Iranian cultural heritage Minai pottery depicting bowls of a woman riding an elephant

Iranian cultural heritage Minai pottery depicting bowls of a woman riding an elephant

This is a Minai pottery "Bowl depicting a woman riding an elephant", created in the 12th to 13th century AD, currently collected at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Minai pottery, which originated in Iran, is a fine piece of medieval Persian ceramic art and is famous for its exquisite colorful decoration. This bowl depicts the scene of a woman riding on an elephant, showing the high integration of life and art. This work reflects the social style and artistic level of the time, and is an important material evidence for the study of medieval Islamic art and culture.
Vietnam's Li Dynasty Cultural Relics with Lid Celadon Pot

Vietnam's Li Dynasty Cultural Relics with Lid Celadon Pot

This is a celadon pot with a lid, dating from the 13th to 14th century AD. The description is as follows: During the Li and Chen dynasties, the design of the holding pot used to hold wine, water or tea was common. The pot body was usually spherical with a short molded spout. Celadon of this period showed a variety of colors, people by adding traces of iron oxide in the glaze, so that its color from light yellow, green to olive green and blue-green. The body of this vessel is carved with floral patterns, which make the celadon glaze thicker in the concave pattern, thus showing a slightly darker olive green color, which contrasts with other parts of the body.
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Imitation Twelve Horned Porcelain Bowl

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Imitation Twelve Horned Porcelain Bowl

This porcelain was made in Meissen, Germany, between 1730 and 1734. Meissen Porcelain Workshop is inspired by oriental porcelain, especially Chinese and Japanese styles. This work is modeled after the traditional Japanese twelve-horn bowl. It uses exquisite underglaze blue, overglaze and gold decoration, which is a good example of early European porcelain making process.
eighteenth-century european porcelain imitation twelve-horn bowl

eighteenth-century european porcelain imitation twelve-horn bowl

This porcelain was made in Meissen, Germany, between 1730 and 1734. Meissen Porcelain Workshop is inspired by oriental porcelain, especially Chinese and Japanese styles. This work is modeled after the traditional Japanese twelve-horn bowl. It uses exquisite underglaze blue, overglaze and gold decoration, which is a good example of early European porcelain making process.
On-glaze painted pot of Jingde carp, a cultural relic of the Qianlong period

On-glaze painted pot of Jingde carp, a cultural relic of the Qianlong period

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain Cover Jar

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain Cover Jar

This work of art is a blue and white porcelain covered pot (Deckelvase), which was made by the German Meissen Porcelain Factory (Meissen) and was completed between 1725 and 1726. It is a piece of porcelain as the material of art, its decoration using the underglaze blue (Unterglasurblau) technique. The special feature of this covered jar is that it has a lizard decoration attached to its shape, which adds a unique beauty of the combination of nature and art.
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Golden Lion Soup Bowl Porcelain

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Golden Lion Soup Bowl Porcelain

This mason porcelain bowl is made in imitation of a chinese design. The Mason Porcelain Factory began to imitate Chinese porcelain in the early 18th century to cater to the European market's fondness for oriental art. This porcelain soup bowl with a lid is decorated with a yellow lion pattern and uses superb porcelain craftsmanship. This decorative style combines European baroque art and oriental decorative elements, reflecting the artistic achievements of Meissen porcelain factory at that time.
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain Box with Lid

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain Box with Lid

The blue and white porcelain box with lid is a piece of exquisite porcelain made by the German Meissen Porcelain Factory (Meissen), created in about 1730. This work is a porcelain box with a lid, and its design is inspired by Japanese art style, reflecting the European imitation of East Asian art at that time.
18th Century European Porcelain Taoist Theme Bowl

18th Century European Porcelain Taoist Theme Bowl

This mason porcelain bowl is made in imitation of a chinese design. The Mason Porcelain Factory began to imitate Chinese porcelain in the early 18th century to cater to the European market's fondness for oriental art.
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Porcelain Bowl

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Porcelain Bowl

This mason porcelain bowl is made in imitation of a chinese design. The Mason Porcelain Factory began to imitate Chinese porcelain in the early 18th century to cater to the European market's fondness for oriental art.
Kakadu Parrot of Mason Porcelain

Kakadu Parrot of Mason Porcelain

John Joachim Candler (Johann Joachim Kaendler) was one of the most famous porcelain sculptors of the first half of the 18th century, who designed many exquisite porcelain works for the Mason Porcelain Factory. Kakadu parrot is one of his masterpieces. This porcelain sculpture shows a lifelike Kakadu parrot sitting on a tree stump decorated with flowers and leaves. The sculpture uses multi-color painting technology to make the parrot's feathers and details on the stump more vivid. Mason Porcelain Factory was one of the first manufacturers of hard porcelain in Europe, founded in 1710.
18th Century European Porcelain Ceramic Guanyin Statues

18th Century European Porcelain Ceramic Guanyin Statues

This ceramic Guanyin statue was made by Johann Gregorius Höroldt, a German painter and porcelain painter. Holdert is known for his Chinese style decoration (Chinoiserie) designs.
18th Century European Porcelain Guanyin Statues

