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No. 14

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

THE
KELEKIAN COLLECTION
OF
ANCIENT CHINESE POTTERIES
DESCRIBED BY
JOHN GETZ

ILLUSTRATED EDITION

CHICAGO MCMXVII

COMPOSITION. PRESSWORK
AND BINDING BY

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INTRODUCTORY
The Kelekian collection of ancient Chinese potteries de
scribed on the following pages was partly exhibited during
1914 in Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs at the Louvre, Paris,
where it was greatly appreciated, as presenting an interesting
chronological phase of Far Eastern ceramic art in its his
torical and technical development. Kindred well identified
and representative examples have been since added to the
collection by Monsieur Kelekian, some of which recalled to
this antiquarian interesting old Persian and Sassanian influ
ences, and these, together with the former, are now exhibited
in the Chicago Art Institute for the first time, where, it is
hoped, the collection may further facilitate knowledge and
encourage research by the student in this field. The several
groups, with early monochrome glazes and enamel painting,
as well as moulded and incised ornamentation, including
Yuan, Sung, T'ang and Han dynasty products, have been par
ticularly esteemed from the Ming dynasty down to the present
day by native connoisseurs.
These early glazed and decorated specimens now assem
bled offer an excellent opportunity for study of the varied
aesthetical features that pertain to this fictile art, which, aside
from Chinese porcelains, received least attention by the Wes
tern collectors, except for a few ardent and discerning search
ers or cognoscenti in England and France, as well as here in
America. In the compilation of this catalogue Chinese names and
dates have been carefully harmonized, so far as practicable,

with the reliable works on Chinese ceramics, which, for the
most part, give historical and native chronological records,
so that it has not been deemed necessary now to give more
than a brief prefix or heading for the several represented
groups, that shall point out their main characteristics in such
manner as would tend, with the catalogue descriptions, to
bring the subjects of this Far Eastern art intelligibly before
the general visitor and students alike. John Getz.
November, 1917.

CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF CHINESE
DYNASTIES
(Mythical periods are omitted)
The earlier dates given in the following table have been calculated backward
by later historians from the lengths of the reigns and other data recorded in the
current annals, and must consequently be taken as only approximate. It is not
till the accession of Hsiian Wang (B.C. 822) that there is a general agreement
in the native sources. From this time downward the official Chinese dates are
accepted by sinologues and Chinese scholars generally. Not in every case did the
dynasties named below rule over the whole of China, but those named are regarded
by the Chinese as legitimate.
THE THREE EARLY DYNASTIES (Feudal Period)
(Known to the Chinese as San Tai)
Name of Dynasty Number of Rulers Duration of Dynasty
Hsia Eighteen B.C. 2205-1766
Shang Twenty-eight " 1766-1122
Chou Thirty-five " 1122-255
Ch'in Five " 255-206
Western Han Fifteen " 206-25 A.D.
Eastern Han Twelve A.D. 25-221

PERIOD OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

Minor Han
Western Chin
Eastern Chin

Two Four
Eleven

EPOCH OF DIVISION BET^

Sung (Liu House)
Ch'iLiang Ch'en

Eight SevenSixFive

A.D. 221-265
" 265-317
" 317-420

A.D. 420-479
" 479-502
" 502-557
" 557-589

While the four above-named dynasties were ruling over southern China, the
northern half of the country was under the domination of the Northern, Western,
and Eastern Wei Dynasties (Tartar House of Toba), as well as of the Northern
Ch'i and Northern Chou.

Name of Dynasty

Number of Rulers Duration

of Dynasty

Sui

Four A.D

589-618

T'ang*

Twenty-two

618-906

WU TAI ("Five Dynasties")
Posterior Liang
Two A.D.
907-923
T'ang
Four
923-936
Chin
Two
936-947
Han
Two
947-951
Chou
Three
951-960
Northern Sung
Southern Sung
}
Twenty «
960-1126 1127-1279
Yuan — Mongol dynasty
Twenty-five
1280-1367
Ming — Native dynasty
Seventeen
1368-1643
Ch'ing (Ts'ing)-
-Manchu dynasty Ten
1644-1911
Republic
1912
* Between the overthrow of the T'ang Dynasty and the rise of the Mongol power, early
in the thirteenth century, great portions of northern China were ruled over by the following
Tartar dynasties: Liao (Khitan Tartars), 907-1125; Western Liao, 1125-1168; Kin (Nuchen
Tartars), 1115-1234.
CATALOGUE
Group of early Tz'u-chou pottery and stoneware, among
which are to be noted varied types of these interesting prod-
ducts with their own peculiarities N in painted or engraved
decorations; dating chiefly from the Sung dynasty, when, ac
cording to native ceramic records, these particular kilns to
the south of Ting-chou enjoyed special renown among native
virtuosi.

i — Black and White Libation Cup (chiu pa pel)
Graceful tazza-shape of its period. Tz'u-chou ware
of dense light buff texture. The exterior with a char
acteristic black decoration presenting two narrow bands
which enclose isolated leaf-like forms and small scrolls,
while the slender stem is simply glazed in lustrous
black. Ascribable to the close of the Sung dynasty, 960-
1279, A.D.
Height, 3 inches; diameter, 3j4 inches.

2 — Small Brown and White Jar (hsiao kuan)
Typical high-shouldered oviform with short neck.
Buff-toned Tz'u-chou ware invested with a crackled
ivory-white glazing and brown painted decoration. The
details including two oval panels that display rapidly
sketched floral sprays and leafage.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4J4 inches; diameter, 5 inches.
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3 — Black and White Water Dropper {tz'u chu)
Circular dish-like shape with convex panel and short
upturned spout supported by leaves on the outer edge
(used beside the poet and artist's ink pallet). Greyish
buff Tz'u-chou ware with crackle glazing. The rounded
upper panel sustaininng a brownish-black fish and sea
weed decoration on ivory-white ground, surrounded by
a lotus-petalled border; whilst the underside is glazed
in solid black.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2y2 inches; diameter, Ayi inches.

4 — Small Black and White Jar {pi hsi)
Ovoid shape with wide aperture (used for washing
artists' ink brushes) ; thinly glazed Tz'u-chou ware of
light buff tone. The exterior, with rapidly sketched
black painting presenting three swirling feathery tufts
(possibly to suggest flying birds), while the base of
bowl is left in unglazed biscuit state.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, S% inches.

