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Place of Origin: Chinese
Pale Turquoise With Contrast Crackle Fluted Top Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vase. Fluted top with vertical rib base. Part of a large collection of pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vase...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Ceramic Rice Wine Jar - Shanxi
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A large 19th-century Chinese rice wine jar From Shanxi Province - circa 1890. Displaying a graceful design where elements of the hand-shaped details are ...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Crackled Celadon Two-Handled Vase, Circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
The acanthus handles with floral-garland looped attachments.
Category

1860s Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinese hand painted blue and white vases, Circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Blue and White Vases, Circa 1930 An impressive and unusual pair of Chinese porcelain vases made to a traditional shape with a raised foot and bulbous shaped body narrowing to a flared neck. The vases have four panels of different decoration separated by three pairs of circular raised mouldings which run around their circumference. The blue and white hand painted decoration has been very well done. Around the neck there is a continuous painted leaf boarder, below the two central panels have a trailing leaf and flower design and around the lower section there is a water and...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Guangzhou Dog Hunt Scene Conjoined Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) Guangzhou painted export porcelain vase with a conjoined form depicting a richly colored dog hunt scene between gold-patterned bands.  
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Off-White Crackle Finish Teardrop Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese teardrop-shaped porcelain vase with an off-white crackle finish, a fluted opening and a hole in the base.    
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Square Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful, hand-painted and glazed pair of square shaped porcelain vases.
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Khaki Crackle Glaze Fluted Wide Mouth Opening Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese khaki color vase with crackle glaze finish. Part of a large collection with various shapes and sizes. Fluted wide mouth opening design.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese White, Brown, and Red Floral Design Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese white porcelain vase decorated with incised and painted brown foliage and stems growing blooming red florals, and wrapped in geometric bands of blue, pink and yellow at the ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Drip Glaze Chinese Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A thick, glossy brown glaze coats the tapered form of this early 20th-century terra cotta kitchen jar, lingering on imperfections and glistening with an iridescent sheen. As evidence...
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Early 20th Century Organic Modern Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese White and Multicolor Decoration Porcelain Watermelon Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) low, rounded porcelain vase, known as a watermelon jar, incised and painted with an array of decorations including floral arrangements in urns, bells, small...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

NORDST STANLEY Small Vase, Italian Black Eagle Marble, Danish Modern Design
By NORDST
Located in Lisbon, PT
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Flower vase designed in irregular shapes, giving a different look from different perspectives. Made by hand only in White Mountain and Black Eagle marb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble

White Porcelain Jardinière, Chinese Style, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White Porcelain Jardinière, Chinese style, early 20th century. Early 20th century white porcelain chinoiserie planter, centrepiece, depicting two figures surrounding the flowerpot a...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf LangYao Red Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Chinese vase with Sang-de-Boeuf (oxblood) glaze in a classic baluster form with a tall narrow neck and horizontal bands around the shoulder. The oxblood glaze is known as Lan...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 20th Century Yongzheng style Chinese Porcelain Vases in High Gloss
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Yongzheng style Chinese porcelain vases in a high gloss finish in the Gu shape. The vases are decorated with deer, flowers, and animal motifs. Lovely shades of aqua, turquois...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Persimmon Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
White cartouches open on this vibrant vase’s persimmon orange field like parting clouds, revealing scenes of young boys practicing martial arts. Perhaps c...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Opera Drum Barrel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This squat, melon-like barrel is actually a turn of the century Peking opera drum, originally used by a theater troupe to accompany the dances and songs of traditional Chinese opera. The drum's finely joined oakwood slats are held together by hand-smithed iron bands and cloaked in a rich patina from a century of use. Filled with lush greenery and foliage, this rustic drum barrel...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

Olive Glaze Decorative Oval Medallion Vase, China, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese olive glaze pot. Oval medallion decoration. Natural weathered patina and wear. Part of a large collection.
Category

19th Century Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous brown glaze coats the slender tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitche...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese White Porcelain Peacock and Floral Design Fluted Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese white porcelain fluted vase with a tall, cylindrical form decorated in large scale dark blue leaves outlined in gold, amid green, yellow a...
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

White V Shaped Petite Danish Design Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Danish designed bone white petite vase. Three pointed V shaped base. Part of a very large collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over persimmon-orange glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Carved Tapered Puddingstone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this tapered basin was hand-carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. Though it looks like a meticulous painting, the mesmeriz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stone

Pair of Chinese Blue and Orange Fish Design Porcelain Sleeve Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (mid 20th century) sleeve-shaped porcelain vases decorated with orange fish swimming around blue backgrounds, inspired by patterns ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pale Turquoise With Contrast Crackle Tubular Handled Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vase. Two tubular shaped handles. Part of a large collection of pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vases in as...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Pale Turquoise With Contrast Crackle Ribbed Neck Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vase. Ribbed funnel neck design. Part of a large collection of pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vases in ass...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Three Chinese Olive and Brown Glazed Storage Jars, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Three Chinese stoneware storage jars with olive brown glazes, Southeast China, late 19th century. Each of ovoid form with large mouth openings. The tallest (13") subtly decorated...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese White and Pink Cherry Blossom Tree Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese white porcelain urn decorated with dark pink cherry blossom branches growing up its form, and accented with white foo dog doorknocker ...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Raw Stone Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone mortar from the early 20th century was once used in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, rice, and other foods. Hand-carved from a solid block of limestone, the mortar has a minimally worked form that preserves the natural beauty of the stone. With minimalist appeal and a raw, unworked texture, the mortar is fantastic as a sculptural vessel or a tabletop planter...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Beige Botancial Motif Rounded Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) bulbous porcelain vase with pink florals and an orange bird amid green leaves on one side and characters on the reverse. There is dark, speckled ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Dark Blue and White Lidded Porcelain Watermelon Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese small porcelain watermelon jar with a dark blue background surrounding a white window pattern and turned wooden lid.   
Category

