A Chinese Qingbai Incised Flower Bowl, Song Dynasty, Ex Christie's

A Chinese Longquan Celadon Lotus Bowl, Ming Dynasty Diameter: 16.7 cm Height: 5.5 cm Provenance: The Collection of Dr. John Yu AC Dr. Yu was the Foundi...

One Blue and White Dish, Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty Painted figures on bridge in landscape Diameter: 11.5cm Height: 2cm Provenance: Made in Imperial China Porcelain from the C...

One Blue and White Dish, Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty Painted figures on bridge in landscape Diameter: 11.5cm Height: 2cm Provenance: Made in Imperial China Porcelain from the C...

A Chinese Deep Brown Glazed Footed Bowl, 15th Century Provenance: The Collection of Dr. John Yu AC Dimension: Height: 7.3 cm. Dimension: 15.5 cm Dr. Yu was the Founding Chair of V...

Covered with a fine bluish glaze, the body entirely decorated with an incised decoration of elegant leafy scrolls and blooming lotuses. "Yuhuchunping" translates to 'spring wine bott...

A Qinqbai lobed conical bowl, Chinese, probably Song Dynasty Measures: Height 1 in. (2.54 cm.), diameter 5.06 in. (12.85 cm.)   

This is a very old interesting Chinese stoneware Longquan Celadon bowl or plate with incised decoration, which we date to the Yuan Dynasty, circa 1300. The bowl is well potted on a low foot.  The bowl is an olive green colour having a celadon glaze with incised decoration to its centre of what looks like a flower stem and additionally three incised string lines to the outer wall. Unglazed parts fire to a terracotta brown colour as with the base section The piece is unmarked but for similar pieces see the superb book: Chinese Ceramics by He Li published by Thames & Hudson, 1996; pages 164 to 184. NOTES Longquan is a city in South west China. These wares were produced over a long time period from 959 to 1550; which covers the Northern Song, Southern Song...

Antique little Chinese bowl from my personal collection after 35 years and never exhibited to the public. Simply elegant, very fine, for any use on any elegant table.