5 — Small Black and White Jar {hsiao ying)
Ovoidal shape with short spreading foot. Dense grey
ish-buff Tz'u-chou ware with pale ivory-white glazing
and small crackle, sustaining three freely rendered floral
sprays in lustrous black. The lower section and foot
remaining in unglazed biscuit state with yellowish buff
marking in the paste.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5J4 inches; diameter, 6% inches.
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6 — Black and White Jar {pi-hsi tsun)
Deep bowl shape with short foot. Dense greyish buff
glazed Tz'u-chou ware, with brownish-black border
decoration showing freely painted blossoms amid leafy
scrolls. The base of bowl and foot remaining in un
glazed biscuit state.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 7y2 inches; diameter, 7-}£ inches.
7 — Black and White Pillow {tz'u-chen)
Foliated shape with lobed sides ; dense light buff Tz'u-
chou ware with pale ivory-white glaze and brownish-
black decoration. The lanceolated upper panel
sustaining a flying duck bearing a stem of grain in its
beak, while the edges are finished with a leaf bordering
followed by conventional leafy scrolls on its sides.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5 inches; length, 12)4 x 9% inches.
Note: Pottery and porcellanous pillows of this dimension
have been excavated from Sung and earlier tombs.
8 — Large Black and White Fish Bowl {yii kang)
Semi-globular shape with short foot. Light buff Tz'u-
chou ware, with uniform soft lustred ivory-white and
crackle glazing; the exterior presenting two black and
brown painted bullhead fishes, alternately with two plant
sprays. The plainly glazed interior sustains an annular
biscuit ring while the rim is finished with a striate band.
Yuan dynasty, 1280-1367. Height, 6%. inches; diameter, 10^ inches.
9 — Large Black Decorated Bowl {ta wan)
Wide semi-globular shape with short foot. Dark buff
toned Tz'u-chou ware. Coated with a light amber-
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yellow and crackle glaze, the exterior presenting a pair
of black flying storks amid cloud patches, while the in
terior sustains a mottled gray and drab crackle glazing
with narrow black rim bands.
Yuan dynasty, 1280-1367. Height, 6% inches; diameter, 10% inches.

io — Early Sung Decorated Vase {hua p'ing)
Tapering cylindric shape with short contracted neck
and four loop handles ; fashioned after an ancient bronze
vessel. Dark greyish toned Tz'u-chou stoneware, cov
ered with a mottled ashen-grey crackle glazing. The
painting in russet-brown arid black presenting an aged
personage in court robes, surrounded by scroll and floral
ornament; some exfoliations appear in the decoration
from age.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, \0y2 inches; diameter, 8 inches.

ii— Engraved Sung Tz'u-chou Vase {hua p'ing)
Graceful ovoid bottle shape with small flaring neck.
Dense grayish-buff stoneware with a heavy lustrous
black glazing, etched away in the graffiato process to
form three broad ornamental bends that disclose the soft
cream-white body color under a thin glazing. The or
nate central band is boldly executed with black lotus
flowers amid leafy scrolls, while the shoulder and base
are encircled by formal black palmation borderings de
fined by white lines.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, \2% inches; diameter, 7 inches.
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12 — Engraved Brown T'zu-chou Vase {hua p'ing)
Graceful curving cylindrical shape with attenuated neck
and flaring lip. Buff toned Tz'u-chou stoneware with
brown surface glazing and etched ornament in graffiato
style, presenting large peony flowers amid bold leafy
scrolls, flanked above and below by striate bands.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11% inches; diameter, 5% inches.
13 — Brown Decorated Wine Jar {chiu tsun)
High shouldered oviform with wide apertured and short
neck. Dense buff toned Tz'u-chou stoneware invested
with a crackled old ivory-white glaze. The brown deco
ration executed in two shades consists of two interlaced
panel forms; one of which presents an archaic dragon
amid cloud patches, whilst the reverse sustains a feng-
huang or phoenix bird. The shoulder being encircled
by a striate band with four rosettes and scroll motifs.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11 inches; diameter, \0y2 inches.
14 — Black and Brown Decorated Wine Jar {chiu tsun)
Typical high shouldered oviform with wide apertured
short neck and spreading foot. Dense buff Tz'u-chou
stoneware coated in a mottled old ivory and gray glaz
ing. The sketchy light brown and black overglaze
painting including three quadrifoil panels, one of which
displays a Taoist sage ; the second holds a crane among
flowering plants and the third conventional floral de
signs. A band of leafy scrolls encircles the shoulder
with four rosettes, while its base is surrounded by a
palm leaf border.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 12 inches; diameter, 11 inches.

