Arita Saki Warmer of this Shape See : The Japanese Aesthetic, Three Centuries of Japanese Porcelain Design and Western Interpretation (The Ceramics and Glass Circle of Australia, 2006 - See Links for More Information) Item 59 Page 29. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Transitional Porcelain. An Unusual Small Late Ming or Very Early Qing Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Made for the Japanese Market, c.1630 - 1650. Incised with a Buddhist Lotus flower. The Back Painted with Stylised Ruyi Head Fungus. The Base with a Chenghua (Ming 1465 - 1487) Six Character Mark. Ko-Sometsuke is a term used to describe Chinese blue and white porcelain made for Japan. This late Ming porcelain was made from the Wanli period (1573-1620) and ended in the Chongzhen period (1628-1644), the main period of production being the 1620'2 and 1630's. The porcelain objects produced were made especially for the Japanese market, both the shapes and the designs were tailored to Japanese taste, the production process too allowed for Japanese aesthetics to be included in the finished object. Its seams firing faults were added, repaired tears in the leather-hard body were too frequent to not, in some cases, be deliberate. These imperfections as well as the fritting Mushikui (insect-nibbled) rims and kiln grit on the footrims all added to the Japanese aesthetic. The shapes created were often expressly made for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form. Designs, presumably taken from Japanese drawings sent to China, are very varied, often using large amount of the white porcelain contrasting well with the asymmetry of the design. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735 or QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Soft-Paste Porcelain.A Pair of Small Chinese Soft-Paste Porcelain Vases, Yongzheng or Early Qianlong c.1720 to 1740. One Base with an Incised Apocryphal Ming Mark of Chenghua (1465-1487), the other Unmarked and Unglazed. For Information about Chinese Soft-paste Porcelain See : Chinese Porcelain in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Ming and Qing Dynasties (Christiaan Jorg, Phillip Wilson, The Rijksmuseum, 1997) Page 117 Item 119. Jorg States "Chinese soft-pate porcelain, which is different from European soft-paste, originated about 1700 and became popular in the second quarter of the 18th century as part of the export assortment. Unlike ordinary porcelain, it is not translucent and often has a creamy-white appearance. The glaze is often finely crackled as a result of a difference in cooling between the glaze and the body. The later is made of a white-firing clay, called huashi, 'slippery stone', the use of which is documented in the reports of 1712 and 1722 by the Jesuit Pere d'Entrecolles. As the clay was expensive, soft-paste pieces are usually small and thinly potted. They are also well-painted, as the body is particularly suitable for detailed drawing. Besides this 'true' soft-paste, there are pieces with an ordinary porcelain body and a coating of 'huashi' clay, which gives the same effect". Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 226 Item 767. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Transitional Porcelain. An Unusual Small Late Ming or Very Early Qing Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Made for the Japanese Market. Incised with a Flower. The Back Painted with Stylised Ruyi Head Fungus. The Base with a Chenghua (Ming 1465 - 1487) Six Character Mark. Blue and white porcelain known as Qinghua in China, meaning Blue decoration refers to Chinese porcelain decorated with Cobalt prior to glazing. It is painted on as a muddy black/brown colour, it is them given a layer of transparent glaze and fired. The process of firing turns the cobalt into a blue colour, varying in tone depending on the quality of the cobalt and the way it is fired. It was first used in the Tang Dynasty as an additional colour for Sancai pottery, it was also used occasionally for decorating pottery without any other colours. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that Blue and White became a popular colour scheme for Chinese Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.Vietnamese Pottery Box and Cover From the Hoi An Hoard Shipwreck. Decorated in Blue and White With Rocks and Grass. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.A Small Fruit Formed Pottery Box and Cover Recovered from the Hoi An Hoard Shipwreck. The Top of the Box has a Small Moulded Stork . The Sides are Decorated in Under-glaze Blue with Bamboo. Items from this Shipwreck as well as Pieces from the Hatcher and Nanking Cargo can be Seem at the British Museum in London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. 康熙 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Miniature Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Monkey Topped Seal c.1680-1710. The seal itself is clearly moulded. Blanc de Chine seals can be found left as blanks, moulded or engraved. For similar seal from Hinkley in the Collection See : Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua (Rose Kerr and John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2000. Item 63). For Another Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 67. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735. Chinese Export Porcelain.An Unusual Yongzheng Blue and White Porcelain Plate Copying a Dutch Delft Original. Painted with a Central Urn of Flowers Surrounded by other Urns Within Panels. Both the Design and the Painting Style are very Close to the Dutch Delft Pottery Original. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN or EARLY MING. 14th or 15th Century. Longquan Celadon Ware. A Longquan Celadon Stem Cup with a Bamboo Section Stem. Celadon Originated in Zhejiang Province in the Eastern Han Dynasty, However Green Monochrome Glazes can be Found on Stoneware Much before that Date. Zhejiang is were the Famous Longquan Celadons were made but Celadon was also Produced at Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi. The Production of Celadon Ware Required a Reducing Atmosphere of Around 1300 Degrees C., the Colouring Agent was a Mixture of Iron Oxide and Titanium. The Glaze was Applied very Thickly, and was Full of Tiny Bubbles Which Defuse the Light Giving the Appearance of Richness and Softness. Provenance : Bluett & Son London. The Inglis Collection. Purchased from Bluett & Sons, 30th of March 1965. The Invoice Describes the Stem Cup as "An Old Chinese Stem Cup, the Stem of Bamboo Form : Porcellanous Ware Covered with a Sea-Green Celadon Glaze. Early Ming Dynasty". Paid £45. The Original Bluett Invoice Accompanies this Item. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NANKING CARGO c.1752. Qianlong Porcelain.A Nanking Cargo Porcelain Dish, Qianlong Period. Painted with the 'Leaping Boy' Pattern The contemporary records of the Dutch East India Company, the V.O.C., include a great deal of information about the so-called Nanking Cargo. Dr Jorg was responsible for carrying out much of the research. The wreck of the Geldermalsen has been referred to as the Nanking Cargo ever since the original auction that took place in April and May 1986. The reason for this appellation was that in the eighteenth century, Blue and White Chinese porcelain of the 1760s was advertised either as Nanking or Nankeen China. Vast amounts of this porcelain, destined for the West, were now being produced for the new middle classes, and not only for the very wealthy, as had been the case in earlier periods, for example as seen in the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644. Transitional Porcelain.A Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain Dish Made for the Japanese Market, Chongzhen Period 1628 - 1644. Decorated with a Large Chrysanthemum Head with a Petal and Scrolling Flower Border. The Reverse with a Poorly Drawn Mark, Possibly an Apocrathal Ming Chenghua (1465-1487) Mark. Provenance : Old Label to base The Ming Dynasty 1368-1661 A.D. Another reads Chinese blue and white porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Baluster Vase. Decorated in a Dep Cobalt Blue with Ladies Holding Birds with Two Panels of Potted Plants. The Base with a Mark Meaning Jade. This Kangxi Jar Would Originally had a Porcelain Cover. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques, Sold 13th march 1991 (Stock number 2808). From the Collection of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain belonging to an American lady living in London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Vases, Kangxi Period c.1690-1720. The 'Cafe Au Lait' Ground has Four Reserved Panels Decorated with the 'Hundred Antiques' Pattern Alternating with Plants and Rocks. For More Information About the 'Hundred Antiques' Pattern Click on the Image. The 'Cafe Au Lait' ground is created with iron oxide but in a lower concentration than the darker brown of 'Batavia Ware'. Both ground colours were used extensively in the first half of the 18th century. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain 'Aster Pattern' Bowl, c.1700- - 1720. The Base with a Six Character Chenghua Mark (Ming Dynasty 1465-1487). This Chinese Export Porcelain bowl with its distinct repeated stylised design is found on various forms of Kangxi porcelain, particularly dishes and bowls. The design was exported widely but was particularly popular in Holland and the Near East. The name 'Aster Pattern' has long been associated with this pattern but it now seems the design is not based on aster flowers. Kangxi porcelain of this design was popular with collectors in England at the end of the 19th century, fitting in well with Aesthetic style interiors. For a similar Kangxi blue and white bowl of this shape and design see : L'Odyssee De La Porcelaine Chinoise ( Various Authors, Editions de la reunion des musees national Paris,2003. ISBN 2-7118-4601-6) Page 127 Item 60. For a further Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain bowl of this pattern See : Pronken Met Oosters Porcelein (Stephen Hartog, Uitgeverij Waaders b.v. 1990) Page 69 Item 53. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
FRENCH c.1760 -1785. French Hard-Paste Porcelain.An 18th French Porcelain Toilet Pot and Cover. Decorated in Cobalt Blue of a Slightly Sooty Tone with Sprigs of Flowers. While the shape and design of this 18th Century Porcelain cosmetics box and cover relate to St.Cloud from the first half of the 18th Century this piece is rather later, and was possibly produced in Paris. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Bowl from the Hatcher Cargo, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty c.1643. Decorated with a Central Crab with Fish Swimming Around it Among Aquatic Plants. The Back Decorated with a Fishing Net Design. Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam, The Hatcher Cargo June 1984. label to the base. Prof. Dr L. B. Holthuis of the Netherlands. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN DYNASTY 1279 - 1368. Qingbai PorcelainA Rare Yuan Qingbai Porcelain Arrow Vase or T'ou-Hu (Pitch Pot). The Bronze Form with a Stylized Archaic Type Dragon. Vases made of metal were used for a drinking game call T'ou-Hu (Pitch Pot) from as early as late Zhou 1045 BC to 256 BC. Two opposing players alternately toss four arrows at a common target-vessel which is placed between them. High score wins and the loser must drink a penalty cup. Ceramic versions, such as the present example must have been used as decoration, with the owner being fully aware of the original function of such vessels. A large painted Yuan Cizhou Arrow Vase in in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KORYO PERIOD 918 - 1392. Korean CeladonA Fine Thinly Potted Korean Celadon Dish with a Foliate Rim. The Well is Divided from the Sides by the Incision of a Single Line. The Colour is Even, the Glaze is Semi-Matt with Fine Crazing. Korean ceramics of the Koryo Period chiefly comprise of Celadon wares, although influenced by Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279) Yue Celadons they are distinctly Korean, although there is a geological connection between the Yue and Korean celadon kilns which might add to the similarity in appearance between the two. The distinct colours achieved by Korean potters owe much to the raw materials employed. The presence of iron and iron oxide as well as manganese oxide in the clay, and quartz particles in the glaze give these celadons their unique appearance. Firing temperatures were commonly around 1150ΊC, and the level of oxygen within the kiln was dramatically reduced at some stage of the firing; this is known as a reducing, rather than an oxidizing atmosphere. Koryo celadon are often plain, but decoration included incised, carved, impressed, or inlaid designs. The inlaid designs are distinctly Korean, metallic compounds like iron oxide (black or brown), copper oxide (red), and even occasionally gold colourings were added to slip which them was rubbed into an impressed design producing the look of an inlay. Provenance : Dr Henry Ginsburg. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 -1722. Famille Verte Biscuit Porcelain.A Chinese Egg and Spinach Famille Verte Biscuit Porcelain Water-Pot. The Square Form has Recessed Corners and a Dragon Crawling Around the Side. The Enamel Colours of Egg and Spinach are Green, Aubergine, Yellow with Areas Left in the White, Probably Using a Wax Resist. Chinese Biscuit Porcelain was decorated with enamel directly on the unglazed porcelain body and then covering with a clear glaze. Biscuit Porcelain was especially popular from the Transitional period of the middle of the 17th century until the second quarter of the 18th century. Egg and Spinach wares are part of this group, they relate closely to Tang Sancai Pottery of the 8th century. Provenance : Old label to base : Porcelaina Biscuit, 3 colores China, K'ang Hsi 1662 -1722. The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.Vietnamese Blue and White Pottery Box and Cover. Small boxes like the Present Example were used for many things Including Cosmetics. The Circle on the side was Painted to Show that the Cover Matches the Base. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907. Early Chinese PotteryA Tang Sancai Glazed Pottery Tazza from Henan. This Tang Pottery Tazza has a Streaky Lead Glaze, the Center of The Dish Shaped Top is Unglazed, Part of the Glazed Top Shows Iridescence. For a similar Tang Pottery tazza see : Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection Volume 1 (Regina Krahl, Azimuth Editions, 1994) Page 153 Item 273. Provenance : An English Private Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
EASTERN HAN 25 - 220. Early Chinese PotteryA Han Pottery 'Mingqi' Stove, Eastern Han Period 25-220 A.D from Shaanxi or Henan Province. The Moulded Green Glazed Pottery Model has a Horse-Shoe Shaped End, the Top has Holes in Which Two Cooking Pots have been Placed. In Light Relief are Some Cooking Implements Including a Ladle and a Ring Attachment for Hanging a Lid. 'Mingqi' pottery objects were designed specifically for use in tombs. Most Han 'Mingqi' pottery consists of copies of bronze or laquer vessels or models of architecture forms, figures as well as animals. Food was an important element of Han burials, as with ancient Eygpt foodstuffs were believed to provide sustenance for the next life. Richer tombs were generously supplied with raw agricultural products. For Similar Han Stove See : Spirit of Han, Ceramics for the After-Life (Editor Aileen Lau, The Southeast Asian Ceramics Society & Sun Tree Publishing) Page 141 Item 142. For Another Han Pottery Stove See : Chinese Ceramics, The New Standard Guide (He Li, Thames and Hudson, 1996) Page 75 Item 77. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
VIETNAMESE. c.13th to 15th Century. Celadon WareA Celadon Glazed Stoneware Bowl with a Central Impressed Design and a Raised Border to the Cavetto. Made in Imitation of Chinese Celadon Ware of the Period. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques (Stock number 17733). The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795A Qianlong Blue and White Porcelain Bottle. Provenance : The John Drew Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NANKING CARGO c.1752. Qianlong Porcelain.A Nanking Cargo Porcelain Plate Decorated with the 'Boatman Pattern'. Qianlong Period (1736-1795). The Geldermalsen built in 1746 was one of the newest and finest Dutch East Indiamen. It is one hundred and fifty feet long and forty-two feet wide. Captain Jan Morel, 33 years old, his many Dutch sailors and sixteen Englishmen set sail from Canton. On Monday January 3rd 1752 the Geldermalsen on its way to Holland hit a reef and sank. The survivors struggle on in a barge and long boat and reach Batavia in eight days. The wreck held a most valuable cargo of tea, as well as Chinese silks and textiles. All now lost. The vast porcelain cargo, as well as gold has survived. Tea was the real reason for the journey, ceramics accounting for only five per cent of the total value. The loss of the Geldermalsen cost the Dutch East India Company 900.000 guilders. However the porcelain from the sister ship the Amstelveen sold for far more than normal because it now carried all the porcelain to be sold in Holland that year. See 'History' for more information about the Geldermalsen and other shipwrecks. Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam, The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold, 28th April-2nd May 1986. Label to the Base Nanking Cargo, Christie's, Lot 1741 R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1750 - 1780. Japanese Celadon.An 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Serving Dish in the Form of a Fish. The Moulded Porcelain Form with Sits on a High Footrim. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TIANQI 1621 - 1627. Tianqi Mark and of the Period.A Tianqi Mark and Period (1621-1627) Ko-Sometsuke Dish Made for the Japanese Market. Painted in Blue and White with a Scholar Sitting Under a Willow Tree. Ko-Sometsuke is a term used to describe Chinese blue and white porcelain made for Japan. This late Ming porcelain was made from the Wanli period (1573-1620) and ended in the Chongzhen period (1628-1644), the main period of production being the 1620'2 and 1630's. The porcelain objects produced were made especially for the Japanese market, both the shapes and the designs were tailored to Japanese taste, the production process too allowed for Japanese aesthetics to be included in the finished object. Its seams firing faults were added, repaired tears in the leather-hard body were too frequent to not, in some cases, be deliberate. These imperfections as well as the fritting Mushikui (insect-nibbled) rims and kiln grit on the footrims all added to the Japanese aesthetic. The shapes created were often expressly made for the Japanese tea ceremony meal, the Kaiseki, small dishes for serving food at the tea ceremony are the most commonly encountered form. Designs, presumably taken from Japanese drawings sent to China, are very varied, often using large amount of the white porcelain contrasting well with the asymmetry of the design. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Exhibited : Ostasiatiska Museet. Ulst.1964. Nr 102. Published : Ming Blue and White from Swedish Collections by Jan Wirgin. (Φstasiatiska museets utstδllningskatalog nr 1) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHINESE CERAMICS. Catalogue of The Museum of Asian Art, Bath, England.Inaugural Exhibition Catalogue of the Museum of Asian Art in Bath, 3rd April 1993. Volume 1, Chinese Ceramics. This book catalogues the museum's extensive range of Chinese ceramics which range from Neolithic painted pottery, Han and Tang dynasty pottery and stoneware through Song, Yuan and Ming ceramics ending with Qing ceramics in about 1820. WE REGRET THAT WE CAN NOT POST THIS BOOK. A COPY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR SHOP. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Porcelain Plate Decorated with Blue and White with Copper Red Decorated. The Base with a Six Character Apocryphal Chenghua (Ming Dynasty 1465-1487) Mark. This Plate was Made Using a Paper Stencil to Cover the Center, Powdered Cobalt was then Blown Through a Bamboo Tube onto the Surface of the Piece. The Paper was then Removed to Leave the Star Shaped Panel in White, this was then Painted with a Copper Oxide. Copper Red is a Very Difficult Colour to Control in the Kiln, it can be Very Feint, Turn Green or be Burnt. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
17th CENTURY. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Beaker from Dehua in Fujian Province. The Exterior with a Two Line Poem Incised in Cursive Script. Cursive script originated in China during the Han dynasty through Jin Dynasty period, in two phases. First, an early form of cursive developed as a cursory way to write the popular and not yet mature clerical script. Faster ways to write characters developed through four mechanisms: omitting part of a graph, merging strokes together, replacing portions with abbreviated forms (such as one stroke to replace four dots), or modifying stroke styles. This evolution can best be seen on extant bamboo and wooden slats from the period, on which the use of early cursive and immature clerical forms is intermingled. This early form of cursive script, based on clerical script, is now called zhāngcǎo, and variously also termed ancient cursive, draft cursive or clerical cursive in English, to differentiate it from modern cursive (jīncǎo). Modern cursive evolved from this older cursive in the Wei Kingdom to Jin dynasty with influence from the semi-cursive and standard styles. Provenance : Peter Wain. A Private English Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 - 1620. 明代 Ming Porcelain.A Wanli Kraak Porcelain Dish, Late Ming c.1600-1620. For a similar Ming Kraak porcelain dishes see : Kraak Porcelain, a Moment in the History of Trade (Maura Rinaldi, Bamboo Publishing Ltd, 1989). Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraakware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. The first known time Kraak was first used as a term to describe a type of late Ming blue and white porcelain was in 1673. This was over 100 years after what we now know as Kraak porcelain was first produced, however there is some evidence that it was a term that had been in use for some time. Blue and white porcelain was exported to Europe in large quantities from the mid 16th century. It was highly prized and the Portuguese fort hard against the Dutch to keep control of this lucrative trade, but in 1602 the Dutch sold the cargo they captured from the Portuguese Carrack 'San Tiago' and two years later they sold the cargo of the 'Santa Catarina'. These ships caused a sensation, it was the first time such large amounts of Chinese blue and white porcelain had been avalible in Northern Europe, many of the pieces were 'gifts' rather than to be sold on the open market . All Kraak porcelain was made at the main ceramic centre in China, Jingdezhen. It does vary in style and quality to quite a large extent, and some scholars include pieces as kraakware that others do not, so a definitive description is, I feel, rather difficult. The main group of kraak porcelain is less controversial. Normally thinly potted, often moulded, it's designs are divided into decorative panels, with reserves that might include flowers and animals, taotie masks and stylised tulips. The bases often show 'Chatter Marks'. These are ridges, that radiate from the centre of the base to the foot rim, they are caused by the potters finishing tool catching on the leather hard clay prior to glazing. When one looks at the construction, painting techniques and glazing of kraak porcelain it appears similar in many ways to some of the late Ming porcelain made for the Japanese market. I think it is quite possible that they were both made within the same kilns at Jingdezhen. Kraak porcelain also includes a few rare pieces that have the addition of underglaze copper red and there are a very few know examples of polychrome kraakware. Kraak porcelain went out of fashion at the end of the Ming Dynasty but was later revived during the reign of Kangxi (1662-1722). Swatow porcelain (c.1580-1640) was made in the kraak style but this is thicker and much cruder, the bases often show grit adhering. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Pair of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Vases. This Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Vase has a Central Subject of a Lady with a Boy in a Garden Landscape. The sides are Decorated with Further Landscapes, the Shoulder with Lappets Against a Prunus and Cracked Ice Ground. The Tops with Inscribed Vases, Books and other Objects, the Reverse Being with Different Uninscribed Vases. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. From the Collection of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain belonging to an American lady living in London. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 - 1620 or TIANQI 1621 - 1627. 明代 Ming Porcelain.A Late Ming Blue and White Kraak Porcelain 'Klapmutsen' Bowl, Wanli or Tianqi. The Well decorated with a Bird on a Rock Among Peony and other Flowers. The Rim with 'Taotie' Masks. Klapmutsen bowls with high or low sides were a favourite of the Dutch during the first half of the seventeenth century. A shallow Kraak porcelain Klapmutsen such as the present example was ideal for stews and soups, a western pewter spoon could rest on the edge without falling in. V.O.C. records show that Klapmutsen were ordered in four different sizes. For late Ming Kraak porcelain Klapmutsen bowls of this type see : Kraak Porcelain, A Moment in the History of Trade (Maura Rinaldi, Bamboo Publishing,1989) Pages 118 - 137. Classification of Klapmutsen. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
