Antique Kingdom

This is Plate 52 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a cylindro-ovoid vase on an apple green ground, decorated in underg...

This antique color plate is Plate 48 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a quadrangular vase or square bottle with a mottled green neck and a see...

Plate 73 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a seated figure of Wen-chu, god of wisdom. The apple green robe...

Plate 55 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a yellow ground baluster vase of archaic bronze form. Two four-...

This is Plate 46 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a pair of quadrangular arrow stands with pierced hollow pedestals, ...

This is Plate 70 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a standing figure of Tsou Kuan, god of good luck. The green brocade...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a group of three vases, two square bottles and a baluster vase, with reserved p...

This antique color plate is Plate 102 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a group of five Chinese lions or dogs of Fu, numbered 1 to 5: a set of ...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a standing figure of Shou Lao, god of longevity, with movable hands. The yellow brocade rob...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows two yellow ground baluster vases. The vase on the left shows spotted deer among...

This is Plate 64 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a pair of hexagonal yellow ground vases with covers, and a black gr...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a seated figure of Kuan Ti, god of war, holding a sword hilt in his right hand and an ingot...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a globular bottle or dragon vase with two modeled dragons standing on a body of green rolli...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a bottle-shaped famille verte vase with four brocade grounds and landscape panels. Two larg...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to a group of two black sprinklers with spherical bodies and a square b...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a flattened gourd-form pilgrim bottle with two curved handles. A five-clawed dr...

Plate 43 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a group of two hexagonal vases with covers and a square beaker ...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a seated figure of Kuan Ti, the god of war. The flesh and chain armor are gilt,...

This is Plate 124 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing one of a pair of very large jars or vases and covers, shown on a t...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a quadrangular vase with sides flaring outward, used for growing bulbs or cut f...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a group of two covered puzzle wine-pots and a small covered ginger jar. The wine-pots have ...

This antique color plate is Plate 132 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a famille verte saucer dish of extraordinary size painted with the empe...

This antique color plate is Plate 90 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a group of three figures: Kuan Yin in masculine form as a youth holding ...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to a pair of gourd-shaped wine ewers and covers with basketwork handles...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a pair of hollow white-ground famille verte lanterns with figure panels. Each lantern has t...

This antique color plate is Plate 126 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a cylindrical, slightly ovoid vase with enameled and gilt relief decora...

This is Plate 100 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a pair of geese standing on rocks, in aubergine, green and yellow ...

Plate 133 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a famille verte saucer dish of extraordinary size with concent...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to a pair of oviform famille verte porcelain lanterns on silver stands....

This is Plate 40 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a group of two quadrangular vases, one on a mottled green ground an...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a square bottle vase on an apple green ground with the flowers of the four seas...

This antique color plate is Plate 30 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a cylindrical vase on a finely crackled apple green ground, painted with...

Plate 7 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a cylindrical famille noire vase with a leaf shaped symbol under...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to two famille noire pieces, a beaker vase with a bulbous middle (one o...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a baluster vase on a mottled apple green ground with two five-clawed dragons am...

Plate 103 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a jar and cover with delicate san ts'ai decoration on a rare w...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a bottle-shaped famille verte vase whose body is modeled as an inverted eight-p...

This antique color plate is Plate 96 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a figure of Lao Tzu, in his form as Shou Lao, riding a buffalo. The buff...

This antique color plate is Plate 114 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a wide-necked globular famille verte bottle with carp in high relief an...

This is Plate 118 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a pair of apple-green ground baluster vases with white reserves of...

Plate 115 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a cylindro-ovoid vase and a baluster vase in famille verte ena...

This antique color plate is Plate 108 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a tall cylindrical vase with iron red and enamel decoration of feng hua...

This is Plate 106 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a very large cylindro-ovoid jar and cover with three white animal ...

Plate 109 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a very tall cylindrical famille verte vase painted with a rece...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a beaker vase of giant size painted with a flowering plum tree on a white groun...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a group of three figures: Fu, the star god of happiness, carrying a boy on his ...

This antique color plate is Plate 24 of Gorer and Blacker's Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, 1911. It shows a pair of hexagonal famille noire vases with covers, each side a panel f...

This is Plate 4 from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original 1911 color plate of Chinese porcelain showing a very large famille noire jar and cover, the black enamel ground un...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to a quadrangular vase with a pyramidal base and handles, on a delicate...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a large ovoid famille noire jar with cover, the black ground washed with green enamel and d...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows three famille noire pieces numbered No. 1 to No. 3, a jar with a wood cover, a ...

Printed in color in London in 1911 for Bernard Quaritch, this original antique plate shows a cylindro-ovoid black ground vase covered with a fine brocade of flowers on green glazed s...

Plate 25 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a pair of famille noire jars and covers (No. 1) with a beaker (...

Plate 61 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a large saucer-shaped dish on a brilliant imperial yellow groun...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a famille noire jar and cover, the black ground under a thin green glaze, marke...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to a large reticulated incense burner with cover. On the top of the cov...

An original color plate of 1911 from Gorer and Blacker's book of Chinese ceramic art, this sheet is given over to a figure of the goddess Kuan, enameled black, on a tabaret stand wit...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a pair of pheasants perched on rocks marbled with green, blue and rose. The hea...

An original antique color plate from Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, this sheet shows a group of two quadrangular vases with pyramidal bases on a yellow ground. No. ...

Plate 67 of the 1911 book Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, an original color plate of Chinese porcelain, illustrates a large figure of Vajrapani as protector of Buddha, with a parr...