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15 — Engraved Sung Tz'u-chou Bottle {hua p'ing)
Graceful pear shape with slender flaring neck. Dense
buff stoneware invested with a layer of cream-white
"slip" that is partly etched away in the graffiato process;
the design showing a series of floral and scroll borders
of varied widths, covered with a transparent glaze of
ivory-white tone that includes interesting zones of drab
clouding.Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 12 inches; diameter, 6% inches.
16 — Engraved Tz'u-chou Jar {hsiao kuan)
Small cylindric shape with low inverted foot. Dense
buff stoneware, invested with an etched decoration in
graffiato process, its details displaying a wide central
border of leafy scrolls, with flanking upper and lower
bands uniformly cut in narrow geometrical patterns.
The raised ornament with transparent glazing being
delicately outlined in black and showing an old ivory
toned background. T'ang type.
Early Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5 inches; diameter, 4j4 inches.
17 — Engraved Black and White Pillow {tz'u-chen)
Oblong shape with concaved top (for the head). Early
porcellanous Ting-chou or Tz'u-chou ware with etched
ornamentation known as graffiato, the rounded upper
side displaying a series of ornately engraved linear bands
with nine small floral sprays and interlaced border pat
terns, filled in with black against the soft white (cream
toned) body color. The long white side panels sustain
etched floral scrolls, while the two square white ends
hold grotesque fu-lions.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; width, 8x4% inches.
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1 8 — Black and White Plant Jar {tz'u-kang)
Quasi-cylindric shape with molded ornamentation in
high relief ; light toned Tz'u-chou ware with pale ivory-
white glaze showing a crackle texture. The raised de
tails outlined in brownish-black, including an archaic
"earth-dragon" that encircles the body and emits scroll
ing vapor. The upper rim is surrounded by symbolic
"ling chih" or fungus patches molded in bold relief, and
in harmony with the spreading base where the fungus
motifs are supplemented by herbage. A strongly
modelled and unique example of its class.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 14 inches; diameter, 15j4 inches.
19 — Decorated Turquoise-blue Bottle {hua p'ing)
Ovoidal shape with small everted neck. Dense heavy
reddish buff Tz'u-chou pottery, with turquoise-blue
glazing under which appears an archaic black decora
tion in the form of two foliated panels that hold floral
details, while the shoulder sustains a striate band with
four floral rosettes.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 13% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
20 — Engraved Black and White Water Dish* {chu hu)
Shallow round shape with wide spreading base. Thick
porcellanous Tz'u-chou ware enriched with an en
graved floral border in soft ivory-white tone, showing
the ground picked out in lustrous black; has a brown
stained biscuit foot and earthy incrustations from long
burial.Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 8% inches.
*Used by a Sung artist for his India-ink-well.
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Group of white Ting ware, chiefly dating from the Sung
dynasty — an age of achievement, which has been called the
"Augustan age" in China, when the more peacefully inclined
emperors of this somewhat protracted era (960-1279 A.D.)
gave patronage to art, literature and ceramics.
One of the characteristic features of white Ting lies in
the beauty of a soft lustrous glazing, with its creamy-white
tonality (pai Ting yao), often showing "tear drops" due to
its running in the kiln. Another variety, emanating from the
same northern kilns, is termed "fen Ting," distinguished by
a "rice-flour" tint in the glaze ; nan Ting is another term for
the same soft white types coming from the southern kilns,
while the darker or ivory toned examples are classified as "t'u
Ting yao."
21 — White Ting Chou Bowl {pai wan)
Shallow conical shape; porcellanous light buff toned
Ting ware with soft cream-white glazing. The interior
sustains a five-pointed outline of the curious "stapelia"
flower (like a starfish) centered by brownish fleckings.
The exterior glazing is completed with five white escal-
loped lobes that border the rim, whilst its foot shows the
buff paste in unglazed biscuit state.
Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
22 — Engraved White Ting Chou Vase {hua p'ing)
Oviformed biberon shape with small everted neck. Por
cellanous buff toned Ting ware, enriched with an incised
decoration under a soft cream white glazing. The or
nate floral scrolls in graffiato freely covering the
rounded upper section, while its base is surrounded by
an ascending plantain leaf border. Has repaired lip
with gold lacquer.
Pai Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, \2y2 inches; diameter, 7 inches.
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23— Engraved and Colored Pillow {tz'u chen)
Quasi-semicircular shape, reddish-buff toned T'ang pot
tery with interesting colored and etched decoration.
The upper panel with lustrous leaf-green bordering sus
tains an engraved floral stem with its foliage in outline
picked out in leaf-green, amber yellow and ivory-white
upon a ground glazing of dull lustred brick-red. A
remarkable example of early enamel painting.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, Ay2 inches; width, 14x9 inches.
24 — Engraved and Colored Pillow {tz'u chen)
Narrow oblong shape ; fine buff toned Tz'u-chou ware,
invested with a remarkable graffiato and colored deco
ration. The details on upper section include a lotus flow
ered central panel with amber-yellow ground, flanked
on either side by light green crackled panels each of
which displays a boy in cream white and red attire with
etched outlines, each bearing a toy drum, while uni
formly posed beside a dark green tree and field. The
narrow sides with engraved bordering displaying con
centric yellow scrolls on green ground.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5 inches; length, 17% x 7y2 inches.
Note: Such pottery pillows were said to be "efficacious in
keeping the eyes clear and preserving the sight so that in old
age fine writing can be read."
25 — Gray and White Decorated Bottle {hua p'ing)
Graceful pear shape with slender flaring neck. Ting-
chou ware, with crackled light buff glazing, presenting
a series of grayish-drab bands in floral scroll and inter
laced border patterns. These ornate mishima like de-
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tails, analogical with early Korean ware, are followed
below by plain grayish-drab and buff bands with crackle.
Has a repaired lip with gold lacquer.
T'u Ting yao ; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11 inches; diameter, 5% inches.
26 — Black and Green Decorated Wine Jar {chiu tsun)
High shouldered oviform with wide apertured mouth
and short neck. Dense buff toned Tz'u-chou stoneware
invested with a lustrous bluish-green glaze over a black
painted decoration. The details showing two interlaced
panel forms: one of which presents an archaic dragon
amid cloud patches, whilst its reverse sustains a mythical
feng-huang or phcenix-bird. The shoulder being en
circled by a band with rosette and scroll motifs, peculiar
to its period.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11% inches; diameter, 10% inches.
27 — Two White Ting Wine Cups {chiu chen)
Cinquefoil (lobed) shapes, joined to their original hold
ers of like foliated forms. Porcellanous Ting-chou
ware, with soft cream-white glazing of even quality.
Pai Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2y2 inches; diameter with holders, 3% inches.
28 — Engraved White Ting Ware Plate {pai hsi)
Shallow shape with six-foil indented rim, porcellanous
Ting-chou ware ornamented with incised lotus flowers
and leafy scrolls, under the soft lustred rice-white glaz
ing.
Pai Ting yao ; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Diameter, 7 inches.
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29 — White Ting Ware Bowl {pai wan)
Six-lobed, with ribbing and low foot. Porcellanous
Ting-chou ware ; evenly glazed in a rice-wrnte tone of
soft lustre ; the ribbed exterior is without ornament while
the interior sustains a faintly impressed panel with fun
gus scrolls.
Pai Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, Sy inches.
30 — Engraved Tu Ting Bowl {tz'u wan)
Slightly flaring round shape with narrow oxidized silver
rim* and flat base. Porcellanous southern Ting ware, in
vested with a crackled glazing of old ivory tone. The
interior sustains an incised ornament of floral sprays and
grasses while the exterior is plain.