LUDWIGSBURG c.1770. German Hard-Paste PorcelainAn 18th Century Ludwigsburg Porcelain Tureen and Cover c.1770. The Circular Form with a Domed Cover and a Large Strawberry Shaped Finial. The Painting in the Rococo Style is of Classical Figures in Landscapes. The Base of the Tureen with Back to Back Interlaced C's with a Crown in Underglaze Blue. The Ludwigsburg Porcelain factory was located in Wurttenberg, Germany. The factory started under the patronage of Duke Carl Eugen of Wurttenberg in a barracks in 1758. From 1758 to 1793 the Monogram of Duke Carl Eugen of Wurttenberg was used as a factory mark ; back to back interlaced C's with a crown. From 1760 the porcelain factory was located in a small ducal castle Jagerhaus. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
FIVE DYNASTIES 907 - 960 or NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Northern White Ware.A Five Dynasties or Northern Song White Ware Bowl with a Thickened Rim, from a Northern Chinese Kiln, 10th or 11th Century. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127. Northern White WareA Small Northern Song White Ware Dish. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of early Chinese ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of early Chinese stoneware and porcelain. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Soft-Paste Porcelain.A Pair of Chinese Soft-Paste Porcelain Vases, Qianlong Period 1736-1795. The Hexagonal Baluster Form has a Pair of Flat Shaped Handles. This Form is Normally Encountered with Famille Rose Decoration in Chinese Export Porcelain Style. For Information about Chinese Soft-paste Porcelain See : Chinese Porcelain in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Ming and Qing Dynasties (Christiaan Jorg, Phillip Wilson, The Rijksmuseum, 1997) Page 117 Item 119. Jorg States "Chinese soft-pate porcelain, which is different from European soft-paste, originated about 1700 and became popular in the second quarter of the 18th century as part of the export assortment. Unlike ordinary porcelain, it is not translucent and often has a creamy-white appearance. The glaze is often finely crackled as a result of a difference in cooling between the glaze and the body. The later is made of a white-firing clay, called huashi, 'slippery stone', the use of which is documented in the reports of 1712 and 1722 by the Jesuit Pere d'Entrecolles. As the clay was expensive, soft-paste pieces are usually small and thinly potted. They are also well-painted, as the body is particularly suitable for detailed drawing. Besides this 'true' soft-paste, there are pieces with an ordinary porcelain body and a coating of 'huashi' clay, which gives the same effect". Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 222 Item 752. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NANKING CARGO c.1752. Qianlong Porcelain.A Nanking Cargo Porcelain Dish, Qianlong Period. Painted with the 'Leaping Boy' Pattern. This dish came from the wreck of 'The Geldermalsen', built in 1746, she was one of the newest and finest of the Dutch East Indiamen. She measured 150 feet long and 42 feet wide. Captain Jan Morel, aged thirty-three, and his large crew of Dutch sailors, along with sixteen Englishmen, set sail for Holland from Canton. However disaster struck and on Monday January 3rd 1752 the Geldermalsen hit a reef and sank. Eight days later the exhausted survivors managed to reach Batavia by means of a barge and long boat. The contemporary records of the Dutch East India Company, the V.O.C., include a great deal of information about the so-called Nanking Cargo. Dr Jorg was responsible for carrying out much of the research. The wreck of the Geldermalsen has been referred to as the Nanking Cargo ever since the original auction that took place in April and May 1986. The reason for this appellation was that in the eighteenth century, Blue and White Chinese porcelain of the 1760s was advertised either as Nanking or Nankeen China. Vast amounts of this porcelain, destined for the West, were now being produced for the new middle classes, and not only for the very wealthy, as had been the case in earlier periods, for example as seen in the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam, The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain And Gold, 28th April - 2nd May 1986. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI to CHONGZHEN c.1580 - 1640. 明代 Ming Porcelain. A Late Ming Blue and White Porcelain 'Swatow' Bowl. The Center Decorated with a Buddhist Lion or Dog of Fu with a Brocaded Ball. Provenance : The Loose Family Collection of South East Asian Ceramics. Formed by Reidun and Ivar Loose and partly exhibited at Verstlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen, Norway and at The Rohsska Museum, Gothenberg Sweden, 1973. Formed in Djakarta between the late 1950's and 1970. Marked 1-62 to the base. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Blue and White Porcelain Bowl from the Hatcher Cargo, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty. Decorated with the 'Three Friends of Winter'. The Base with a Poorly Drawn Ming Chenghua Six Character Mark 1465-1487. THE HATCHER CARGO, Of the 25,000 recovered pieces most were blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen. However, a few Swatow and Blanc de Chine items were also recovered. It seems apparent that this cargo was going to be trans-shipped, some for the local South East Asian market, including bird feeders, cricket cages and pickled dishes. However there were many items made for the West, including western shapes. The Dutch East India Company ( The V.O.C.) had been sending wooden shapes out for copying from the 1630s.Transitional period porcelain (between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing) is often of very good quality with wonderful landscape and paintings of plants. Indeed the quality of this cargo is generally very high. It dates from the very end of the Ming dynasty. A cover with a cyclical date of Spring 1643 has been recovered. It is one of the most important shipwrecks recovered (See 'HISTORY' for more information about the Hatcher Cargo and 'READING LIST' for books about shipwreck ceramics). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN DYNASTY 1279 - 1368. Early Chinese Blue and White PorcelainAn Early Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Bottle Shaped Vase from Yuxi Kilns, Yunnan Province. Very Thickly Potted, the Glaze has an Olive Tone and the Low Quality Cobalt is a Grey Black Colour. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney (1920 - 2008) Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. (click on the image for more information). R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Pair of Unusual Chinese Export Porcelain Plates, Kangxi Period c.1700-1710. Decorated in a European Style with a Palm Wreath Tided with a Loveknot (liefdeknoop) the Center with a Passion Flower. The Border with Flowering and Fruiting Passion Flowers. This unusual design is normally found on large Blue and White Kangxi Porcelain plates such as the present examples, the European style of the border is similar to that found on the reverse side of the 'Canal House' vases of the Vung Tau Cargo (Kangxi c.1690-1700). For a similar Blue and White Kangxi Porcelain plate with initials in the center see : Chinese Armorial Porcelain For The Dutch Market (Dr Jochen Kroes, Waanders Publishers,2007.ISBN978-90-400-83310) Item 3. The author states that palms and loveknots, liefdeknoop in Dutch, were particularly used by married women and that plates such as the example with initials were from an unknown commission from a woman, probably for the Dutch market. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
MEISSEN. c.1745 - 1755. German Hard-Paste Porcelain.An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer with Hausmalerei Decoration Over a Moulded Blanc de Chine Style Prunus Design. Painted Elegant, Well Dressed People in a Rustic Landscape, with a Complex Interlaced Gilt Border. The Decoration is Either by F. J. Ferner or Perhaps by F.F. Mayer's Workshop at Pressnitz. The Base with the Meissen Crossed Sword Mark in Under-Glaze Blue. The Term Hausmalerei Refers to Porcelain Decorated Outside the Factory. The decorators who painted blank Meissen often used porcelain from an earlier period. The shape of this jug dates from the late 1730's or early 1740's to about 1745 or 1750. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Export Porcelain Mug. The European Silver Shape Decorated with Scholar's Rock and Flowers. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
