09 août 2015
White porcelain dish with foliate rim, Northern China, Ding kilns, Northern Song dynasty (960-1050 )
White porcelain dish with foliate rim, Northern China, Ding kilns, Northern Song dynasty (960-1050). Diameter: 14 cm. Museum no. Circ.111-1936 [2009]. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee © V&A Images
Eumorfopoulos Collection
These two dishes are examples of Xing ware (left) and Ding ware (right). Xing and Ding wares were of the earliest true porcelains made in China, and the world. The term porcelain is applied to... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Cupstand, buff stoneware with bluish glaze, Ru ware, China, Northern Song period, about 1086-1106
Cupstand, buff stoneware with bluish glaze, Ru ware, China, Northern Song period, about 1086-1106. Mark inside the foot reading 'Shou Cheng Dian' Hall for the Attainment of Longevity. Height: 5.8 cm, Diameter: 16.5 cm. Museum no. FE.1-1970. Given by Sir Harry Garner and Lady Garner © V&A Images
A shallow cup-shaped stand, with curving sides vertical at the lip, having no base and set on a wide-spreading, tapered, saucer-like ring-flange with concave upper surface, straight-sided beneath and... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Funerary jar, stoneware with celadon glaze, Yue ware, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1100)
Funerary jar, stoneware with celadon glaze, Yue ware, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1100). Height: 38.1 cm. Museum no. C.1385-1924 [2007] © V&A Images
This offering jar has a simple carved pattern of lotus petals and buds. This decoration may be significant, for it is linked with Buddhist beliefs about rebirth in the Western Paradise. Such jars would have been filled with offerings of rice for the souls of the dead, and then buried in the tombs of the wealthy. This was a common burial ritual in Song China,... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Porcelain water dropper with pale blue glaze, qingbai ware, Jingdezhen kilns, south China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Porcelain water dropper with pale blue glaze, qingbai ware, Jingdezhen kilns, south China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Height: 6.5 cm. Museum no.FE.15-2001. Given by Peter Harris on behalf of his brother Mike Harris [2007] © V&A Images
This water dropper was made during the Song dynasty (960-1279), the classical period in the history of Chinese ceramics. Kilns appeared in all parts of China, each kiln with its own specialized products. Centuries later they were much sought after by... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Bowl with moulded design of a duck in a lotus pond, Yaozhou ware, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Bowl with moulded design of a duck in a lotus pond, Yaozhou ware, China, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Stoneware. Diameter: 11.2 cm. Museum no. C.624-1918. Given by Aubrey Le Blond [2009] © V&A Images
These bowls are examples of the Yaozhou wares typical of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). While the wares produced at the Yaozhou kiln complex enjoyed popularity from the end of the Tang dynasty (618-906) through to the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), these bowls exhibit the olive green... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Vase, carved and glazed stoneware, Yaozhou ware, China, Northern Song dynasty (1000-1127)
Vase, carved and glazed stoneware, Yaozhou ware, Shaanxi, China, Northern Song dynasty (1000-1127). Height: 24.0 cm, Diameter: 12.0 cm. Museum no. C.810-1936? Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee [September 2009] © V&A Images
This vase was made in Yaozhou, north of the divide separating northern and southern China. It has a grey stoneware body, covered with an olive-green glaze. Modern scholars in the West... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Jar with crackled glaze, China, Guan kilns, Southern Song dynasty (1200–1300)
Jar with crackled glaze, China, Guan kilns, Zhejiang, Southern Song dynasty (1200–1300). Stoneware, with crackled glaze. Height: 10.0 cm, Diameter: 12.0 cm. Museum no. C.25-1935. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee [September 2009] © V&A Images
The body material, a slate-grey stoneware, may be seen at the foliated lip where the straight neck spreads outwards and also at the foot where... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Jar for alcohol, Ding kilns, north China, Northern Song dynasty (1000-1125)
Jar with ivory glaze for alcohol, Ding kilns, Hebei, north China, Northern Song dynasty (1000-1125). Stoneware with white glaze. Height: 29.5 cm, Diameter: 24.0 cm. Museum no. C.37-1935. From the Eumorfopoulos collection, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee [Art Fund logo] [2007] © V&A Images
The harmonious proportions and subtle decoration of this jar are characteristic of Song dynasty... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Vase with sky-blue glaze, China, Jun kilns, Northern Song or Jin dynasty (1100–1200)
Vase with sky-blue glaze, China, Jun kilns, Henan, Northern Song or Jin dynasty (1100–1200). Glazed stoneware, splashed with copper. Height: 29.5 cm. Museum no. FE.156-1975 . Sir John Addis Gift [September 2009] © V&A Images
This elegant long-necked vase is an example of Jun ware, a type praised by collectors in the Ming dynasty as one of the 'Five Great Song Ceramics' (see p.36)., although unlike these others, which received imperial patronage, Jun was mainly made for a general... [Lire la suite]09 août 2015
Max and Joey Alfeyn's Italian castle in the English style at Tuscan town of Figine
Max and Joey Alfeyn's Italian castle in the English style at Tuscan town of Figine. Photo Richard Powers