Tu Ting yao; late Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
*The metal rim generally to be noted on early Sung ware
bowls may be explained : Such bowls were placed bottom upwards
in the kiln seggar — a position which would not permit the thin-
edged rim to be covered by the glaze; therefore, to correct this
unfinished appearance and an unpleasant touch for the human lips,
a narrow rim of gold, silver or copper was carefully applied to
set off and finish its roughness.
31 — White Ting Ware Jar {tz'u tsun)
Globular shape, fashioned after an ancient bronze alms
bowl. Light buff southern Ting ware partly covered
with a buff clouded cream white glazing ending in a
running line half way down the base and showing "tear
drops" on one side while the interior sustains linear
wheel marks. Early Xllth century.
Nan Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5% inches; diameter, 8j4 inches.
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32 — Rare Marbled Glaze Bowl {tz'u wan)
Flaring shape with flanged lip and short base. Porcel
lanous greyish-white pate with a mottled white and
greyish glaze, presenting a scrolling marbled effect with
soft lustre and stained crackle. Interior bears seggar
marks.
Early Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
33 — Rare Pink and White Ting Bowl {tz'u wan)
Graceful round shape with broad channelled upper
rim; porcellanous greyish-white pate coated over with
a soft lustrous cream glazing, which is distinguished
by a shell-pink clouding; appearing on the interior and
exterior alike. Only one other example known and
without parallel. Provisionally ascribed to the Tenth
Century.
Early Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2>y2 inches; diameter, 6% inches.
34 — White Coiled Snake Ornament {pai tz'u-pei)
Molded body with scales naturally coiled in rounded
form; its head appearing uppermost (used as a paper
weight) . Porcellanous Ting-chou paste, thickly coated
with cream-white glazing showing a soft glossy quality,
together with some exfoliations from age.
Ting-chou ware. Early Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 5y inches.
35— White Ting Ewer {shui kuan)
Globular body with contracted neck, expanded spout
and recurved handle; porcellanous light buff paste uni
formly covered with a thick cream-white glazing of
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soft lustre and small crackle texture, showing running
"tear drops" peculiar to its provenance.
Ting chou yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 8y inches; diameter, 5 inches.
36 — Crackled Ivory White Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Pear shaped body with cylindric neck; porcellanous
light buff ware (probably Kiang-nan) without orna
ment, invested with an ivory-white glaze of even quality
and showing small crackle.
T'u Ting yao; Yuan dynasty, 1280-1367, A.D.
Height, 12y inches; diameter, 6% inches.
37 — Reversible White Ting Pillow {pai-tz'u chen)
Quadriform with four depressed sides (for the head)
and two square flat ends. Ting-chou ware, without or
nament, uniformly coated in a cream-white toned glaze
running thinly on two alternate sides, which show pale
drab and white linear bands with crackle.
Fen Ting yao; Yuan dynasty, 1280-1367.
Height, 5% inches; diameter, 10 inches.
38 — White Sung Ting Bottle {pai-tz'u p'ing)
Bulbous rounded body with cylindric neck; porcellan
ous light buff Ting chou ware, showing slight linear
striate wheel marks under the cream-white toned glaz
ing, together with crackle and some stained clouding.
The foot underneath bears a raised seal mark reading,
"Made in the reign of Yuan Lung" (discarded title of
a Sung emperor) .
Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, \ZJ/2 inches; diameter, 8% inches.
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39 — Crackled Greyish White Bottle {tz'u p'ing)
Tapering ovoidal shape with small flanged neck; por
cellanous buff toned pate, showing linear wheel marks
under the lustrous ashen-white glazing, together with
brownish stained crackle.
T'u Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 12 inches; diameter, 6% inches.
40 — Sepulchral Two Handled T'ang Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Graceful amphora shape with slender neck and flanged
lip, bearing two serpent handles. Reddish buff pottery
pate, invested with a greenish-grey glazing of soft
glossy texture, showing minutely fissured crackle like
glazing, whilst its base is left in typical unglazed biscuit
state. A well recognized type of its epoch.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 16% inches; diameter, 7% inches.
41 — Dripping Greyish-white Vase {With two handles)
Bulbous jug shape (shui p'ing) with a short neck and
two recurved handles; its greyish-buff pate remaining
partly in stained biscuit state, and showing wheel marks.
The shoulder and neck being coated with thick grayish-
white glaze with fissured forms of crackle and running
down the side in dripping "tear drops" that show vitre
ous greyish-green tones.
Posterior Liang or T'ang dynasty (?), 907-936, A.D.
Height, 9% inches; diameter, 8 inches.
42— Molded Light Brown Wine Ewer {Without handle)
Ovoidal shape with spreading foot and everted ewer
spout; (handle missing) greyish stoneware with applied
rosette-like plaquettes and seals, presenting impressed
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dragons, phcenix-birds and double fish emblems. The
body is covered with a pale brownish-yellow glaze that
shows a crackle texture and stops short near the base.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Height, 12 inches; diameter, 6 inches.
43 — Engraved Amber Yellow Ting Bowl {Tz'u wan)
Slightly flaring shape ; reddish buff pate. The interior
presenting an incised lotus flower design carved in
slight relief which, like the plain exterior, is covered
with a pale amber toned glaze. Base showing biscuit
(unglazed) state.
T'u Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 7y inches.
44 — White Ting Jar with Handles {tz'u tsun)
Globular shape with short channelled neck, supporting
two small handles; light greyish-buff Ting-chou ware
with linear wheel marks, partly covered by white and
grey clouded glazing running downward where it ends
in irregular "tear drops."
T'u Ting yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 6% inches; diameter; 5% inches.
45 — Ribbed Amber- yellow Jar {tz'u tsun)
Bulbous melon shape with raised vertical ribbing and
short rimmed neck. Dense buff toned pate, invested
with a deep amber-yellow glaze of dull lustre stopping
short toward the base, which is left in biscuit state.
Probably early Sung, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5y inches; diameter, 6 inches.
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46 — Tall White Engraved Vase {hua p'ing)
Slender baluster bottle shape with small flanged neck
and spreading foot. Dense buff Tz'u-chou stoneware in
vested with a layer of white "slip" which has been etched
away to form a conventional lotus flower band near the
shoulder, flanked by striate lines, under the translucent
white glazing, speckled grey from age. Bears potter's
kiln mark with the numeral san (three) .
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 16 inches; diameter, 5% inches.
47 — Engraved Light Green Vases {hua p'ing)
Slender oviform with small neck. Dense greyish toned
stoneware ornamented with concentric floral scrolls that
are freely carved in the pate under a light sea-green
celadon glazing of brilliant quality which is further dis
tinguished by long crackle and thick running "tear
drops" at the base. Has grey biscuit foot; probably a
Northern Chinese prototype of the thirteenth century,
Korean celadon ware.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, YZ-%. inches; diameter, 7 inches.
Korean pottery examples more or less contemporary and
analogous with the Sung dynasty in China. The artistic merit
of these Korean examples lies not always in the Chinese forms,
but rather in the mellowness or softly lustred glazes with
which the earlier Korean potters invested their products, to
gether with a varying tonality and simple forms of embellish
ment. 48 — Decorated Olive Brown Vase {hua p'ing)
Slender ovoidal shape with small flanged neck and gold
lacquered lip. Brown stained stoneware with yellowish
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speckled olive-green glazing of dull lustre, presenting a
freely painted overglaze decoration rendered in con
trasting deep olive-brown tones in the form of closely
scrolled vines, together with a descending leaf border
at the shoulder, whilst a narrow palmation band sur
rounds the base. An unusual Chinese example with an
intangible Korean flavor.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11 inches; diameter, 7 inches.

