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Burner, Incense

Incense burner; bronze or copper bowl on plate with lid and birds. Brass brazier or incense burner, verdigris, family worship, plain bottom, birds decorating top. Height: 8ins.

Tags: Animals, Asia, Birds, China, Furnishings, Household, Household Accessories, Imagery, Metal

Instrument, Morin khuur

Mongolian stringed instrument: Morin khuur.

Tags: Accessories, Asia, China, Instruments, Music, Tools and Equipment, Wood

Porcelain bowl. Exterior: Brown slip, bottom designed with two circles containing five Chinese characters. Interior: Light blue; rim has a band with floral and geometric design done in matte finish (may be missing applied glaze decoration) in…

Tags: Animals, Asia, Blue, Brown, Ceramics, China, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Fish, Green, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain

Bowl

Light blue ceramic bowl with dark blue design. Exterior: two stylized dragon-like figures with legs, horns, mane, and forked tail. Two designs between dragons. Two pencil-thin lines around top, one around base, two lines on the foot. Interior: two…

Tags: Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Imagery, Porcelain

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, Imagery, Personal Objects, Pink

Skirt

Long, embroidered and pleated silk Chinese skirt. Skirt formed of two halves which fasten together to form a wrap-around waistband of sand-colored cotton or linen weave. Halfway down and around most of both halves, ribbons weave vertically down…

Tags: Animals, Asia, Birds, Black, Blue, Brown, China, Clothing, Floral, Imagery, Personal Objects, Plants, Tan

Plate

Porcelain plate with polychrome decorations. It has blueringed borders and tan striped rims. Decorations on underside. Chinese export porcelain.

Tags: 18th Century, Accessories, Art, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Furnishings, Household, Porcelain, Tan

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, Floral, Furnishings, Household, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain, White

Vessel, Kendi

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, Floral, Food, Household, Imagery, Porcelain, Tools and Equipment, 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, Floral, Furnishings, Household, Household Accessories, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain

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Burner, Incense

Instrument, Morin khuur

Bowl

Bowl

Vest

Skirt

Plate

Vase

Vessel, Kendi

Vase

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