Yuan Dynasty 1279 - 1368. Jun Ware.A Fine Yuan Jun Ware Bowl with a Purple Splash. Jun ware from Northern China has been much admired but little understood, however new research has revealed much about its production. Fired between 1250-1300 C. The glaze is full of 'spherules' that diffuse the light. These tiny light scattering droplets of glaze diffuse the light and give Jun ware its 'soft' look. For more information on Chinese glazes see : Chinese Glazes, Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation (Nigel Wood, A & C Black, London, 1999). Provenance : The Tectus Collection. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : The Tectus Collection (Forward by R.Scott,1991) page 118 Plate 36. Published : Chinese Ceramic Treasures, A Selection From Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including The Carl Kempe Collection (National Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulrichenhamn, Sweden, 2002.ISBN 91-971367-4-3) pages 146 (double photograph) and page 147 (text) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NANKING CARGO c.1752. Qianlong Porcelain.A Nanking Cargo Porcelain Plate Decorated with the 'Boatman Pattern'. Qianlong Period (1736-1795). The Geldermalsen built in 1746 was one of the newest and finest Dutch East Indiamen. It is one hundred and fifty feet long and forty-two feet wide. Captain Jan Morel, 33 years old, his many Dutch sailors and sixteen Englishmen set sail from Canton. On Monday January 3rd 1752 the Geldermalsen on its way to Holland hit a reef and sank. The survivors struggle on in a barge and long boat and reach Batavia in eight days. The wreck held a most valuable cargo of tea, as well as Chinese silks and textiles. All now lost. The vast porcelain cargo, as well as gold has survived. Tea was the real reason for the journey, ceramics accounting for only five per cent of the total value. The loss of the Geldermalsen cost the Dutch East India Company 900.000 guilders. However the porcelain from the sister ship the Amstelveen sold for far more than normal because it now carried all the porcelain to be sold in Holland that year. See 'History' for more information about the Geldermalsen and other shipwrecks. Provenance : Christie's Amsterdam, The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold, 28th April-2nd May 1986. Label to the Base Nanking Cargo, Christie's, Lot 1741 R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HOI AN HOARD c.1450 - 1500. Vietnamese Pottery.A Well Painted Blue and White Pottery Box and Cover from the Hoi An Hoard Shipwreck. Provenance : Treasures From The Hoi An Hoard, Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th/Early 16th Century Cargo. Butterfields, October 11th to 13th 2000. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Shunzhi (1644-1661) or Kangxi (1662-1722) Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cup. The Flared Sides of this Octagonal Cup are Decorated with Prunus. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliquιs were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain.A Fine Kangxi Porcelain Plate Decorated in the 'Master of the Rocks' Style, c.1690-1700. The Thinly Potted Chinese Porcelain Plate is Very Well Painted with an Extensive Rocky Landscape on the Waters Edge with Two Tiny Figures in the Foreground and Two Small Boats in the Distance. A Hut can be seen to the Left Nesseling Under a Wintry Tree. Master of the Rocks Style Porcelain is Normally Dated to the Late Transitional or Early Kangxi Period in the Reference Books. We have Followed this Dating with all 'Master of the Rocks' Porcelain. But I now Think Plates of this Type were Made Slightly Later, after the Re-oppening of the kilns. When one Compares the Thin Potting, Rich Watery Blues and the Milky White Glaze of these Plates to other 'Master of the Rocks' Pieces they Appear Different. The Shape of the Plate, Thin Potting, Tones of blue and Sheen of Glaze Relate to Kangxi Porcelain of the 1690's not the Earlier More Robust, Thickly Potted 'Master of the Rocks' Pieces of the Late Transitional or Early Kangxi Period. The Drawing of the Chenghua Mark on the back is also Very Similar to Kangxi Porcelain of the 1690's, for Example the Well Know Rotterdam Riot Plates of c.1692-1695 whose Chenghua Marks Could Even be by the Same Hand. The phrase 'Master of the Rocks' is unfamiliar to many Chinese, it is another invented category used by western scholars and collectors to pigeonhole groups of Chinese ceramics, rather like Kraakware or Celadon. However unlike either of these, Master of the Rocks, first coined by Gerald Reitlinger, is a clear, distinct group. This style lasted from about 1645 to 1690. The highly distinctive painting style consists of landscapes with massive powerful mountains in a linier technique. The style is, for want of a better word, painterly and often includes distant mountains painted with a very wet brush that contrast with the linier mountains in the mid ground. The style usually employs a technique of blobby dots, either in the landscape or as a border. These dots are painted with a wet brush and have no outline. These designs were certainly inspired by late Ming scroll painters like Wang Jinazhng (active c.1628 1644). The same use of brushstrokes in contour like parallels lines can be seen. Mountains with jagged peaks are piled up creating a dramatic structure. But where as many of the scroll painters are known, the ceramics artists are anonymous. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques (stock number 8372). The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain ReticulatedBowl, Chongzhen or Shunzhi c.1640 - 1660. The Moulded Outer Wall of the Bowl has been Cut Through in Some Places to Reveal the Inner Wall of Porcelain. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques. The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Transitional Porcelain. Unusual Small Late Ming or Very Early Qing Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Made for the Japanese Market c.1630 - 1650. Incised with a Peony Flower. The Back Painted with Stylised Ruyi Head Fungus. The Base with a Chenghua (Ming 1465 - 1487) Six Character Mark. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644. Transitional Porcelain.A Late Ming Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Ewer. Taken from a European Shape and Probably Made for the Dutch Market. Decorated in Rich Cobalt Blue with Flowering 'Floating Branches'. This Style of Decoration was very Popular at the End of the Ming Dynasty (Ended 1644) and can Frequently be Found on Vases and other Closed Shapes Made for Export to Europe. It can be seen on various Pieces from the Hatcher Cargo Shipwreck of c.1643. We have also had a Rare Water Pot made for Export to Japan that Incorporated this Type of Decoration. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Large Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. All Kraak porcelain was made at the main ceramic centre in China, Jingdezhen. It does vary in style and quality to quite a large extent, and some scholars include pieces as kraakware that others do not, so a definitive description is, I feel, rather difficult. The main group of kraak porcelain is less controversial. Normally thinly potted, often moulded, it's designs are divided into decorative panels, with reserves that might include flowers and animals, taotie masks and stylised tulips. The bases often show 'Chatter Marks'. These are ridges, that radiate from the centre of the base to the foot rim, they are caused by the potters finishing tool catching on the leather hard clay prior to glazing. When one looks at the construction, painting techniques and glazing of kraak porcelain it appears similar in many ways to some of the late Ming porcelain made for the Japanese market. I think it is quite possible that they were both made within the same kilns at Jingdezhen. For similar Hatcher Cargo Kraak porcelain dishes see : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, recently recovered from an Asian vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Chinese Export Porcelain 'Rotterdam Riot' Plate, Kangxi c.1692-1695. The Base with a Chenghua Mark (Ming Dynasty 1465-1487). The Center is Painted with a Scene after a Silver Medal by Jan Schmeltzing Showing the Attack on the Residence of Van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Chief Bailiff of Rotterdam. There are Some Figures Dismantling Beams and Masonry, Others Scaling Ladders or Spilling Bales of Merchandise into the Street Near a Cannon, the Rim with Floral Cartouches on a Diaper-Pattern Ground, the Base with a Jade Mark in Blue and White and the Engraved Mark of Augustus the Strong's Dresden Palace. The central scene is taken from a silver medal by Jan Schmeltzing (1656-1693) after an engraving by Gerard van Loon. Howard & Ayers, China for the West, vol.I, p. 60, gives a detailed account of this riot following the execution of Cornelis Kosterman in 1690. The chief bailiff, Van Zuylen van Nijevelt, had sentenced this young guard from the Rotterdam City Hall to death in his attempt to steal some wine from the cellars for a celebration with his colleagues. Howard & Ayers illustrate, China for the West, no. 15, a severed head of Cornelis Kosterman on a funerary monument, which was taken from the reverse of the medal is show in the well of the teabowls. This pattern is usually encountered on standard 8 1/2 inch plates. Small teabowls and saucers appear to be the only other form used for this design. I have given a very precise date for this plate, as the interest in this design must have been quite ephemeral. By the time the medal was stuck, sent to China to be copied and sent back the following year, the event depicted would have been 'old news'. The scene of this riot in Rotterdam is the first depiction of a European political event on Chinese porcelain that I know of. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YUAN 1279 - 1368. Early Blue and White Porcelain.A Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet, Jingdezhen Kilns c.1320 - 1368. This Early Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet is Decorated with Scrolling Flowers. The origins of Chinese blue and white porcelain start, not in China, but in the Middle East, decoration using blue and white was originally developed in Mesopotamia. The source of the first cobalt blue pigment used in China was also not Chinese and the dynastic power in charge of China at the time, the Mongol's of the Yuan dynasty, was a foreign power. Yet blue and white porcelain will for ever be linked to China because of the ceramics produced at Jingdezhen from the beginning of the 14th centuey. Blue cobalt pigment was sometime used in China during the Tang dynasty (618-906) nearly always as an additional colour in Sancai pottery but the first use on porcelain was at the start of the 14th century. It was used in a very different way, unlike the Tang where splashes of cobalt were used to add colour, the Yuan potters used it to create carefully painted designs. This would have been very difficult to achieve using the the high-flux lead-glazes of Tang pottery. The body developed for blue and white porcelain at Jingdezhen was almost from the very beginning of exceptionally high quality, as was the glaze, which was midway between a Qingbai and Shufu glaze. This true lime-alkaline glaze was less fluid than Qingbai glazes so the blue was less likely to run and less opaque than Shufu glazes so the painting appeared more brilliant. Most of the imported cobalt blue pigment used for Chinese blue and white porcelain of the 14th and 15th centuries came from Kashan in Persia. For further reading about early Chinese blue and white porcelain see : Chinese Glazes, Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation (Nigel Wood, A & C Black, London, 1999). Provenance : Found in East Java. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Famille Verte Porcelain.A Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Dish Decorated with Prunus and Bamboo. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
SOUTHERN SONG 1127 - 1279 or YUAN DYNASTY 1279 - 1368. Longquan Celadon WareA Late Southern Song or Yuan Longquan Celadon Jarlet. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Plate with the So-Called Deshima Island Pattern Yongzheng 1723 - 1735. This Plate is Decorated in The Style of The Dutch Delft Pottery Decorator Frederik Van Frytom (1632 - 1702). The Scene Used to be thought of as Deshima Island However it is now Thought to be a View of Holland.Plates and Dishes of this Pattern were Recovered from the Ca Mau Shipwreck. See Stock 14792 and also History. Van Frytom decorated a series of small blue and white Delft dishes that were made for the Tea-Ceremony in Japan, marked MB and dated 1684. See : Frederik Van Frytom 1632 - 1702, Life And Work Of A Dutch Pottery-Decorator By A.Vecht ( Scheltema and Holkema NV, Amsterdam, 1968 ). Porcelain Plates of this pattern were produced at Arita in Japan as well as in China, it occurs on Chinese soft-paste porcelain as well. This style was then used in England at The Bow Factory for blue and white soft-paste porcelain. Plates of this Pattern were Sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam Sale of Chinese Porcelain from the Ca Mau Cargo "Made in Imperial China", 29-32 of January 2007.Lots 223 to 233. For Ca Mau Cargo blue and white porcelain dishes similar to the present example See : Tau Co Ca Mau, The Ca Mau Shipwreck 1723 - 1735 (Nguyen Dinh Chien, Na Noi, 2002) Plates 27 - 30. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Transitional Porcelain. An Unusual Small Late Ming or Very Early Qing Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Made for the Japanese Market. Incised with a Flower. The Back Painted with Stylised Ruyi Head Fungus. The Base with a Chenghua (Ming 1465 - 1487) Six Character Mark. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 - 1620.明代 Ming Porcelain.A Ming Blue and White Porcelain Box and Cover, Wanli Period c.1600. Decorated with a Jardiniθre of Flowering Plants. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
TANG DYNASTY 618 - 907. Changsha Ware.A Late Tang Changsha Stoneware Bowl, 9th Century. Decorated in Underglaze Colours. From a Shipwreck. Probably from the Belitung shipwreck (also known as the Tang or Batu Hitam Shipwreck. Another bowl from the Belitung shipwreck is inscribed with a date equivalent to 826, a carbon 14 analysis of the wreck also confirms a Tang date (618 - 907). The Belitung shipwreck was found by fishermen off the Indonesian Island of Belitung in 1998. The German group, Seabed Explorations, purchased the location from the fishermen and began excavation under license in the latter part of the same year. It seems that the Belitung shipwreck is the only example of an ancient Arab ship ever found. The extensive hull remains were stitched together. Its location in Indonesian waters, and its cargo of Chinese ceramics, provide archaeological evidence for direct trade between the Western Indian Ocean and China in the first millennium, although this is subject to some speculation. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 - 1620 . 明代 Ming Porcelain.An Early Wanli Blue and White Dish c.1580. This Late Ming Export Porcelain Dish was Possibly Made for the Japanese Market. Decorated with a Toad Amidst Plants and Possibly Sitting on Toad-sporn. For a Similar Example, but with the Toad Facing the other Way, See : Transitional Wares and their Forerunners ( The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981 ) page 66, item 11. Also See : Loan Exhibition, The Animal In Chinese Art (The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society 1968) , number 485. Blue and white porcelain known as Qinghua in China, meaning Blue decoration refers to Chinese porcelain decorated with Cobalt prior to glazing. It is painted on as a muddy black/brown colour, it is them given a layer of transparent glaze and fired. The process of firing turns the cobalt into a blue colour, varying in tone depending on the quality of the cobalt and the way it is fired. It was first used in the Tang Dynasty as an additional colour for Sancai pottery, it was also used occasionally for decorating pottery without any other colours. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that Blue and White became a popular colour scheme for Chinese Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
ARITA c.1670 - 1690. Japanese Porcelain.A Pair of 17th Century Japanese Porcelain Blue and White Square Dishes. The Bases with Six Character Marks Copying Chinese Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty's Chenghua Reign (1465-1487). Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain. Hatcher Cargo, Transitional Porcelain c.1643. A Hatcher Cargo Kraak Porcelain Blue and White Dish. Label to Base : The Hatcher Collection Christie's Amsterdam 14-03-1984. The Hatcher Cargo was the first shipwreck cargo to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. Kraak Porcelain is a Type of Chinese Export Porcelain Produced from the Wanli period (1573-1620) until the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 1640's. Kraak ware or Kraak porcelain was the first Chinese Export Ware to arrive in Europe in large quantities. Its name does not, as had been previously thought derived from the name of Portuguese trading ships, it is possible its name derived from Irish ships called Curachs. These trading ships worked between Ireland and England, they were know to the Dutch traders who used a similar word, craquen, to describe Portuguese trading ships. However in the 16th and early 17th centuries the word Kraak was not used in the V.O.C. record or inventories to describe porcelain. For similar Hatcher Cargo Kraak porcelain dishes see : Fine And Important Late Ming And Transitional Porcelain, recently recovered from an Asian vessel in the South China Sea. Property of Captain Michael Hatcher. Christie's Amsterdam 14th March 1984. