17 results for "buff ware"

A set of five Japanese ceramic dishes in an inscribed tomobako box. These dishes were made in the types of Ko-Oribe (Old-Oribe) and dated in the early to middle 19th century (end of Edo period) serving as Mukozuke dished for multiple-course kaiseki cuisine. Ko-Oribe ware were made during Momoyama period (15-16th century) as a subtype of Mino ware and favored by tea master for their irregular and organic spirit. In slightly irregular oval shape and average 7.5" by 6.5", one edge of these dishes is covered in a pleasant irregular sliver of deep green glaze (therefore these are also known as Ao-Oribe, Green-Oribe). The main surface is covered in a white glaze with fine crackles and decorated in the center with a motif of fern branch in a grey-black glaze. The glaze has a sheen indicating a high concentration of magnesium. The five dishes vary subtly in shape, color and hand-applied glazing and paint pattern, The foot supports were cut short and remain unglazed revealing a whitish buff-ware like clay underneath. The set of Mukozuke dishes retains its original tomobako. On the lid, ink kanji inscription reads: Ko (old)-Seto, Mukozuke for Five, Shotoken (presumably the name of a high-end dining or tea house establishment where the dishes were collected and belonged). For a comparable Mukuzuke Oribe dish...

Etruria, Staffordshire, circa 1785, chalky solid buff-green jasper ware rectangular molded body, applied and finely undercut white jasper bas- and haut-relief decoration depicting cu...

A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with blue over red hares fur glazes and dating from the latter 19th or 20th century. The well potted bowl stands r...

Large Cizhou ware sgraffiato bowl - wheel thrown slip decorated buff colored ceramic - unglazed foot rim - signed on the base (as photographed) - China - l...

Mocha Yellow Ware Jug with Puce Seaweed Decoration, Probably American, Mid-19th Century This jug, probably American, is thrown in yellow ware, a buff earthenware that fires to a warm yellow beneath its clear lead glaze, and is decorated in the mocha technique with a broad band of seaweed dendrites in puce. The decoration is carried on a wide band of white slip around the upper body, framed above and below by pairs of fine dark brown lines, where a row of branching, fern-like sprays leans in one direction around the jug, their stems sweeping together toward the lower edge of the band. Each spray grew from a single drop of colorant touched to the foot of the band while the jug was held upside down, and the angle at which the pot was held set the wind-blown sweep of the stems. The purplish brown deepens to a darker puce where the colorant gathered. The baluster body swells at the shoulder and narrows to a spreading pedestal foot, with a pulled pouring lip at the rim and a molded loop handle whose upper terminal curls over in a small scroll. Below the main band the yellow body is left plain, save for a narrow band of white slip edged with paired dark brown lines above the foot. The interior is glazed yellow throughout, and the flat base is glazed. Dimensions Height: 6¼ inches (15.9 cm) Width: 8 inches (20.3 cm) Depth: 5½ inches (14 cm) Marks Unmarked, as is usual for yellow ware of this type. Provenance Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge. Condition Good antique condition, with no repairs. There are small chips and flakes of glaze loss to the edge of the foot rim, and scattered dark specks in the glaze from the original firing. References Jonathan Rickard, Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770–1939 (University Press of New England, 2006). William C. Ketchum, Jr., American Country Pottery: Yellowware...

Moulded in crisp relief with a hunting still-life theme, this oval earthenware game pie tureen takes the form of a woven wicker basket trailed with oak leaves and acorns. The domed c...

Maiolica tureen Pasquale Rubati Manufacture Milan, circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 6.69 in x 11,02 x 8.26 (17 x 28 x ...

This jar features carved decoration typical of Cizhou ware. It is characterized by a creamy white slip contrasting with the brown clay body, and the principal motif appears to be a lotus flower. The decoration was created by coating the vessel with a layer of white slip and carving through it to reveal the darker body beneath, producing a strong visual contrast between the background and the motif. Period : Song-Yuan Dynasty Type : Jar Medium : Cizhou Ware Size : 21.5 cm(Height), 11cm(Mouth Diameter) Provenance : Acquired in 1999, Hongkong * Cizhou Ware Cizhou is the name given to a number of stonewares, grey or buff, of varying degrees of hardness, with painted, incised or carved decoration on a clay slip. These stonewares were not only made in the region of Cizhou, Hebei Province, but in several provinces of China during the Song, Yuan and Ming periods. The great centres of production were in the north of China in the provinces of Hebei, Henan and Shanxi. Cizhou wares seem to have been very popular, made for a clientèle of rich merchants, at a period when the paintings of famous...

Ancient Egyptian Blue-Painted Vase Amarna Period, circa 1348-1320 BCE Egyptian pottery seldom survives at this scale with its painted decoration intact. This monumental vessel dates...

Twin handled amphora of course pottery ware with pink-buff clay, the beehive ovoid ribbed body baring partial maritime encrustation displayed in bespoke steel stand Roman, 1ST-3RDC ...

a beautifully modeled glazed Chinese ceramic horse, in the Tang-style, golden brown body with buff mane, removable tail, and hooves with a green saddle and harness with yellow-gold o...

Song Dynasty style Jun type ware conical ceramic bowl - matte caramel glaze with subtle celadon swirl decoration to the interior and splash decoration to the sides - 'earthworm track...

Dutch silver bread basket by Pressburg and Son, Haarlem, 1956 An oval silver bread basket with cut-out vertical lines and graceful handles The basket is Dutch silver hallmarked with...

Quality pair of antique Edwardian silver plated oval entree dishes having a quality pair of silver plated oval entree dishes with removable lids, ornate detail and ornate handles.

High quality hand painted Satsuma vase / pot with warriors or hunters During the mid-19th century the well-known highly decorated Satsuma ware was created in an appealing oriental...

Green-glazed(lü you) pottery model of a well, Han Dynasty. The piece takes the form of a wide-mouthed jar representing the well shaft, surmounted by an arched frame and a roof. The b...

A stoneware ewer with an ovoid body set on a slightly recessed foot, featuring a dish-shaped flaring mouth, a loop handle, and a short pouring spout at the shoulder; the pale buff gl...