Ming Bowls and Baskets
MING STYLE
In what’s considered a golden age of Chinese furniture, Ming dynasty artisans produced expertly made designs that married elegance and function. Ming furniture was versatile, such as tables that doubled as writing desks and dining spaces. But it was also beautiful, enhancing a room with clean lines, soft curves and sophisticated decoration.
Dating from 1368 to 1644, the Ming dynasty was a vibrant time for international trade and culture. Especially for scholars and the wealthy, there was an emphasis on a home’s design to promote a good life. From large wardrobes to angular sofas, Ming-style furniture was defined by its joinery, which, instead of nails, involved meticulously designed interlocking elements of wood. This material was carefully selected and positioned to make the grain part of the design. The slow-growing huanghuali, a yellowish rosewood, was particularly valued for its bright color.
Although ornamentation was minimal, Ming dynasty furniture often featured carved or painted details of flowers, insects, dragons, fruits and other motifs. Chairs crafted for scholars could include calligraphic brush writing. As overseas trade expanded, techniques from the West, like cloisonné enamel painting, adorned table screens and other pieces.
Ming furniture influenced styles abroad such as Queen Anne in England and Hollywood Regency in the United States. The curved shape of Ming armchairs had a profound impact on legendary Scandinavian modernist furniture designer Hans Wegner. The Danish cabinetmaker shared the Ming artisans’ interest in creating streamlined, functional furnishings, and his China chair, Round chair and Wishbone chair are inspired by Ming dynasty seating. Today, the Ming-style horseshoe chair is a graceful and sought-after type of seat, and contemporary Chinese designers such as Jerry Chen and Gan Erke are also drawing on this heritage for a new era of style.
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Style: Ming
Two Bowls with knot shaped design on inside, Ming Era(15th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Two Bowls from the Ming dynasty cargo. A piece identical pattern is included on page 119 of the title 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk Road'.
Peri...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Bowl with mandarin duck and lotus pattern design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Bowl from the late Ming dynasty cargo. An identical piece is included on page 136 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk ...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Small Longquan Celadon 'Twin Fish' Dish, Southern Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The "twin fish" dishes, emblematic of fertility and marital joy, are also recognized as one of the Eight Buddhist symbols. These dishes were prominently produced by the Longquan kiln...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
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Celadon
Large Blue And White Swatow Charger, Late Ming Era(17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Famous late ming dynasty chinese blue and white swatow porcelain plate. Birds are depicted playing in nature with rocks. Compared to the same type of swatow porcelain, the blue color...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Persian-style Annamese stoneware, late 15th century.
Located in seoul, KR
Stoneware decorated with Persian-style colors and patterns, and it is highly likely that this Annamese pottery intended for export was produced to meet Middle Eastern demand.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam
Type : Stoneware Dish
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue
Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
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15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
A Rare Annamese blue and white with green glaze plate, Hoi an ship, 15th Century
Located in seoul, KR
Plate with abstract flowers and Lotus. Stoneware with underglaze blue and painted green. Four abstract flowers. Green-paint was the originality of annamese ceramic at the time.
Year/Period : 15th century
Region : North Vietnam
Type : Dish
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
1) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
2) Asian Ceramic Found along Maritime Silk Route / National Maritime Museum of Korea
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
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15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate Ming Dynasty Tianqi/Chongzhen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Blue & White late ming / transitional plate with a nice and rare anhua decoration
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 17th centur...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Plate Ming Dynasty Tianqi/Chongzhen, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Blue & White late ming / transitional plate with a nice and rare decoration
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 17th century Tran...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Dish OX, ca 1600-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain dish with underglaze blue. Scene of a lovely Ox or Cow in a landscape.
Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621-1644)
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Taste Tianqi/Chongzhen Dish Porcelain Ming Plate China Old
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Late Ming. Prunus blossom and Dragonfly great symbolism
Symbol of Winter, corresponding to the month of January. One of the "Three Friends of Winter"....
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Plate China Porcelain, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke.
With a floral and bird decoration. Base with a chenghua mark
The base is...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Period Chinese Porcelain Dish Charger Deer and Crane Antique Marked Ming, 16 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and very nice Blue and White Charger/Dish from the Ming Period. Jiajing. Absolute cool item marked Ming
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain
Period: 17th century Qing (...