49 — Decorated Korean Vase {Kao-H p'ing)
Oviformed baluster-shaped with small everted neck
and spreading foot; dark greyish toned pottery sustain
ing a series of incised border motifs with white {mi-
shima) inlaying in scrolled floral designs against a dark
grey glazed body of soft lustre.
Korai period, probably fourteenth century.
Height, 11% inches; diameter, 6% inches.

50 — Decorated Korean Vase {Kao-H p'ing)
Oviformed baluster shape with small neck. Dark grey
ish pate, invested with a greyish speckled moleskin toned
glazing of dull lustre ; relieved around the body by con
trasting white clay inlaying in the mishima style and
in the alternate form of foliated panels with naturalistic
plant motifs and trees.
Korai period. Probably thirteenth century ( ?) .
Height, 12% inches; diameter, 7 inches.

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Group of highly prized Chun ware, dating from the Sung
and Yuan dynasties, among which appear notable examples
in "mixed color" glazing, so much appreciated by native vir
tuosi since the fourteenth century. Though studiously copied
by the Imperial potters in Ch'ing-te Cheng, during later
periods there remained an appreciable distinction between the
old and newer products noted by connoisseurs of former times.
So, too, it may be said that the Chun specimens of the older
varieties possess certain attraction and interest for the col
lectors of to-day; thus such objects have become the rarest and
most sought after among Chinese ceramics.
The Chiin ware is undecorated except for a striking display
of colors in the brilliant glaze, often showing a variegated
appearance due to infinitesimal traces of iron and copper
oxides, that became transformed by the magic results of the
kilns in transmutation or flambe effects. In some of these ex
amples we may behold "flaming-red" and purplish-blue cloud
ing, together with soft old turquoise hues or the "sky-blue"
and lavender and "moonlight" tonalities, besides the varied
green and brownish fleckings or sporadic streaks. Lastly
should be noted the peculiar irregularities in the thick opal
escent glazing, including rifts like "earthworm tracks" (ch'iu-
yin-wen) which are considered to be distinguishing marks on
the best Sung pieces.
51— Chun Ware Saucer Dish {tz'u tieh)
Shallow rounded shape; brownish stoneware invested
with a bluish clair de lune {yueh pai) glaze of soft opal
escent quality and crackle. Has a light millet colored
edge and brown foot rim.
Chiin type ; late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367, A.D.
Diameter, 4% inches.
52— Chun Ware Saucer Dish {tz'u tieh)
Deep rounded shape; dense reddish {tz'u t'ai) stone
ware. The soft opalescent crackle glazing on its face
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presenting an olive green celadon tone, slightly splashed
near the border with red and bluish clouding. The re
verse side shows a like deep celadon glaze stopping short
above the biscuit base and foot.
Chiin yao; Sung dynasty (960-1279). Diameter, 5 inches.
53 — Chun Ware Plate {tz'u p'an)
Deep rounded shape; hard reddish Chiin Chou {tz'u-
t'ai) stoneware, with soft opalescent clair, de lune {yueh,
pai) glaze, including three "flaming-red" flambe cloud
patches, that show speckled purplish frosting in the out
lining. The underside is invested with a rare variety of
speckled crimson red that displays interesting fleecy blue
and green fleckings. A superlative example of its class.
Chiin yao ; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Diameter, 7 inches.
54 — Chun Ware Plate {tz'u p'an)
Deep rounded shape with narrow border. Hard red
dish brown Chiin Chou ware with soft opalescent clair
de lune {yueh pai) glaze ; its panel marked by a cloud
ing plum-purple and red flambe (due to protain of cop
per), while the border sustains four separate bursts or
splashes of brilliant red. An even pearly clair de lune
glazing appears on the back.
Chiin yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Diameter, 7x/l inches.
55 — Chun Ware Bowl {tz'u-wan)
Deep rounded shape; hard brown burnt Chiin stone
ware, sustaining a clair de lune crackle glaze and with
opalescent quality, showing passages of lavender, blue
and green hues on the exterior, while the interior sus
tains an even bluish claire de lune nuance.
Chiin yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 5% inches.
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56 — Chun Ware Bowl {tz'u-wan)
Deep rounded shape; dense greyish Chiin stoneware.
The exterior presents a boldly crackled clair de lune
glaze of opalescent quality that is carried to the interior
with the added effect of greyish-blue clouding and two
strongly defined purplish-red patches of curious angular
formation.
Chiin yao; late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 7 inches.
57— Chun Ware Bowl {tz'u-wan)
Deep rounded shape flaring at sides. Hard reddish
Chiin ware sustaining a speckled clair de lune {yueh
pai) glaze, with slight vertical streaking; the interior
being marked with a single flambe gleam of red; the
thick running glaze on the exterior ending with an ir
regular dripping outline toward its base.
Chiin yao ; Late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367 A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 7% inches.
58— Small Chun Ware Tripod Jar {hsiao lu)
Low oviform shape with broad rim and three small
rudimentary feet. Hard Chiin stoneware invested with
an opalescent clair de lune glazing, that merges into a
bluish nuance at the rim and toward the bulging base.
Chiin yao; Late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367 A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 3 inches.
59— Chun Ware Incense Jar {With cover)
Globular shape with short rimmed neck and two small
curved handles. Hard reddish brown Chiin ware,
coated with a soft opalescent clair de lune {yueh pai)
glaze, boldly crackled and relieved by fortuitous crim-
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son and purple hued splashes which appear on either
side of the exterior between the handles.
Chun yao ; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 4% inches.
6o — Chun Ware Incense Burner {hsiang lu ting)
Bulbous tripod shape with broad everted rim and two
recurved handles that support vertical "ears." Hard
buff toned Chiin ware invested with a characteristic clair
de lune glaze of soft opalescent quality, showing blue
and greyish zones with crackle. The upper edges with
thin glaze showing the usual millet tinge.
Chiin yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 5% inches; diameter, 5 inches.
6 1 — Chun Ware Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Typical ovoidal shape with short neck sustaining two
curving handles. Reddish buff stoneware, invested with
an opalescent clair de lune {yueh pai) glaze which ex
tends to the interior. The exterior with moonlight
{clair de lune) nuance displaying varied mottling of
bluish-grey and purple speckling, together with crackle
and stopping short near the base.
Chiin yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 6 inches; diameter, 7 inches.
62 — Soft Chun Ware Jar {tz'u tsun)
Ovoid coupe shape with wide aperture and low foot.
Buff {sha-t'ai) clay pate, invested with an opalescent
clair de lune of the purplish mottled and streaked vari
ety including zones with pin-head speckling. The fluent
glaze stopping short in a thick congealed welt near
the base. (Mended with gold lacquer.)
Chiin yao; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 6% inches; diameter, 7 inches.
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63 — Tall Chun Flambe Ware Vase {tz'u p'ing)
High shouldered ovoidal shape tapering down to the
base with small apertured mouth. Dense dark greyish
stoneware; invested with an opalescent clair de lune
glaze of bluish tinge, with light crackle merging into
lavender and greenish shading, together with sporadic
amethystine purple and red flambe splashes. The fluid-
ized glaze ending above the wheel marked base in thick
irregular outline. The heavy foot being ground off.
Has teakwood stand.
Late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367 A.D.
Height, 13% inches; diameter, 7 inches.
64 — Soft Chun Ware Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Lobed-baluster shape; reddish buff Chiin Chou pate
invested with an opalescent clair de lune {yueh pai)
glaze of pale turquoise cast; running in thick irregular
ridges around the shoulder, together with crackle and
zones of yellowish millet tints.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 6% inches; diameter, 4% inches.
65 — Soft Chun Chou Plate {tz'u p'an)
Shallow rounded shape ; greyish-buff pate, invested with
pale opalescent old turquoise glazing of the clair de lune
variety, showing an even quality with crackle. The re
verse sustaining a similar glaze merging into light olive-
green tones.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Diameter, 7% inches.
66— Small Clair De Lune Incense Jar {hsiao-lu)
Low oviform shape with contracted neck and broad
rimmed aperture; porcellanous Chiin Chou ware, in
vested with a soft opalescent clair de lune glaze of even
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quality, but merging into a pale lavender cast. The
interior sustains a similar glazing with light buff toned
edges. Kuan yao type.
Late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367 A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 3 inches.
67 — Small Kuan Ware Jar {hsiao tz'u tsun)
Globular shape with short flaring neck, supporting two
small curved handles. Reddish buff Hang Chou pot
tery (?) invested with a soft opalescent old turquoise
hued glaze of unctuous and smooth quality showing
brownish streaking at the mouth, together with a thick
running interior glaze of like soft tonality. Kuan yao
type. Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
68 — Small Kuan Ware Jar {hsiao tz'u tsun)
Globular shape with short flaring neck, supporting two
small recurved handles. Dark buff Hang Chou ( ?) pot
tery covered with an opalescent pale old turquoise glaze
of unctuous quality, the exterior showing rare bluish
stained crackle, and ending thickly above the base. The
interior is glazed in a clouded lavender tinge. Rare
Kuan yao or Imperial ware.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Height, 5 inches; diameter, 6 inches.
69 — Early Light Celadon Vase {With open stand)
Graceful ovoidal amphora shape (fixed in its own
stand). Fashioned in translucent white porcellanous
pate; the glazing showing a crackled greenish tinged
"egg-white" with a light bluish celadon nuance where it
remained thick. A refined example of much archaeo
logical interest. Probably Jueh yao (?).
Early Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 6% inches; diameter, 2% inches.
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70 — Light Clair De Lune Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Bulbous oviform shape with short everted neck; fer