20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Pair of Chinese White Porcelain Gall Bladder Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Chinese (Mid 20th Century) white porcelain gall bladder form vases, named for their resemblance to the shape of the organ, with bulbous bottoms and thin, delicate nec...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Han Dynasty Style Bronze Covered Pot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Han Dynasty style covered pot.  Patinated cast bronze pot features Chinese characters.  Pot sits on 3 legs.  Ringed top and rings on side.
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Late 19th Century Han Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Chinese High-Gloss Black Lidded Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
4 Chinese black porcelain vases with high-gloss finishes and finial-topped lids (priced each).        
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Large oblong-shaped lacquer vase, Shanxi, China late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Large oblong-shaped wood, clay, plaster and lacquer vase with distinct shoulders and neck, black color. Shanxi, China, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Clay, Plaster, Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Faceted Wine Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In Qing-dynasty China, large glazed jars such as this were used to store wines, foods, and other consumable items. The combination of high shoulders textured by an irregular, faceted...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Three Provincial Chinese Wine Jugs, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These early 20th century ceramic jars from China's Shandong province were formed with a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or rice wine. We suspect these jars were created to store wine for commercial sale, and were likely stoppered with a cork or wax seal. Left unglazed, the jugs are decorated only the irregular, organic smoke patterns created during the firing process. We love the neutral color story told by this set of vessels...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Rice Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on prototypes fired in ancient Chinese kilns, this jar's perfect proportions haven't changed much since the Bronze Age. Keeping in the tradition of its predecessors, this early...
Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Old Multicolored Chinese Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
These 1960's Chinese porcelain, hand-painted vases come in a pair.
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1960s Vintage Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

White Disc Shaped Ceramic Vase, Denmark, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Danish design mini sized thin disc shaped white glaze vase. Center spout. Sits on self stand. Available in other sizes in dark grey.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over citron-yellow glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in cheerful citron-yellow glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pale Turquoise With Contrast Crackle Bottle Shape Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vase. Bottle shape. Part of a large collection of pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vases in assorted shapes.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Pale Turquoise With Contrast Crackle Fluted Design Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pale turquoise with contrast crackle glaze vase. Fluted design with oblong shaped top opening. Part of a large collection of pale turquoise with contrast crackle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Encrusted Cizao tradeware from Fujian, 13th/14th century (TWO AVAILABLE)
Located in Chicago, IL
Two pieces of a pair of encrusted rare Cizao tradeware vessels from Fujian. These items were made for export to Southeast Asia. Southern Song to Yuan Dyn...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Blue & White Ancestor Lidded Jar Fish Motif
Located in Carson, CA
Blue & White Ancestor Lidded Jar Fish Motif Shape: Jar Color: Blue and White Size (inches): 14W x 14D x 16H Warranty Information: Each piece was han...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Terracotta Soup Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on vessels fired in ancient Chinese kilns, this jar's perfect proportions haven't changed much since the Bronze Age. Keeping in the tradition of its predecessors, this early 20th-century ceramic vessel is glazed with a slip of red clay, yielding a warm, terracotta coloring. Two small strap handles sit on the high shoulders of the jar's otherwise unadorned round form. Originally used as a soup...
Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Pale Turquoise Contrast Crackle Ribbed Funnel Neck Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pale turquoise vase. Contrasting crackle glaze. Funnel neck with rib details. One of many from a large collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Dark Celedon Overall Pattern Tulip Shape Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese dark celadon glaze vase. Tulip shape with overall pattern. Part of a collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Emerald and Deep Turquoise Textured Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese emerald and deep turquoise vase. Slightly textured glaze. Classic ginger jar shape. Several available.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Black With White Dots Round Squat Shape Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese white dotted black ground glazed vase. Squatted bowl shape. Part of a large collection.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase form dates back as far as the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Created in the early 20th century, this parti...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Gu Form Vases with a Tall Arched Handle Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
The gu vase form dates back as far as 1600 BC, when it was originally cast in bronze. This set of early 20th century pewter gu vases would have been used in traditional Southern Chin...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pewter

Pair of Chinese Double-Gourd Mille-Fleur Vases, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese double-gourd mille-fleur vases, 20th century.
Category

20th Century Chinese Vases and Vessels

Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Rice Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on prototypes fired in ancient Chinese kilns, this jar's perfect proportions haven't changed much since the Bronze Age. Keeping in the tradition of its predecessors, this early...
Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Brown With Black Splatter Glaze Funnel Neck Vase, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese brown ground with dark black splatter glaze vase. Funnel neck design. Two are available and sold individually.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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