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Chinese Export Porcelain.A Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Hookah Base (reduced) with a 19th Century Silver Mount. A hookah (Arabic: حقہ) is a multi-stemmed, often times glass or ceramics based water pipe device for smoking, originating from India. From India, it was made popular as the form we now see it in today in Turkey. A hookah operates by water-filtration and indirect heat. It can be used for smoking many substances, such as herbal fruits, tobacco, or cannabis. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NORTHERN SONG 960 - 1127 or SOUTHERN SONG 1127 - 1279. Qingbai Porcelain.A Large Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Bowl of Conical Form Carved with a Geometric Pattern. Possibly from a Kiln in Fujian Province. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics or the Tectus Collection. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643. Transitional Porcelain.A Transitional Porcelain Cup from the Hatcher Cargo, Chenghua Mark to the Base (1465-1487). The dating of the Porcelain from the Hatcher Cargo is based on several elements. Firstly, the ceramics recovered are of a coherent group, in other words they appear to all have been made at the same time. Blue and white Porcelain dishes with a coiled serpent that have been recovered from the Hatcher Cargo match an important dish from the fall of the Ming dynasty, formerly in the Percival David Foundation, now at the British Museum London, which can be dated to 1644 - 1645. However, the most important dating reference are the two cover recovered from the wreck datable by inscription to the spring of 1643. The Ming dynasty officially ended in 1644. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722 or YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735. Chinese Taste Porcelain.An 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plaque, Late Kangxi or Yongzheng c.1710 - 1735. Decorated With Chinese Scholarly Objects, Including a Large Stump Form Brushpot on a Stand. Apart From Brushes, the Brushpot Contains a Fly-Whisk, Scrolls and to the Side is a Water-Pot. To the Left Plaque Can be Seen a Material Cover, with Ties, to a Qin (a Traditional Chinese Stringed Instrument). The Small Object in the Foreground Appears to be Bat Form Ink-stone. The Table in the Background Has a Book on it as Well as Two Covered Boxes Used to Contain Go Counters. The blue and white painted borders on this plaque are raised, such porcelain plaques were made as inserts to pieces of furniture and the raised borders might well have reflected the shape of the original frame, which was very likely supported on a stand. This object, a table screen, would be used on a scholars desk. The subject matter would help set a scholarly tone in a study. The later Chinese frame, ink inscription on the back of the porcelain, and Chinese newspaper used as padding help confirm this to be a piece made for the domestic market. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
NANKING CARGO c.1752. Qianlong Porcelain.A Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Teabowl and Saucer from the Nanking Cargo. Decorated with the Pagoda Riverscape Pattern. This is the Smaller of the Two Sizes. The contemporary records of the Dutch East India Company, the V.O.C., include a great deal of information about the so-called Nanking Cargo. Dr Jorg was responsible for carrying out much of the research. The wreck of the Geldermalsen has been referred to as the Nanking Cargo ever since the original auction that took place in April and May 1986. The reason for this appellation was that in the eighteenth century, Blue and White Chinese porcelain of the 1760s was advertised either as Nanking or Nankeen China. Vast amounts of this porcelain, destined for the West, were now being produced for the new middle classes, and not only for the very wealthy, as had been the case in earlier periods, for example as seen in the Hatcher Cargo of c.1643. Provenance: The Nanking Cargo, Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold. Christie's Amsterdam (28th April-2nd of May 1986) R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
WANLI 1573 -1620. Ming Porcelain.A Small Ming Porcelain Dish, Early Wanli c.1580-1600. Blue and white porcelain known as Qinghua in China, meaning Blue decoration refers to Chinese porcelain decorated with Cobalt prior to glazing. It is painted on as a muddy black/brown colour, it is them given a layer of transparent glaze and fired. The process of firing turns the cobalt into a blue colour, varying in tone depending on the quality of the cobalt and the way it is fired. It was first used in the Tang Dynasty as an additional colour for Sancai pottery, it was also used occasionally for decorating pottery without any other colours. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that Blue and White became a popular colour scheme for Chinese Porcelain. Provenance : R & G McPherson Antiques The John Drew Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
YONGZHENG 1723 - 1735 or QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Chinese Taste Porcelain.A Large 18th Century Chicken Skin Glazed Hu Jar with Archaic Style Handles. Yongzheng or Qianlong c.1720 - 1770. R and G McPherson dealers in antique Chinese porcelain |
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MING PORCELAIN, Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
MING PORCELAIN Hongzhi Porcelain
1488-1505
MING PORCELAIN Zhengde Porcelain
1506-1521
MING PORCELAIN Jiajing Porcelain
1522-1566
MING PORCELAIN Longqing Porcelain Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1567-1572
MING PORCELAIN Wanli Porcelain
1573-1620
MING PORCELAIN Taichang Porcelain Kangxi Porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1620
Tianqi Porcelain
1621-1627
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KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ROBERT AND GEORGINA McPHERSON Antique chinese porcelain R and G McPherson dealers in Antique Chinese Porcelain London Antique Chinese porcelain
Yongzheng porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
MING PORCELAIN, Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
MING PORCELAIN Hongzhi Porcelain
1488-1505
MING PORCELAIN Zhengde Porcelain
1506-1521
MING PORCELAIN Jiajing Porcelain
1522-1566
MING PORCELAIN Longqing Porcelain Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1567-1572
MING PORCELAIN Wanli Porcelain
1573-1620
MING PORCELAIN Taichang Porcelain Kangxi Porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1620
Tianqi Porcelain
1621-1627
CHINESE EXPORT
Yongzheng porcelain
1723-1735
Qianlong porcelain
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain
1796-1820
Daoguang porcelain
1821-1850
Xianfeng porcelain
1851-1861
Tongzhi porcelain
1862-1875
Guangxu porcelain
1875-1908
Xuantong porcelain
1908-1912 CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
Neolithic pottery : pottery (6000 B.C. - 2000 BC)
Shang pottery: (c.16th-11th Century B.C.)
Western Zhou pottery: (11th Century B.C. - 771 B.C.)
Eastern Zhou pottery: (770 - 256 B.C.)
..........(Spring and Autumn pottery Era 770-476 B.C)
..........(Warring States pottery 475-221 B.C)
Qin pottery: (221 - 206 B.C.)
Han Dynasty pottery: (206 B.C.220 A.D.)
...........(Western Han pottery 206 B.C.-A.D. 8)
...........(Eastern Han pottery A.D. 25-220)
Six Dynasties pottery : (220618)
Sui pottery: (581-618)
Tang Dynasty pottery: (618-906)
Five Dynasties pottery: (907-960)
c: (907-1125)
Song Dynasty porcelain:(9601127)
.........Northern Song porcelain (960-1127)
.........Southern Song porcelain(1127-1279)
Jin Dynasty porcelain:(1115-1234)
Yuan Dynasty porcelain:(1279 1368)
Ming Dynasty porcelain 1368 - 1644.
Hongwu porcelain
1368-1398
Jianwen porcelain
1398-1402
Yongle porcelain
1403-1424
Hongxi porcelain
1424-1425
Zhengtong porcelain
1435-1449;
1457-1464
Jingtai porcelain
1449-1457
Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
Hongzhi porcelain
1488-1505
Zhengde porcelain
1506-1521
Jiajing porcelain
1522-1566
Longqing porcelain
1567-1572
Wanli porcelain
1573-1620
Taichang porcelain
1620
Tianqi porcelain
1621-1627
Chongzhen porcelain
1627-1644
Qing Dynasty porcelain 1644 - 1912.
Shunzhi PORCELAIN
1644-1661
Kangxi porcelain
1662-1722 porcelain
Yongzheng porcelain
1723-1735 porcelain
Qianlong porcelain
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain
1796-1820
Daoguang porcelain
1821-1850
Xianfeng porcelain
1851-1861
Tongzhi porcelain
1862-1875
Guangxu porcelain
1875-1908
Xuantong porcelain
1908-1912
Neolithic pottery : (6000 B.C. - 2000 BC)
Shang pottery : (c.16th-11th Century B.C.)
Western Zhou pottery : (11th Century B.C. - 771 B.C.)
Eastern Zhou pottery : (770 - 256 B.C.)