ruginous greyish paste, burnt brown at the rim of mouth
and foot. The opalescent light clair de lune glaze show
ing a greyish lavender cast with strong crackle; ending
above the base in linear form with salient "tear drop"
effect on one side.
Chun chou type ; Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 6% inches; diameter, 8 inches.
71 — Lustrous Monochrome Brown Bowl {tz'u wan)
Deep rounded shape with everted lip. Dense reddish
brown pate; uniformly covered with a unique chocolate
brown glaze of brilliant quality, including curious
streaks of "hairline" clouding. The foot underneath
with like glazing showing an iridescent quality. Im
perial ware. Tz'u Ting yao (?).
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
72— Large Brown and Black Bowl {tz'u wan)
Wide flaring conical shape with narrow foot. Brown
Chien ware with varied lustrous glazing; the interior
presenting a brown tone with reflet and speckling,
whilst the exterior sustains a brilliant black color with
silvery reflections and minute "iron-speck" markings.
Honan temmoku type.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 8% inches.
73— Crackled Olive Celadon Bowl {Ch'ing wan)
Rounded shape with low foot. Dark buff toned pate,
covered uniformly with a thick olive-green celadon
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glazing of smooth and unctuous quality, surcharged with
a characteristic crackle; the fluent glaze stopping short
above the foot in thick welts. Lung-ch'iian Ko ware.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 8% inches.
74— Early Black "Temmoku" Tea Bowl* {p'ieh wan)
Flaring conical shape with narrow gilt-metal rim; thick
black toned Chien ware, invested inside and outside with
an iridescent black glaze showing the peculiar golden
brown and bluish streaking simulating the rich plumage
on the breast of a partridge ; hence such examples have
been termed "partridge cups" or bowls, and referred to
as temmoku.
Early Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 7 inches.
*Bowls of this type and period were stoved in an inverted
position, so that the reversed rims remained unglazed, and to
correct this unfinished appearance, a narrow metal band of silver
or copper was applied. Vide No. 30.
75— Small Dappled "Temmoku" Tea Bowl {p'ieh wan)
Shallow flaring shape with straight sides. Dense greyish
Honan ware, with mottled coffee-brown and black glaz
ing of lustrous quality, representing a variety of the so-
called "hare's fur" cups, much esteemed in Japan for
tea contests and termed temmoku.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2 inches; diameter, 5% inches.
76 — Lustrous Brown "Temmoku" Jar {tz'u tsun)
Ovoid shape with short straight neck ; buff toned pottery
pate, presenting a lustrous copper-brown glaze with
iridescent greenish black dapplings as it merges thicker
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into uneven billowy lines toward the biscuit base. Light
"hare's fur" type.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Height, 5 inches; diameter, 5 inches.
77 — Small Dappled Lavender Jar {hsiang tsun)
Pear shape with contracted mouth. Dark buff-toned
Honan pottery, invested with a speckled greyish-blue
glaze showing a lavender cast broken by interesting pas
sages of deep buff and warm dove-grey patches. The
opalescent glaze ending thickly in fairly straight welts
above the ferruginous biscuit foot. Kuan or Chiin yao
type.Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 4% inches.
78 — Small Brownish Crackle Bottle {hua p'ing)
Globular shape with small everted neck; dark greyish
toned stoneware invested with a brownish cafe au lait
clouded glaze, showing varied zones of stone grey
crackle and brilliancy with unctuous quality. Ko yao
type.Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Height, 3 inches; diameter, 3 inches.
79 — Small Mottled Drab Bowl {tz'u wan)
Shallow conical shape with flaring sides and small foot.
Porcellanous greyish pate, coated with a translucent
crackle glaze of mottled grey hue; the interior showing
cafe au lait dappling amid olive-green and brown stain
ing (from wear and age) while the exterior sustains
similar drab and warm buff clouding without the green
ish passages noted inside.
Probably a pre-Sung dynasty example.
Height, 2 inches; diameter, 4J4 inches.
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80 — T'ang Brown and Grey Splashed Jar {tz'u tsun)
Globular shape with low everted neck presenting a
channelled rim. Greyish-buff pate, with a dull lustred
olive-brown underglaze sustaining an overglazing in
light greyish-blue splashes with frosted flecking, ending
in irregular curving outlines above the biscuit foot. An
early prototype of the Japanese Takatori potteries.
Pre-Sung or T'ang type. Circa tenth century.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 5 inches.
81 — Pale Russet and Yellow Flambe {tz'u tsun)
Graceful ovoid shape with short everted neck; brownish
stained pottery with a soft lustred old russet- red and
amber-yellow glazing in fortuitous flambe effect, pre
senting an unusual serrated clouding and flecking, the
smooth fluent glazing of rare quality, ending above the
brownish stained biscuit foot.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Height, 5 inches; diameter, 5 inches.
82 — Pale Chocolate Brown Jar {With cover en suite)
Globular shape with vertical melon-like ribs and short
rimmed neck, including original low conical cover.
Dense grey porcellanous pate, invested with a soft lus
tred "chocolate brown" glazing of dull old copper tint
{hsien hung).
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Height, 5 inches; diameter, 5 inches.
83 — Brown and Greyish-blue Flambe Jar {tz'u kuan)
Globular shape with small everted neck and flanged lip.
Brownish stained pate with dull lustred brown under
glaze, sustaining salient greyish-blue and olive flambe
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markings around the neck and shoulder. The brown
body glazing stopping short toward the wheel-marked
and stained biscuit base. An early prototype of Japan
ese Takatori pottery.
Pre-Sung or T'ang dynasty type.
Height, 8% inches; diameter, 6 inches.
84 — Small Turquoise-blue Jar {Chiao tz'u tsun)
Ribbed melon shaped with short rimmed neck and
showing impressed scroll border around the shoulder.
Brown stained pate invested with a turquoise-blue glaze
of translucent quality; recalling Persian or Syrian
pottery. Bears an incuse mark in two characters {yu
chin) "precious like jade."
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 4 inches.
85 — Black Glazed Vase {wu-ni p'ing)
Graceful pear shape with slender flaring neck and low
foot. Dense buff ware showing linear wheel marks
under the lustrous black glaze {wu-ni) together with
very minute and even brownish speckling. Black Tz'u-
chou ware (?).
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11 inches; diameter, 5% inches.
86 — Brown and Black Speckled Vase {wu-ni p'ing)
Tall cylindrical shape with short compressed neck.
Dark stained buff pate with black glaze showing olive-
brown speckling and capriciously marked by a frosted
dripping with "tear drops" running through its centre,
probably due to an overglazing as on later Japanese
Takatori pottery.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D. Height, 19 inches; diameter, 6 inches.
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87 — Lustrous Black Bottle {wu-ni p'ing)
Globular shape with small apertured neck. Sandy red
dish-buff Honan pottery, coated with a brilliant black
glaze {wu-ni) of even quality, ending near the base with
short drippings like tear drops. Black temmoku type.
Late Sung or Yuan dynasty, 960-1367, A.D.
Height, 8 inches; diameter, 7y2 inches.
88 — Early Mirror Glazed Coupe {wu-ni chan)
Ovoidal cup shape with small foot. Dense buff toned
Tz'u chou ware invested with a brilliant black enamel
glaze, stopping short in an uneven welt above the buff
biscuit foot.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 3% inches.
89 — Two Early Black Glazed Vases {wu-ni p'ing)
Quasi-cylindrical shape, with short everted necks.
Dark-greyish wheel-marked pate, invested with a soft
lustred black glaze, with minute flecking. Early types.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 8 inches; diameter, 4 inches.
90 — Black and White Ting Yao Bowl {tz'u wan)
Shallow rounded shape; porcellanous Ting chou pate
invested, on both the exterior and interior, with a bril
liant brownish black glaze, leaving a cream white
glazed rim on either side. Early type.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 2 inches; diameter, 5 inches.
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91 — Engraved Olive Green Bottle {tz'u p'ing)
Bulbous ovoidal shape with small apertured neck.
Dense brown stained stoneware, coated with a soft lus
tred olive-green glaze flecked with "tea-green" (proto
type of a much later product), engraved in archaic
scrolling design and ending in an irregular fluent line
above the stained biscuit base. Early type.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 11% inches; diameter, 8% inches (?).
92 — Decorated Green and Yellow Bottle {tz'u p'ing)
Bulbous ovoid shape with small apertured neck and
flanged lip. Brownish stained stoneware presenting a
brownish green speckled glazing of dull lustre, with
superimposed decoration in yellow and green flecked
scroll design. Egori style. The flat biscuit foot under
neath bears a potter's private mark.
Probably pre-Sung of the ninth or tenth century ( ?).
Height, 14% inches; diameter, 12 inches.
93 — Decorated Brown and Black Bottle {hua p'ing)
Globular shape with small compressed neck ; dense buff
toned pate, showing linear wheel marks under a soft iri
descent black glazing, relieved by an archaic brown leaf
decoration. The foot underneath bears numeral mark
"erh" (2) of potter. Early type.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 12% inches; diameter, 10 inches.
94 — Olive-brown and Etched Vase {hua tz'u p'ing)
Bulbous pear shape with attenuated flaring neck. Dense
dark grey stoneware, with the upper zone in olive-
green glazing involving an etched and pricked border
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design of archaic scrolls picked out in black enamel out
lining and separated from the metallic brown lower sec
tion by a straight welt of bluish-grey frosting.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 9% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
95 — Decorated Green and Black Vase {Iu tz'u p'ing)
Slender pear shape with slightly spreading neck; dense
reddish-buff pottery pate with lustrous emerald-green
glazing and fine {yu-tz'u) crackle, sustaining a black
overglaze decoration in the form of a leafy vine.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 10 inches; diameter, 4% inches.

