18 novembre 2023

Bowl with dragon design, Hongzhi mark and period (1488-1505), Jingdezhen kilns, south China. Porcelain painted in coloured enamels. Diameter: 16.5cm. Given from the Bloxam Collection (2007). Museum no. C.142-1928 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Jingdezhen became the major ceramic-manufacturing centre. Imperial kilns were established to produce fine porcelain for the exclusive use of the emperors. The tradition of inscribing the emperor's reign title on the wares also started in the... [Lire la suite]

Silver Cup with Chrysanthemum Design, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Retrieved from West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Collection of Zhejiang Provincial Museum.  

Celadon Plate with Phoneix and Flowers Design, Shabu Ware, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). Unearthed from Shabu in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Collection of Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

Bronze Mirror with Dogs (?) Design, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Unearthed from Songdacheng Site in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. Collection of Yangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.