18th Century European Porcelain Guanyin Statues

This Guanyin image is one of the early works of the Mason Porcelain Factory and is based on a Chinese prototype. The porcelain was made by Johann Gregorius Höroldt, a German painter and porcelain painter. Holdert is known for his Chinese style decoration (Chinoiserie) designs.
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Mason Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain Vase

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Mason Porcelain Blue and White Porcelain Vase

This vase is one of the representative works of Mason porcelain. Mason Porcelain Factory was one of the first manufacturers of hard porcelain in Europe, founded in Germany in 1710. This vase was made between 1722 and 1723 and was decorated with blue and white. Blue and white decoration is a method of drawing a pattern with blue pigment on porcelain and then firing it under the glaze.
18th Century European Porcelain Chinese Style Fine Neck Vase

18th Century European Porcelain Chinese Style Fine Neck Vase

This thin-necked vase of Mason porcelain was made by Mason porcelain factory in 1721. Mason Porcelain Factory is one of the earliest hard porcelain factories in Europe, established in 1710. Mason porcelain is famous for its exquisite craftsmanship and unique design, especially its blue and white underglaze decoration. The porcelain was made by Johann Gregorius Höroldt, a German painter and porcelain painter. Holdert is known for his Chinese style decoration (Chinoiserie) designs.
Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Cultural Relics Hollow Golden Overglaze Color Porcelain Bowl

Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Cultural Relics Hollow Golden Overglaze Color Porcelain Bowl

This porcelain is an antique from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty (1723-1735) and was produced in Jingdezhen. Yongzheng period porcelain is famous for its exquisite craftsmanship and unique aesthetic style. Yongzheng period porcelain glaze color variety, including pastel, enamel, fighting color and so on. Enamel porcelain has been greatly developed in the Yongzheng period and has become a work of art integrating poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing.
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Chinese Style Decorated Gold Plated Cup

Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Chinese Style Decorated Gold Plated Cup

The porcelain was made by Johann Gregorius Höroldt, a German painter and porcelain painter. Holdert is known for his Chinese style decoration (Chinoiserie) designs. Holdert's work includes many pieces of porcelain with Chinese decorations, such as a tea set and chocolate service made in 1725 for Victor Amadeus II, King of Sardinia. These decorative styles reflect the romanticized fantasy of the East in Europe in the 18th century.
Eighteenth-century pottery sculpture "The Declining Macaw"

Eighteenth-century pottery sculpture "The Declining Macaw"

The Sliding Macaw, produced by John Joachim Candler at Mason in May 1732. Porcelain, no coloring. The sculpture shows a macaw hanging upside down from a tree trunk, vividly recreating the bird's natural form. The work is currently in the porcelain collection of the National Art Collection (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) in Dresden.
On-glaze painted pot of Jingde carp, a cultural relic of the Qianlong period

On-glaze painted pot of Jingde carp, a cultural relic of the Qianlong period

Nineteenth Century Cream Jar from Antique Wigtown County Creamery

Nineteenth Century Cream Jar from Antique Wigtown County Creamery

Wigtown County Creamery was established in 1888 on Sheuchan Street in Stranraer, Scotland. The creamery was founded by James McHarrie and Stranraer's mayor, Provost Young. The cream pots produced by the Wigtownshire Creamery were manufactured by the Caledonian Ceramics Company of Glasgow (Caledonian Pottery Company). These cream jars used black transfer logos after 1912 and brown transfer dye before that.
Tenth Century Cultural Relics Bifurcation Spiral Figure Porcelain Bowl

Tenth Century Cultural Relics Bifurcation Spiral Figure Porcelain Bowl

Bowl decorated with geometric patterns (swastika and double-forked spiral pattern "yc"). From the site of Elcano, Corclé, Panama, 900-1020 AD. In the collection of the Fundaci Foundation (El Caño). Centre for Archaeological Studies of the Isthmus (Centro de Investigaciones Arqueol ógicas del Istmo).
Wauchelvik Cup

Wauchelvik Cup

Wauchervik Cup, in the collection of the National Museum in Krakow. The Wauchervik Cup is a ceramic work of art with rich decoration and craftsmanship.
Eighteenth Century Artifacts Meissen Botegau Flute Vase

Eighteenth Century Artifacts Meissen Botegau Flute Vase

This is a vase for Botegtau flute, made in Meissen, Germany, from about 1710 to 1719. The material is a bortegtao (Bö ttgersteinzeug) with relief decoration (the so-called "Irminger relief decoration"). The flute vase used a special porcelain material known for its hardness and durability.
18th Century Artifacts Meissen Porcelain Flute Vase

18th Century Artifacts Meissen Porcelain Flute Vase

This is a flute vase, decorated with the figure part designed by Johann Gregorius Höroldt and the flower part designed by Johann Ehrenfried Stadler, made in Meissen, Germany, on August 17, 1726. The material is porcelain, and the decoration uses sprayed underglaze blue background (gespritzter Fond), overglaze color and gold.
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