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Longquan ware vase with Daoist immortals

Longquan was a market town in Zhejiang province. These green…
Porcelain bowl with Xiwangmu

Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, is an important figu…
Porcelain coffee pot

The porcelain pot is decorated in underglaze blue and overgl…
Porcelain figure of a god

The kilns at Dehua have been in production for almost one th…
Porcelain 'monk's cap' ewer

Yongle (reigned 1403-24) was the third emperor of the Ming d…
Porcelain phoenix-headed ewer

This white porcelain ewer, or pouring vessel, is considered …
Qingbai wine ewer and basin

Qingbai ('blue-white') and yingqing ('shadow blue') wares ta…
Roof tile figure of the Immortal Han Xiangzi

There are many stories about Han Xiang, who lived in the nin…
Stemcup with sea creatures

The short reign of Emperor Xuande (1426-35) was very signifi…
Stoneware figure of Budai ('Laughing Buddha')

The fat, smiling monk Budai is a popular figure in Chinese B…
Stoneware luohan

This figure was made in the Liao dynasty, following the scul…
Ceramic tombstone of Jalal al-Din cAbd al-Malik

This is the tombstone of a qadi (an Islamic judge) called Ja…
Decorated footed basin

This large basin may have been used for washing the feet of …
Fritware bowl, painted with an enthroned ruler and his attendants

The scene shows a ruler sitting on his throne in a garden, s…
Spouted jug with dragon handle

The jug may have been used as a liturgical vessel. The Armen…
Underglaze-painted tiles

This set of four brightly-painted tiles would have been part…