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ii9- Candleholder in the 126. Dish in the shape of a 132. Tripod vessel in the 139. Covered jar with floral 146. Vase with flower designs
five-petaled blossom, base designs in painted applied QlNG DYNASTY,YONGZHENG
shape of a man riding inscribed with character guan shape of an archaic openwork MARK AND PERIOD (1723-1735)
Yuan dynasty (1279— 1368) Porcelain with doitcai
a mythical beast {"official") bronze Han or zun vessel Porcelain with underglaze ("clashing" or "matched color")
Western Jin dynasty (265-316) Northern Song dynasty cobalt blue and copper red decoration, Jingdezhen kilns;
Green-glazed stoneware Tang dynasty (618-907) painted and applied decoration, h. 26 cm, diam. of mouth
White stoneware with (960-1127) jingdezhen kilns;
(Celadon), Yue kilns; h. 27.7 cm transparent glaze, Xing or Ding h. 42.3 cm, diam. of mouth 5.2 cm. diam. of foot n.S cm
Palace Museum, Beijing kilns; h. 3.5 cm, Pale blue-green-glazed Palace Museum, Beijing
diam. of mouth 13.8 cm, 15.2 cm, diam. of foot 18.5 cm
120. Basin with applied diam. of foot 6.45 cm Rustoneware, kilns;
Buddha figure Unearthed in 1985 at Unearthed in 1964 from a Yuan
Western Jin dynasty (265-316) Huoshaobi, Xi'an, Shaanxi h. 12.9 cm, diam. of dynasty hoard at Baoding,
Green-glazed stoneware Hebei Province
(Celadon), Yue kilns; h. 7.5 cm, Province mouth 18 cm Palace Museum, Beijing
diam. of mouth 19.4 cm, diam. Institute for the Protection of
Cultural Relics, Xi'an Palace Museum, Beijing 140. Covered jar with three
of foot 10 cm
National Museum of Chinese 127. Dish in the shape of a 133. Mallow-shaped bowl lugs
three-petaled blossom, base Southern Song dynasty
History, Beijing inscribed with character guan Ming dynasty, Yongle period
(1127-1279)
1 21. Jar with six lugs and ("official") Crackled pale blue- (1403-1424)
incised bird and tree motifs green—glazed stoneware, Pale green-glazed porcelain,
Northern Qi dynasty Tanc dynasty (618-907) Jingdezhen kilns;
(550-577) White stoneware with Hangzhou Guan ("official")
Green-glazed stoneware transparent glaze, Xing or kilns; h. 4.2 cm, diam. of mouth h. 10.4 cm, diam. of mouth
(Celadon); h. 28.5 cm, Ding kilns; h. 2.3 x w. 11.7 cm, 17.3 cm, diam. of 9.9 cm, diam. of foot 14. 1 cm
diam. of foot 5.9 cm foot 9.9 cm Palace Museum, Beijing
max. diam. of mouth 18.5 cm Unearthed in 1985 at Palace Museum, Beijing
Huoshaobi, Xi'an, Shaanxi 141. Flower-shaped brush
Unearthed in 1958 from the 134. Vase with dish-shaped washer
tomb of Li Yun, Province Ming dynasty, Xuande mark
Puyang county, Henan Institute for the Protection of mouth and raised ribs and period (1426-1435)
Province Cultural Relics, Xi'an Southern Song dynasty Copper red-glazed porcelain,
Henan Provincial Museum, Jingdezhen kilns;
Zhengzhou 128. Covered jar with four (1127-1279) h. 3.8 cm, width of mouth
Crackled pale blue-
122. Chicken-headed ewer lugs green-glazed stoneware, 15.9 cm, diam. of foot 13 cm
with dragon handle Five Dynasties (907-960) Longquan kilns; h. 31 cm, diam. Palace Museum, Beijing
Northern Qi dynasty White stoneware with
(550-577) of mouth 10.4 cm, 142. Moon flask with dragons
Green-glazed stoneware transparent glaze, Xing or diam. of foot 11. 3 cm among lotus scrolls
(Celadon); h. 48.2 cm, Ding kilns; h. 26.2 cm, diam. of Palace Museum, Beijing Ming dynasty, Yongle period
mouth 10.4 cm,
