Chine, Céramique /Chinese Ceramics

Vessel in form of a rhinoceros. Yuan dynasty, 1270-1300. Jingdezhen kilns, south China. Porcelain with bluish (qingbai) glaze. Height: 11.5 cm, Length: 19 cm. Museum no. C.418-1923 [2007]. Victoria & Albert Museum, London © V&A Images Bibliographic References: Kerr, Rose. Song dynasty ceramics. London:V&A Publications, 2004, plate 105 The Yuan (1271-1368) is the dynasty when China was ruled by Mongol emperors. Kilns became bigger to take advantage of economy of scale and were... [Lire la suite]

Figure of seated woman in unglazed porcelain, China, Yuan period, 14th century. Sir John Addis gift. Museum number: FE.3-1975. Victoria & Albert Museum, London © V&A Images  The Yuan (1271-1368) is the dynasty when China was ruled by Mongol emperors. Kilns became bigger to take advantage of economy of scale and were managed by competent entrepreneurs. Some kilns active in the preceding decades ceased production, but the Longquan, Jun, Cizhou and Jizhou kilns continued their success. Jingdezhen became... [Lire la suite]

Lobed flower pot. Stoneware body covered in blue and purple glazes with olive-green on base. Numbered or Official Jun ware 官鈞窯. Juntai, Yuxian, Henan province 河南省, 禹縣, 鈞台. Ming dynasty, about AD 1368–1435. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 319 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 174 mm. Diameter: 261 mm. Diameter: 128 mm (base). Jun ware lobed flower-pot. The flower-pot has a grey-brown body with pale blue glaze on the interior and... [Lire la suite]

Lobed flower pot stand. Stoneware body covered in blue and purple glazes with olive-green on base. Numbered or Official Jun ware 官鈞窯.. Juntai, Yuxian, Henan province 河南省, 禹縣, 鈞台. Ming dynasty, about AD 1368–1435. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 319 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 63 mm. Diameter: 191 mm. Diameter: 115 mm (base). Jun stoneware flower-pot-stand with six bracket-lobes and three cloud-shaped feet. The flower-pot-stand... [Lire la suite]

Bust of an Emperor. Stoneware, with applied decoration, cream slip and iron-brown painting. North China 中國北部. Ming dynasty, about AD 1368–1500. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 319 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 213 mm. Cizhou-type stoneware figure, the bust of an emperor, with a hollow interior. The figure is cream, with the features painted in brown. There is an inscription on the back. This bust is inscribed in iron-brown 大宋光宗皇帝 (Da Song Guangzong... [Lire la suite]

Rectangular flower pot. Stoneware body covered in blue and purple glazes with olive-green on base. Numbered or Official Jun ware 官鈞窯. Juntai, Yuxian, Henan province 河南省, 禹縣, 鈞台. Ming dynasty, about AD 1368–1435. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 96 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 149 mm. Width: 205 mm. Width: 99 mm (base). Depth: 136 mm (base). Width: 205 mm (mouth). Depth: 165 mm (mouth). Quadrangular Official Jun... [Lire la suite]

Rectangular flower pot stand. Stoneware body covered in blue and purple glazes with olive-green on base. Numbered or Official Jun ware 官鈞窯. Juntai, Yuxian, Henan province 河南省, 禹縣, 鈞台. Ming dynasty, about AD 1368–1435. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 97 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 53 mm. Width: 182 mm. Width: 153 mm (base). Depth: 114 mm (base). Width: 182 mm (mouth). Depth: 147 mm (mouth). Official Jun stoneware... [Lire la suite]

Brush-washer with guan-type glaze. Stoneware with guan-type crackled glaze. Guan-type ware. Probably Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮. Ming dynasty, AD 1368–1644. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF A18 © Trustees of the British Museum Height:  35 mm. Diameter: 112 mm. Diameter: 60 mm (base). Guan-type stoneware flower-shaped brush-washer with eight-lobed rim. The brush-washer has a dark grey body and thick grey glaze with close... [Lire la suite]

Bowl. Stoneware, porcelain-type, with celadon glaze. Longquan ware 龍泉窯. Longquan region, Zhejiang province 浙江省, 龍泉地區. Ming dynasty, about AD 1368–1435. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF A213 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 48 mm. Diameter: 159 mm. Longquan ware porcelain bowl. The bowl has a fine pale grey body and thick grey-green glaze. There is a visvavajra lightly impressed in the centre of the interior. Where exposed the body is reddish.... [Lire la suite]

Dish with celadon glaze and characters. Stoneware, porcelain-type, with crackled celadon glaze. South China 中國南部. Ming dynasty, about AD 1400–1487. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF A217 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 46 mm. Diameter: 136 mm. Longquan type stoneware dish. The dish has a thick, grey body and crackled, grey-green glaze, which runs over foot ring. There is a cartouche with abbreviated shou character impressed in the centre of the... [Lire la suite]