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Vest

Chinese embroidered, blue-patterned silk vest, bordered with woven beige ribbon with blue designs and flowers, and thick embroidered band of multi-colored flowers; bordered by thin black band.

Single large pleat down center of both front and…

Tags: Amphibians, Animals, Asia, Black, Blue, Brown, China, Clothing, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Personal Objects, Pink

Vessel, Ritual Wine

Bronze ceremonial vessel (possibly a wine cup or "jue") with tripod base (legs are approximately 9.5 cm). Vessel is deep, decorated with a meander-like pattern, partially covered with patina and has a wide, flaring neck or lip at each end, one…

Tags: Animals, Asia, Bronze, Ceremonial, China, Ethnology, Food, History, Imagery, Metal, Tools and Equipment

Vessel, Kendi

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Porcelain kendi on large foot ring, with globular body, tapering shoulders, tall slim neck with everted lip rim, and globular nipple form spout. Covered with an elaborate silver top with domed lid. Decorated with flying phoenixes and floral motifs…

Tags: 17th Century, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Food, History, Household, Imagery, Porcelain, Tools and Equipment, White

Vase

Bottle-shaped porcelain vase. Polychrome decoration surrounding heart-shaped insects with miniature hen and eggs on one side and cluster of flowers on the other. Japanese export porcelain.

Tags: 18th Century, Animals, Asia, Birds, Blue, Ceramics, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, Green, History, Household, Imagery, Japan, Orange, Plants, Porcelain, White

Vase

Cylindrical porcelain vase on foot ring, with tapering tubular neck. Decorated with birds, flowers and rockery in cobalt blue on white background. Height: 7-1/4 ins.

Tags: 17th Century, 18th Century, Animals, Asia, Birds, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain, Vases, White

Vase

Porcelain, globular jar on foot ring. Tapered shoulders and decorated with a wide band of floral and foliage motifs in relief. Coated with a Claire-de-lune blue glaze. Qianlong reign marks of the Ching Dynasty. Height: 3-3/4 ins. Diameter: 4-1/4…

Tags: 18th Century, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Household Accessories, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain

Tessera

Ceramic tessera.

Almost square with a scalloped top. The decorative motifs, on both sides, are in relief and consist of: on the obverse, a man reclining surrounded by a frame border and an arch on top, and what may be letters at base; on the…

Tags: 2nd Century, Archeology, Art, Asia, Brown, Ceramics, Ceremonial, Classical Antiquity, Clay, Communication, Imagery, People, Plants, Roman, Syria, Tan