Group of the more ancient example in glazed Chinese
potteries, comprehending pre-Sung, T'ang and Han objects of
typical forms and early colors, unearthed in northern China
during recent years, whose existence was almost unknown
in the last decade. Such wonderful finds have helped to
stimulate a widespread interest amongst collectors, as rep
resenting those precursory phases in the development of cera
mic art, that practically reached its noblest forms under the
Sung emperors.

96 — Monochrome Peacock Blue Vase {k'ung-chiio-lu
p'ing)
Tall ovoidal shape with small gilt-metal rimmed aper
ture. Dense buff pate showing linear "wheel made
ridges" under lustrous peacock blue (k'ung-chuo-lu)
glaze. Has a sunken biscuit foot.
Yuan dynasty, 1280-1368, A.D.
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97— Mottled Green Glazed Vase {Lu tz'u p'ing)
Quasi-cylindric shape with short and slightly constricted
neck, fashioned after a Han granary urn. Dense red
dish-brown pottery pate sustaining a dark mottled cu
cumber-green glaze with brownish black vertical streak
ing, exfoliations of the glaze appearing on one side near
its foot.
Sui or pre-T'ang dynasty, 581-906, A.D.
Height, 10% inches; diameter, 6 inches.
98 — Mottled Peacock Blue Vase {K'ung chuo lu p'ing)
Curving quadrangular shape with tall everted neck and
short spreading foot. Dense buff toned pate sustaining
a thickly mottled peacock-blue glaze, with leaping
fluent quality, merging here and there into greenish
clouding. Has a flat biscuit foot.
Yuan dynasty, 1280-1367.
Height, 15 inches; width, 4% inches.
99 — Speckled Lapis Blue Vase (C king lu p'ing)
High shouldered clavated shape tapering down to the
foot and with short rimmed mouth. Dense buff toned
pate invested with a salient flowing lapis-blue glaze run
ning in irregular scale-like congealed welts and show
ing white speckling amid greenish hued splashes. Has a
flat biscuit foot.
Late Sung dynasty type, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 8% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
100 — Malachite-green Wine Ewer {With cover)
Globular shape with short dragon-head spout and
curved handle. Dense buff toned pate with raised orna
ment in the form of small stringed shell-like borders and
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five rosettes, uniformly glazed in a malachite-green with
iridescent quality, from long immurement.
Ascribable to the T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 8% inches; diameter, 5 inches.
ioi — Ornamented Green Pottery Vase {Lu tz'u p'ing)
Slender oviformed jar shape, with four side handles and
pierced foot (through which silken cord braids may be
passed) . Dense buff-toned pate with applied ornaments
in low relief, showing a series of small rosettes with pen
dants and stringed shell-like borderings on shoulder
under a uniform translucent and lustrous "jade-green"
glaze. Traces -of earthy incrustation remaining of the
loess from where this excavated example was found.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Height, 8 inches; diameter, 5% inches.
102 — Ornamented Light Celadon Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Shapely bottle form with melon ribbed body and slender
spreading neck, sustaining similar fluted ribbing, sup
porting two small looped handles, together with a nar
row key-fret {lei-wen) band and knobs. The porcel
lanous buff pate with translucent glaze, showing a light
celadon tinge where it remained thick, surcharged with
crackle. Has sunken biscuit foot.
Late T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 8% inches; diameter, 4 inches.
103 — Ornamented Light Celadon Vase {tz'u p'ing)
Graceful pear shape with flaring neck and spreading
foot. Dense porcellanous buff pate; embellished with
a series of impressed linear bands composed in arabesque
and floral scroll designs and with slight relief under a
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translucent light crackle glaze, showing the celadon
(jade-like) tint where it remained thick. Has sunken
biscuit foot with earthy incrustations. A rare fen-ch'ing
example.T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Height, 7yL inches; diameter, 4 inches.
104 — Mottled Tortoise Shell Red Tripod {Tang tz'u lu)
Globular shape with short everted neck and three feet
(injured). Dense buff-toned pate, with applied orna
ment in low relief, presenting a series of five rosette-like
panels, with impressed scrolls and figures of men who
support or carry large hounds. The glazing of a mot
tled "tortoise-shell" red color including characteristic
yellow and green splashes of clouding. An ancient pro
totype of the eighteenth century. Whieldon ware of
Staffordshire.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 5% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
105 — Mottled Tortoise Shell Pottery Jar {Tang tz'u
kuan)
Globular Buddhist alms bowl shape, with slightly con
stricted mouth. Dense buff pate; the exterior partly in
vested with a so-called mottled "tortoise-shell" glazing,
showing fluorescent yellow, green and buff tones running
down the side in serrated ridges, leaving the lower half
in biscuit state.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Height, 6 inches; diameter, 8% inches.
106 — Dark Amber Glazed Vase {T'ang tz'u p'ing)
Graceful ovoidal shape with attenuated neck. Dense
buff pate. The dark reddish brown amber toned glaze,
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being only applied to the neck and shoulder, has run
down the sides in serrated form of "tear drops" leaving
the lower portion in biscuit state. The shoulder show
ing a linear striate band under the glaze.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 10% inches; diameter, 6% inches.
107 — Small Marbleized Glaze Jar {Tang tz'u kuan)
Globular shape with short straight neck and small low
foot. Dense buff pate invested with a mottled brown
and yellow glazing in marbled effect (of the "tortoise
, shell" variety). Exfoliations in the glaze appear on
the shoulder from age and burial. The interior is thinly
covered with a light green glaze.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 4% inches.
108 — OrnaTe Green and Yellow Vase {T'ang tz'u p'ing)
Unique high shouldered clavate shape tapering down to
an attenuated centre with spreading foot. Dense buff-
toned pate strongly modeled in relief with lotus flower
stems and leafage. These being picked out in leaf-green
glaze of iridescent quality against an amber-yellow
ground color. The lower section separated by a narrow
raised band showing a mottled yellow and green glaze
with iridescence and earthy incrustations from long
burial. Has deep sunken biscuit foot.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Height, 8% inches; diameter, 4 inches.
109 — Early Polychrome Colored Jar {T'ang hua kuan)
Globular shape with short everted neck and constricted
foot. Dense dark greyish-buff pate decorated with a
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geometrical flowered brocading, showing a diapered de
sign of green cubes, centered by yellow and buff glazed
rosette-like plum blossoms. The colored glazing with
exfoliations, ends above the biscuit base.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 7% inches; diameter, 7% inches.
no — Engraved and Colored Plate {Tang t'zu hsi)
Shallow rounded shape ; dense buff pate in outlines in
cluding a catfish and leafy border scrolls picked out
in emerald-green against a mottled buff ground, show
ing warm and brilliant under the glazing. The reverse
border in plainly glazed lustrous green whilst the bot
tom is left in biscuit state, darkly stained by wear and
age.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Diameter, 10% inches.
iii — Engraved and Colored Dish {On three feet)
Medium deep round shape and raised on three curved
feet. Dense light buff pate, with thin pale toned glaz
ing showing fine crackle and relieved by engraved col
ored decoration. The engraved centre panel sustains a
flying duck surrounded by radial outlined flower motifs,
filled in with thickly applied yellow, blue and green
enamels, joined with white reserves.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 11% inches.
112 — Engraved and Colored Dish {On three feet)
Medium deep rounded shape, raised on three curved
feet. Dense light buff pate, with thin translucent glaz
ing showing an ivory-white tone, relieved by engraved
and colored decoration. The engraved central panel sus-
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taining a flying duck on green ground surrounded by
radial outlined flower motifs; filled in with thickly
applied yellow, green and blue enamels, joined with
light buff reserves. Finished by a plain lustrous green
border. T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 11% inches.
113 — Curious T'ang Pottery Bird {shui ti)
Quaintly fashioned in the form of a duck with small
blossom tray; used on a poet's desk as "water dripper"
{shui ti). Dense greyish-buff pate with typical green,
yellow and white toned glazing, showing iridescence
from long burial. Rare example.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Length, 5% inches.
114 — T'ang Pottery Saucer {tz'u hieh)
Shallow rounded shape; dense reddish-buff pate with
engraved and colored design, presenting a simple yel
low flower and white leaf motif with engraved out
lining on green ground surrounded by yellow and green
bordering. The reverse side is left in biscuit state.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Diameter, 4% inches.
115 — Decorated Bowl {tz'u wan)
Conventional semi-globular shape, with low foot.
Dense light buff pate, with soft cream-white glaze ; the
exterior showing a pearly opalescent clouding and
"wheel marks," while its interior sustains an early form
of painting in lustreless red and green floral design
together with simple red hair lines.
Late T'ang or early Sung dynasty. Tenth century.
Height, 2% inches; diameter, 5 inches.
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116 — Green Glazed Pottery Vase {tao p'ing)
Graceful pear shape with slender neck; reddish brown
pottery of an early period, invested with a monochrome
cucumber-rind green {ta lu) glaze in parts showing
slight spots of exfoliation from age.
Pre-T'ang or Sui dynasty type ( ?). Seventh century, A.D.
Height, 9% inches; diameter, 4 inches.
ny — Small Marbled Grey and White Jar {hsiao ying)
Globular shape with small rimmed aperture; the so-
called "agate ware" composed with a marbled blending
of greyish-drab and white clay pastes, appearing under
a thin transparent glazing.
Ascribed to the T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 3% inches.
n8 — Dark Marbled Pottery Jar {hsiao ying)
Low oviform with small rimmed aperture. Composed
with a blending of blue, yellow and red clay pastes,
giving the solid effect of dark marbling under a thin
transparent glaze, added to which appears a turquoise-
colored zone on one side. Rare specimen.
T'ang dynasty, 618-906, A.D. Height, 4% inches; diameter, 6 inches.
119 — Iridescent Han Pottery Goblet {p'iao tzu)
Tazza shape ; dense reddish buff terra-cotta toned pate.
The exterior of this bowl showing narrow furrows from
the wheel, while the spreading stem is ornately moulded
with ovoidal flutings. The leaf-green glaze is invested
with a silvery iridescence together with earthy incrusta-
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tion and exfoliations or peeling from long immurement.
A pre-T'ang type.
Probably eastern Han. Third century, A.D.
Height, 3% inches; diameter, 4% inches.
120 — Unique Green Glazed Pottery Goblet {p'iao tz'u)
Tazza shape, with spreading stem. The ornate ex
terior like a "lotus padma" showing two rows of the
curling lotus flower petals in bold relief, covered with
a strongly iridescent dark leaf-green glaze that is caked
with early incrustation of loess from long immurement.
Slight exfoliation appearing in parts. A most remark
able specimen of its provenance, dating from the in
troduction of Buddhism.
Han dynasty, 206 B.C-220 A.D.
Height, 4% inches; diameter, 4% inches.

