Chinese

Tomb figure of a foreign scholar

tomb figure of a foreign scholar
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White glazed pottery tomb figure of man originally holding a staff in his right hand and with a bag attached to his waist.


Dragon-handled funerary vase

dragon-handled funerary vase
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Ovoid funerary vase of buff earthenware, in the shape of an Hellanistic amphora. The vase has a ribbed neck with a bowl-shaped mouth and slightly everted rim. There are two handles applied to the sides of the vase at the shoulder and rim.


Sui stoneware jar

Sui stoneware jar
view: front

Small globular jar of grey stoneware with a short neck, four small loophandles and a concave base.


Incense burner

incense burner
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Longquan celadon ware incense burner in the shape of a ding.


Daquan wushi coin

Daquan wushi coin
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Daquan wushi (large coin fifty cash).


Spade money

spade money
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Flat, solid bu 'spade' money with rounded shoulders and roughly squared feet. There is a raised inscription of seven characters on the obverse reading 'liang ban shang er jin dang lie', meaning Liang superior money, half (unit), two equal to one lie. The reverse is plain.


Cizhou ware meiping vase

cizhou ware meiping vase
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Cizhou ware meiping vase with ovoid body, contracted neck, flat everted lip, and low foot rim decorated with a bold design of very thick purple-black peony and leaf scrolls on a cream background.


Shufu ware stemcup

shufu ware stemcup
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Shu fu ware stemcup.


Ding ware dish

ding ware dish
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Ding ware porcelain dish with moulded decoration.


Northern celadon bowl

northern celadon bowl
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Northern celadon conical bowl with incised decoration.


Celadon dish

celadon dish
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Northern celadon ware dish.


Jun ware lobed bowl

Jun ware lobed bowl
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Jun ware bowl.


Jade hairpin

jade hairpin
view: left

Hairpin in translucent off-white nephrite with three entwined flowers at the head. The shaft is smooth and gently tapers to a rounded end; it is undecorated except for a few inverted Vs below the flowers.


Blue and white porcelain ewer

blue and white porcelain ewer
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Blue and white porcelain wine ewer with cover.


Cizhou pillow

cizhou pillow
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Cizhou ware ceramic pillow, in the form of a small boy.


Dehua fairy boat

dehua fairy boat
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Dehua blanc de Chine porcelain boat with seven fairies.


Ivory puzzle ball with stand

ivory puzzle ball with stand
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Pale cream ivory open-work ball of dragons amidst clouds on a screw-sectioned carved stand.
On the stand there are two figures standing beneath a pine tree and a dragon surrounding a pearl to the centre above figures in a grotto.


Ivory statuette of Shoulao holding a staff and fan

ivory statuette of Shoulao holding a staff and fan
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Figurine of Shoulao, the Daoist god of longevity, carved from yellow ivory. Shoulao is depicted as a bald-headed elderly man with a high forehead and a lined brow. He wears long flowing robes tied at the waist. In his right hand Shoulao holds a staff with a twisted, tapering shaft.


Carved tortoise shell casket

carved tortoise shell casket
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Intricately carved dark-brown tortoiseshell casket with loose cover.


Table screen

table screen
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Large table screen and stand, the frame is carved in cinnabar lacquer with an inset panel of yellow lacquer with hardstones in relief. The panel shows figures in a landscape to one side and flowers to the other.
Mounted in frame