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  • Chinese Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Designed to store tea leaves, this jar is nonetheless a stunning example of blue and white porcelain. Surrounded by peonies and chrysanthemum blossoms, two phoenixes sit perched upon...
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    21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Chinese Provincial Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Tea has an auspicious beginning—it was purportedly enjoyed by the Buddha himself, and cakes of tea as large as wagon wheels were given to Chinese emperors as tribute. Tea drinking wa...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Rendered in a striking white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea drinking...
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    21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Jars

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This large ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protect their elaborate hairstyles by elevating the head during slumber. This example dates to the early 20th century and is glazed in the blue-and-white style with rich, cobalt-blue color. The headrest is decorated on all sides with mythical fu lion dogs playing with ribbon-tied brocade balls, a motif that evokes the idiom "may you and your descendant achieve high rank." A powerful and benevolent guardian, the fu lion (shizi) is the perfect force to protect against nightmares and bad energy. A geometric meander trims the corners and small dragon-like bats frame coin...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Large Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar with Mountain Landscape
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Tea drinking has been an important part of Chinese culture for at least a thousand years. Emulating traditional blue-and-white porcelain, this contempora...
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    21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Chinese Blue and White Shizi Jar
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Images of shizi, a lion-dog symbol of power and strength of character, cavort among the stylized clouds of heaven on this hand-painted covered jar. Original...
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    21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

    Materials

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