Bowl [Ch204]
Ding Ware, Quyang County, Hebei Province; Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century
Stoneware with white glaze (D. 21.9 cm)
Ding ware was made in Hebei Province in the north of China. It has a grey-white stoneware body, most often covered in an ivory-coloured [...]
Yuhuchunping [Ch205]
Cizhou Ware, Northern Song or Jin Dynasty, 12th century
Stoneware with a white glaze and iron-brown splash (H. 28.5 cm)
With its pale body and ivory glaze, this vessel resembles the products of the Ding kilns, but it was made elsewhere in northern China. [...]
Bubble Bowl [Ch209]
Jun Ware, Henan Province; Northern Song or Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century
Stoneware with a blue glaze and purple splashes, with extensive early 20th-century gilt-lacquer repair (D. 8.5 cm)
Jun ware is renowned for its rich blue glaze, applied thickly on a buff-coloured body. Later connoisseurs regarded Jun as one of the [...]
Shallow Bowl [Ch3]
Yaozhou, Shaanxi Province; Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century
Stoneware with incised decoration under a green glaze (D. 22.2 cm)
The interior is carved and combed with a lily spray and other stylised flowers, the exterior is plain, under crackled olive glaze. [...]
Pair of Bowls [Ch2]
Yaozhou, Shaanxi Province; Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century
Stoneware with incised decoration under a green glaze (D. 12.7 cm)
The deep conical bowls have slightly everted lips, the exteriors carved with overlapping petals, the interiors plain with single lines [...]
Seal Box and Cover [Ch1]
Yaozhou, Shaanxi Province; Northern Song Dynasty, 11th century
Stoneware with incised decoration under a green glaze (D. 5.3 cm)
Of circular form, it is carved with a six-petalled flowerhead, the underside with a five-petalled flowerhead, the sides with six [...]
Bowl [Ch210]
Jun Ware, Henan Province; Northern Song or Jin Dynasty, 12th century
Stoneware with a blue glaze, with a gilt-lacquer repair (D. 22.3 cm)
The striking blue colour of Jun ware is due not to pigments in the glaze, but minute bubbles of glass that form as the glaze cools and [...]
Bowl [Ch208]
Cizhou Ware; Northern Song or Jin Dynasty, 12th century
Stoneware with a brown glaze and white slip (D. 12.5 cm)
The white rim of this bowl imitates the silver bands often affixed to Ding and other high-status wares during the Song dynasty [...]
Jar [Ch207]
Henan Province; Northern Song or Jin Dynasty, 12th century
Stoneware with dark brown painted decoration under a brown glaze (H. 17.5 cm)
Dark-glazed ceramics were produced in large quantities during the Song dynasty (960-1279). Although they were made for everyday use, [...]
Bowl [Ch211]
Qingbai Ware, Jiangxi Province; Southern Song Dynasty, 12th-13th century
Porcelain with incised decoration under a pale blue glaze (D. 17.2 cm)
Qingbai wares were made in Jiangxi province in south-eastern China in the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties, with many [...]
Tea Bowl [Ch239]
Jian, Fujian Province, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Stoneware with a black glaze and brown ‘hare’s fur’ markings
Black and brown were considered the best colours for enhancing the appearance of tea that had been whisked into a white foam. In his [...]
Pair of Bowls [Ch4]
Longquan, South Zhejiang Province; Southern Song Dynasty, c. 1200
Porcelain with incised decoration under a green glaze (D. 12.7 cm)
They are of plain shallow form with flat rims, the undersides are carved with crisp lotus petals, and with small tapered foot rims, the [...]
Pair of Vases [Ch5]
Longquan, South Zhejiang Province; Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century
Porcelain with grey matte glaze (H. 16.4 cm)
The globular bodies are surmounted by tall cylindrical necks and flat everted lips. They are covered in even greyish celadon matte [...]
Bowl [Ch240]
Longquan, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Porcelain with a green glaze
The crackle of the glaze of this bowl is a deliberate effect, perhaps in imitation of the celebrated imperial Guan wares. Celadon bowls [...]
Pair of Small Saucer Dishes [Ch6]
Longquan, South Zhejiang Province, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century
Porcelain with moulded decoration under a green glaze (D. 23.3 cm)
The centres are each moulded in relief with twin carp and with flat everted rims, the undersides with lotus petals under brilliant [...]
Pair of Miniature Vases [Ch8]
Longquan, South Zhejiang Province; Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century
Porcelain with green glaze (H. 7.5 cm and 7 cm)
These are of bottle shape with everted lips. The shoulders have fixed loop and ring handles. They are covered in thick grey-green [...]
Waterpot [Ch7]
Longquan, South Zhejiang Province; Late Song or early Yuan Dynasty, late 13th century
Porcelain with a green glaze (H. 8.5 cm)
This represents the hare in the moon, the globular waterpot having a hare at one side. The glaze is of a deep olive colour with a kiln [...]
Figure of a Cat [Ch147]
Song to Ming Dynasty, 12th-15th century
Nephrite (L. 7.5 cm, H. 5 cm)
This animal looks like a recumbent domestic cat, the head turned to the left, his tail carved in a “C” over his back. The [...]
Figure of a Crouching Lion [Ch145]
Probably Song Dynasty (960-1279) to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Nephrite (L. 9 cm)
This pale greyish green celadon jade figure of a crouching lion has its head turned back to the left. His tail has a bushy spade end [...]