121 — Green Han Pottery Hill Jar {Without cover)
Cylindric tripod shape, raised on three feet which are
moulded in form of bears. Fashioned after a pre-Han
bronze ritual vessel in reddish terra-cotta toned pate.
The body is encircled by deeply impressed ornamenta
tion, with forest scenes, including wild animals, such
as tigers, deer, monkeys, and demon figures among trees
and rocks, together with bird forms. Grotesque masks
with rudimentary rings finish the relief work. Coated
in a greyish sage-green glaze and showing iridescence
with greyish earthy incrustations peculiar to its prove
nance.Han dynasty, 206 B.C-220 A.D.
Height, 10% inches; diameter, 11% inches.
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122 — Ancient Green Pottery Vase {Lu tz'u p'ing)
Bulbous oviform with broad cylindric neck, fashioned
after an earlier bronze ritual vessel. Light terra cotta
toned pate, invested with cucumber-rind green glaze of
mottled and lustrous quality. A band of low relief work
is presented on the shoulder, composed of mythological
figures riding on various creatures and hunting wild
animals. This ornate impressed border is interrupted
on either side by monster heads to simulate handles with
rings, while flanking striate lines finish the neck. This
excavated example remained covered with an earthy in
crustation of loess, which was recently cleaned off.
Han dynasty, 206, B.C-220, A.D.
Height, 17% inches; diameter, 14 inches.
123 — Unglazed Pottery Sepulchral Figurine
Representing a female musician with hand drum, seated
on a square mat; reddish buff terra-cotta ware with a
slip coating of white clay, showing the remains of an
old red pigment, together with earthy incrustation of
a reddish loess, from which it was exhumed in northern
China.
Sui or T'ang dynasty, 581-906, A.D.
Height, 7 inches; base, 3% x 3% inches square.
124 — Glazed Sepulchral Figurine
Representing a tall court lady in standing pose, with the
unglazed head in biscuit state; shows the remains of a
greyish pigment. Her attire, glazed in green and yel
low, includes a long scarf which is held to cover the
hands. Earthy incrustations of loess from which it
was exhumed appear here and there in the folds of
the robes. Its foot shows a white clay paste.
Posterior T'ang or later Han dynasty, 923-946, A.D.
Height, 12 inches; base, 3 inches square.
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125 — White Ting Chou Altar Cup with Stem
Broad tazza shape with shallow bowl and expanding
stem ; close grained white Ting-chou pate. The exterior
presenting a narrow moulded spiral scroll bordering and
five Buddhist images that appear in relief, under a soft
lustred cream-white glaze, marked with deep buff-
toned staining and small crackle. Three distinct patches
of leaf-green are disclosed on the upper rim, that dis
tinguishes this rare Buddhist temple piece.
Sung dynasty, 960-1279, A.D.
Height, 4 inches; diameter, 6% inches.
Fitted with a teakwood cover and stand ; the former being sur
mounted by a jade dragon ornament.

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