max. diam. 32.5 cm diam. of foot 9. 1 cm 135. Jar with incised floral (1403-1424)
Donated by Mr. Zhou Rui designs Porcelain with underglaze
Unearthed in 1978 from the Shanghai Museum Northern Song dynasty cobalt blue decoration,
tomb of Lou Rui.Taiyuan, (960-1127) Jingdezhen kilns; h. 44 cm,
Shanxi Province 129. Bowl inscribed with Bluish-glazed white stoneware
Shanxi Provincial Institute of diam. of mouth 8 cm,
Archaeology, Taiyuan characters yaug ding (<jiHg/j(i/),Jingdezhen kilns; diam. of foot 14.5 cm
("glorious Ding") Palace Museum, Beijing
123. Octagonal bottle Five Dynasties (907-960) h. 26.6 cm, diam. of mouth
Tank dynasty (618-907) White stoneware with 5 cm, diam. of foot 8.5 cm 143. Jar with flowering plum,
Green-glazed stoneware transparent glaze, Ding kilns; Palace Museum, Beijing bamboo, and pine
(Celadon), Yue kilns; h. 21.7 Minc dynasty', Yongle period
cm, diam. of mouth 2.3, diam. h. 6.3 cm, diam. of mouth 136. Vase with carved peony (1403-1424)
19.9 cm, diam. of foot 7.5 cm Porcelain with underglaze
of foot 7.8 cm Donated by Mr. Huang Zhaoxi designs cobalt blue decoration,
Shanghai Museum Jingdezhen kilns; h. 36 cm,
Palace Museum, Beijing Northern Song dynasty diam. ot mouth 6.7 cm,
130. Bottle with carved and
124. Bowl combed peony designs (960-1127) diam. of foot 13.9 cm
Tang dynasty (618-907) Northern Song dynasty Cizhou-type stoneware with Palace Museum. Beijing
(960-1127) white slip and transparent
Green-glazed stoneware Green-glazed stoneware, glaze; h. 34 cm, diam. of 144. Stem bowl with scenes
(Celadon), Yue kilns; h. 6.8 cm, Yaozhou kilns; h. 19.9 cm, of ladies in a garden
diam. of mouth 6.9 cm, diam. mouth 6 cm Ming dynasty, Xuande mark
diam. of mouth 22.4 cm and PERIOD (I426- [435
of foot 7.8 cm Unearthed in 1959 inTangyin
Discovered in 19S7 in Palace Museum, Beijing county, Henan Province Porcelain with underglaze
underground chamber of the Henan Provincial Museum, cobalt blue decoration,
Famcn Temple Pagoda, Fufeng 131. Bowl with incised ducks Zhengzhou Jingdezhen kilns; h. 10.2 cm,
county, Shaanxi Province and water weeds
Northern Song dynasty 137. Pillow with painted diam, of mouth 15.5 cm,
Shaanxi History Museum,
(960-1127) design of a hawk chasing diam. of fool 1
Xi'an White stoneware with a rabbit among reeds
transparent glaze and bronze Jin dynasty (1115—1234) Palace Museum, Beijing
125. Octagonal bottle rim band. Ding kilns;
Tang dynasty (618-907) Cizhou-type stoneware with 145. Vase with flower and
Green-glazed stoneware h. 6.4 cm, diam. of mouth 23.5 white slip, black pigment, bird designs
(Celadon), Yue kilns; h. 21. $ cm, diam. of foot 7.3 cm and transparent glaze; h. 9.7 X ). QlNG l'> NASTY, K INGXI p] RIl ID
cm, diam. of mouth 2.2 cm, Shanghai Museum (l662-
24.7 x w. 17 cm
diam. of foot 8 cm Henan Provincial Museum. I
Zhengzhou ;
Discovered in 19.K7 in
underground chamber of the 138. Vase with two leopards 1 iin \\ it li wucai ["five
Famen Temple Pagoda, Fufeng incised on a ring-matted 1 olor") dc( oration,
county, Shaanxi Province ground
Jingdezhen kilns; h 40.4 cm,
Famen Temple Museum, NoRTHi rn Song m NAsn diam. of mouth 11.2 cm,
Shaanxi Province (960-1127) diam ol fool 14." cm
Stoneware with white slip and Museum, Bei|ing
transparent glaze,
Dengfeng kilns; h. \~. 1 cm,
diam. of mouth 7- 1 cm,
cmdiam. oi foot '*.<>
Palace Museum, Beijing
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