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17th Century Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Ming Swatow Zhangzhou Crackle Verte Charger Colour, Ca 1600
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and rare bowl with central scene of a bird in a landscape.
Great piece; In good condition.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
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16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Taste Tianqi/Chongzhen Dish Porcelain Ming Plate China Old, 17 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Late Ming. Prunus blossom and butterfly great symbolism
Symbol of Winter, corresponding to the month of January. One of the "Three Friends of Winter"....
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Ko Akae Floral Dish, ca 1600-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dish with iron-red, green, aubergine, yellow, brown and black with an insect in flight above flowering peony issuing from rockwork, the rim with flower sprays reserved on diaper-patt...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Late Ming or Transitional Plate Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Blue & White Ko-sometsuke plate with a landscape scene
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 17th century Ming (1368 - 1620)
Age: ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Plate Hare Moon, ca 1600-1640
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It's 17th century chinese porcelain, Ming period, made for the Japanese market.
This unusual Kosumetsuke plate was used for the tea ceremony. Very nice
Heavily potted
Additional ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Plates Boat & Fisher, ca1600-1660
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain dish with underglaze blue lake scene. Visible is a figure in a boat who seems to be a fisherman but is also playing the flute. Another figure is sitting in pagode which is ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Liu Hai Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Plate Porcelain, 16/17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke. Central scene of Liu Hai and the toad.
No mark
Ad...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Ming/Transitional Dish Brown White Glaze Scene, 17thC
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate with beautiful Brown Glaze and an underglaze scene in white. The rim covered with a metal ring. Dated to the late Ming or transitional period.
The back...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Hongzhi or Zhengde Dish Fish, 15th/16th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated and highly unusual dish from the 15th/16th century. The dish is beautifully designed with a beautiful fish in the centre.
9-1-23-1-1
Additional information:...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Ladies in Meeting Plate Marked, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated kosometsuke plate with an unusual scene of 4 Ladies in a garden, seems like they have a meeting. A pot with a plant in the middle lower part of the scene and ...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kosometsuke Parasol Romantic Meeting Plate, 17th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated kosometsuke plate with a rare scene suggesting a secret romantic meeting, a lady and umbrella-bearing gentleman closely together beneath a long overhanging pi...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Late Ming or Transitional Plate Fisherman Turtle
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Blue & White Ko-sometsuke plate with a Fisherman trying to catch a turtle. very unusual Ko-Sometsuke plate! Catching a Turttle which was well known to live for a very long time, ha...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Small Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Decorative Bowl
Located in Jupiter, FL
Chinese Cloisonne bowl dragon early 20th century turquoise blue dragon. Could be depiction of Qing Dynasty though I am unsure of that.
Stand included.
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20th Century Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel
Kraak Porcelain Bowl, China, Ming Period, Wanli Period '1573 -1619'
Located in Milano, IT
Kraak type porcelain bowl. It has polylobed border and it is painted in blue. It features decorations with birds, flowers and ornamental rocks within alternating reserves of tassels that descend from “ruyi”.
The interior is delicately decorated with panels of flowers...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Large Hand-Painted Chinese Enamel And Gilt Decorated Porcelain Bowl
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite large Hand-Painted Chinese Enamel And Gilt Decorated Porcelain Bowl with beautiful flower, birds and branches scenes. Hand-painted and numbered. No cracks or chips. Meas...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Peony Deep Dish, 14th-15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful Chinese celadon glazed deep dish with an impressed peony design to the center, Ming Dynasty, circa 1400, Longquan kilns, China.
The lovey dish covered in an attractive ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dish Blue & White porcelain, Tianqi or Chongzhen Circa 1620-1644
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted Chinese Export porcelain dish, which we date to the 17th century, Ming Dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen c.1620-1640
The dish is fairly thickly potted with a fai...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Porcelain
Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Dish with Geometric Design, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavily potted and richly glazed celadon dish, Longquan kilns, early Ming Dynasty, mid 15th century, China.
The large dish glazed in a deep olive cela...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic
Ming bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Ming bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage bowls and baskets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Ming bowls and baskets made in a specific country, there are Asia, China, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for bowls and baskets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $228 and tops out at $6,655 while the average work can sell for $4,200.