Vietnamese Annamese Elephant Garden Seat with Cobalt Blue and Green Polychromy

An antique Annamese ceramic storage vessel from the 19th century, with blue and green glaze and loop handles. Created during the 19th century, this la...

Vietnamese Annamese Elephant Garden Seat circa 1900 with light brown glaze, blue and green accents. Showcasing the grace and charm of Annamese artistry, this Vietnamese Elephant...

An antique Vietnamese Annamese green water jar from the 19th century, with raised dragon motifs, blue, brown and yellow accents and petite loop handles. Created in Vietnam during the...

Vintage Thai blue and white porcelain wash basins with cobalt blue patina and floral motifs, priced and sold individually (four available). Each a...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Dish, Bird Design, Hoi An Hoard, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. The sturdily potted form has a raised rim decorated in unde...

Description Chinese porcelain Bitong (??) or Brushpots is a container for holding the brushes used by scribes for Chinese calligraphy. These are typically carved from bamboo, jade or porcelain with ornate motifs symbolising concepts such as longevity. Antique examples are now valued highly.? ? The piece we are sharing here just arrived and is of cylindrical form, painted an ongoing scene of butterflies and flowers. The piece is dated to the 19th century in our opinion and either related to or part of the Blue de Hue...

Very sweet smaller scale vibrant blue and white garden seat / side table. Perfect next to a chair for your cocktail.

Blue and white Annamese porcelain brush washer encircled by a parrot. Recovered from the wreck of a 15th century ship off the coast of Hoi An, among a group of sunken porcelain known as the Hoi An Hoard, found 230 feet below the surface of the water. Typical of the Hoi An pieces, the brush washer has a zoomorphic form, decorated with pale cobalt blue and exhibits the signature chalky, slightly ivory white body with a fine glaze. Through very few strokes, the painter evokes a very large personality for a small bird, exhibiting an almost child-like delightfulness. The bird is sharp-eyed and retains a vaguely bemused expression as its hooked beak pushes in the edge of the bowl. The designs on its wing are free, direct and supple. In good condition besides the fading characteristic of shipwreck porcelain...