..........(Spring and Autumn pottery Era 770-476 B.C)
..........(Warring States pottery 475-221 B.C)
Qin pottery: (221 - 206 B.C.)
Han Dynasty pottery : (206 B.C.220 A.D.)
...........(Western Han pottery 206 B.C.-A.D. 8)
...........(Eastern Han pottery A.D. 25-220)
Six Dynasties pottery : (220618)
Sui pottery : (581-618)
Tang Dynasty pottery: (618-906)
Five Dynasties pottery: (907-960)
Liao pottery : (907-1125)
Song Dynasty porcelain :(9601127)
.........Northern Song porcelain(960-1127)
.........Southern Song porcelain (1127-1279)
Jin Dynasty porcelain:(1115-1234)
Yuan Dynasty porcelain:(1279 1368)
Ming Dynasty porcelain 1368 - 1644.
Hongwu porcelain
1368-1398
Jianwen porcelain
1398-1402
Yongle porcelain
1403-1424
Hongxi porcelain
1424-1425
Zhengtong porcelain
1435-1449;
1457-1464
Jingtai porcelain
1449-1457
Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
Hongzhi porcelain
1488-1505
Zhengde porcelain
1506-1521
Jiajing porcelain
1522-1566
Longqing porcelain
1567-1572
Wanli porcelain
1573-1620
Taichang porcelain
1620
Tianqi porcelain
1621-1627
Chongzhen porcelain
1627-1644
The Qing Dynasty porcelain 1644 - 1912.
Shunzhi porcelain
1644-1661
Kangxi porcelain
1662-1722
Yongzheng porcelain
1723-1735
Qianlong porcelain
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain
1796-1820
Daoguang porcelain pottery
1821-1850
Xianfeng porcelain pottery
1851-1861
Tongzhi pottery
1862-1875
Guangxu pottery
1875-1908
Xuantong porcelain pottery
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BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PORCELAIN, KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
R and G McPherson dealers in Antique Chinese Porcelain London Antique Chinese porcelain
Yongzheng porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
MING PORCELAIN, Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
MING PORCELAIN Hongzhi Porcelain
1488-1505
MING PORCELAIN Zhengde Porcelain
1506-1521
MING PORCELAIN Jiajing Porcelain
1522-1566
MING PORCELAIN Longqing Porcelain Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1567-1572
MING PORCELAIN Wanli Porcelain
1573-1620
MING PORCELAIN Taichang Porcelain Kangxi Porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1620
Tianqi Porcelain
1621-1627
CHINESE EXPORT
Ming Dynasty porcelain 1368 - 1644.
Hongwu porcelain
1368-1398
Jianwen porcelain
1398-1402
Yongle porcelain
1403-1424
Hongxi porcelain
1424-1425
Zhengtong porcelain
1435-1449;
1457-1464
Jingtai porcelain
1449-1457
Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
Hongzhi porcelain
1488-1505
Zhengde porcelain
R and G McPherson dealers in Antique Chinese Porcelain London Antique Chinese porcelain
Yongzheng porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
MING PORCELAIN, Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
MING PORCELAIN Hongzhi Porcelain
1488-1505
MING PORCELAIN Zhengde Porcelain
1506-1521
MING PORCELAIN Jiajing Porcelain
1522-1566
MING PORCELAIN Longqing Porcelain Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1567-1572
MING PORCELAIN Wanli Porcelain
1573-1620
MING PORCELAIN Taichang Porcelain Kangxi Porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1620
Tianqi Porcelain
1621-1627
CHINESE EXPORT
1506-1521
Jiajing porcelain
1522-1566
Longqing porcelain
1567-1572
Wanli porcelain
1573-1620
Taichang porcelain
1620
Tianqi porcelain
1621-1627
Chongzhen porcelain
1627-1644
Qing Dynasty porcelain 1644 - 1912.
R and G McPherson dealers in Antique Chinese Porcelain London Antique Chinese porcelain
Yongzheng porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
MING PORCELAIN, Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
MING PORCELAIN Hongzhi Porcelain
1488-1505
MING PORCELAIN Zhengde Porcelain
1506-1521
MING PORCELAIN Jiajing Porcelain
1522-1566
MING PORCELAIN Longqing Porcelain Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1567-1572
MING PORCELAIN Wanli Porcelain
1573-1620
MING PORCELAIN Taichang Porcelain Kangxi Porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1620
Tianqi Porcelain
1621-1627
CHINESE EXPORT
Shunzhi PORCELAIN
1644-1661
Kangxi porcelain
1662-1722 porcelain
Yongzheng porcelain
1723-1735 porcelain
Qianlong porcelain
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain
1796-1820
Daoguang porcelain
1821-1850
Xianfeng porcelain
1851-1861
Tongzhi porcelain
1862-1875
Guangxu porcelain
1875-1908
Xuantong porcelain
1908-1912
Neolithic pottery : (6000 B.C. - 2000 BC)
Shang pottery : (c.16th-11th Century B.C.)
Western Zhou pottery : (11th Century B.C. - 771 B.C.)
Eastern Zhou pottery : (770 - 256 B.C.)
..........(Spring and Autumn pottery Era 770-476 B.C)
..........(Warring States pottery 475-221 B.C)
Qin pottery: (221 - 206 B.C.)
Han Dynasty pottery : (206 B.C.220 A.D.)
...........(Western Han pottery 206 B.C.-A.D. 8)
...........(Eastern Han pottery A.D. 25-220)
Six Dynasties pottery : (220618)
Sui pottery : (581-618)
Tang Dynasty pottery: (618-906)
Five Dynasties pottery: (907-960)
Liao pottery : (907-1125)
Song Dynasty porcelain :(9601127)
.........Northern Song porcelain(960-1127)
.........Southern Song porcelain (1127-1279)
Jin Dynasty porcelain:(1115-1234)
Yuan Dynasty porcelain:(1279 1368)
Ming Dynasty porcelain 1368 - 1644.
Hongwu porcelain
1368-1398
Jianwen porcelain
1398-1402
Yongle porcelain
1403-1424
Hongxi porcelain
1424-1425
Zhengtong porcelain
1435-1449;
1457-1464
Jingtai porcelain
1449-1457
Chenghua porcelain
1465-1487
Hongzhi porcelain
1488-1505
Zhengde porcelain
1506-1521
Jiajing porcelain
1522-1566
Longqing porcelain
1567-1572
Wanli porcelain
1573-1620
Taichang porcelain
1620
Tianqi porcelain
1621-1627
Chongzhen porcelain
1627-1644
The Qing Dynasty porcelain 1644 - 1912.
Shunzhi porcelain
1644-1661
Kangxi porcelain
1662-1722
Yongzheng porcelain
1723-1735
Qianlong porcelain
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain
1796-1820
Daoguang porcelain pottery
1821-1850
Xianfeng porcelain pottery
1851-1861
Tongzhi pottery
1862-1875
Guangxu pottery
1875-1908
Xuantong porcelain pottery
1908-1912 CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, CHINESE EXPORT CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, ANTIQUE
KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, ANTIQUE BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PORCELAIN, CHINESE PORCELAIN KAKIEMON PORCELAIN,
Shunzhi PORCELAIN CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1644-1661
Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1662-1722 porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
Yongzheng porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1723-1735 porcelain
Qianlong porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1796-1820 ANTIQUE BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, KAKIEMON PORCELAIN, BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN,
Shunzhi PORCELAIN CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1644-1661
Kangxi porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1662-1722 porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
Yongzheng porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1723-1735 porcelain
Qianlong porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1735-1796
Jiaqing porcelain CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
1796-1820
KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN MING PORCELAIN, ANTIQUE KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
