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On this page you will find information about a small, but slowly growing private collection. The main aim is to have at least one item from every chinese dynasty from Neolithic to the 1920:s
There s a short information about the items below each picture
If you´re looking for something in particular, go to edit, find, and write for example New or Ming in the searchfield below
The newest items within the collection are marked New
When you scroll down
The oldest item in the collection
New A jue cup from Xia dynasty,2070BC-1600BC
New A rare cup from the older part of the Xiajiadian culture
New Fine and rare tripod pot from Shang Dynasty 1700 - 1027 B.C
New A Dou from the Zhoudynasty, about 900-255 BC.
New In this more detailed picture
A figure from the Han dynasty
A couple from North Wei 386-535
A Grinder figure, Height 15 cm
Pottery figure, China Suidynasty c:a 600 AD
A beutifully Lion-yellow coulored, glazed winebottle
The wellknown Tangdynasty is partly during the same time as the Liao
A vase from the Songdynasty 960-1279
Greenish celadonglaze on this fragile bowl
A small jarlet, early, blueandwhite porcelain,
Erly and rare Ming Jarlet, Zhengtong Emperor 1427-64 AD
New Green-glazed Mingfigure, a musician, His red cap is coldpainted AD 1400-1500 Height 22 cm
The NanHai-ship sank in 1460 with cargo of newly made porcelain,
A beautiful bowl from the height of the Ming-era,
Vegetative loops in the cavetto
The six signs spelling "Great Ming Wan Li"
Huge brown-glazed floor vase, height 54 cm, Ming Dynasty 1600:s
Nytt Two very fine Kendi´s, wine- or watervessels from the Mingdynasty c:a 1600-1650 Height 22 cm
You could drink from them, yet never touching the vessel with your mouth. Healthy.
Wanted by many and beautiful, they´re gems in my collection.
Nytt The transitional era is the end of Ming and the start of Qing 1620-1683.
Nytt A reversed blue and white cup with saucer from about 1700.
A tea-caddy, 1700:s AD, export-porcelain from he kilns in Jingdezhen
Ginger Jar, blue and white porcelain,
19th century bowl, Guangxu emperor with patterns "An Bai Xian"
A vase with a lid, garded by a Foo-dog
Nytt Three small lockboxes, made for keeping seals
The smallest item in the collection, a turtle made in Burmese green jade
Polychrome bowl, China 1900:s Height 12 cm width 25 cm
That´s the collection. When it will grow, new picture will be uploded here.
Here are also some links that might interest you, from Sweden, as well as from other countries.
Auctions
www.lauritz.com
Antique-shops
www.brianpage.co.uk
Collectors page
To be in touch with chineseartefacts and me: click here
You will also find links to dealers and auction houses,
who specialize in chinese artefacts (or artifacts)
Would you want help to find some item to buy I can offer help to find it for you, just email me
you will follow the timeline through the chinese dynasties.
a neolithic cup from about 2300 BC
It´s from the Majiayao-culture, height 12 cm
Note the very early taotie figure with two big eyes on the handle and a big mouth
under.
Note the very slim bones on the cup and think about the potter,
more than 4000 years has passed since it was crafted. About 18 cm
during the Neolithic era, about 2200-1600 BC, made from grey fired clay. Height about 10 cm
Xiajiadian-culture was first known as late as in the 1970
decorated by rope-patterns. Height about 15 cm
A Dou is a stemvessel for keeping food warm .
It can also have been used in rituals.
There are similar items made in bronze long before Zhou. Height about 25 cm
you can see the inscription, written in archaic, chinese signs
the predecessor of chinese writing of today
206 f.Kr. till 220 e.Kr.
Originally this figure would have had hands made of wood
and maybe been holding something as well. Height 20 cm
There are remains of original painting on the figure
Remains of original paint. Unglazed terracotta. Height 22 cm
unglazed grey clay with remains of original paint
Northern Dynasty 386-581 e.kr.
Yellow glazed clay with traces of original paint Height 17 cm
from Liao, Northern China 600-900 AD
including Manchuria and Mongolia. Height 25 cm
ruling the north . This clay figure is a skinny lady
of the type mostly called "fat lady".
But this thin woman figure will here represent the Tangdynasty
lasting from 618-907 AD. Height 15 cm
beutifully glazed and well preserved. Height about 10 cm
from Northern Song dynasty, about 1100 AD
Celadon is originally the name of a character in a french tale
by Honore d'Urfes , L'Astree (1627)
This character was named Celadon and wore green ribbons.
excavated, paintings of lotus flower. Height 5 cm
Yuan dynasty 1271 to 1368 AD.
painting typical of time, Chrysanthemumflowers
underglaze painted in coboltblue on white kaolin clay
among it this little Celadon Jarlet
excavated by divers after 600 years. Height about 5 cm
with lively, sweeping, vegetative loops on the outside.
Mark and time, Ming Wanli 1576-1620, this and two more pictures,
showing the cavetto and the six chinese signs spelling
"Great Ming Wan Li"
and a geometric frame
Maybe I will sell one of them this autumn. Email me if you are tempted..
This Jarlet, height 11 cm is under-glazed in five colours, that is named "wucai".
It´s decorated with flowers, probably peony´s.
KangXi-emperor is considered to be the greatest emperor during Qing
with a long reign.
Cup and saucer are reversed in the blue and white. under-glaze painted,
with the white left unpainted forming the pattern. Cup, height 12 cm , and saucer about 15 cm
The motifs are "ruyi", signs of happiness, Lotus flowers and loops
where kaolin clay has been crafted and fired
from Han-dynasty and to this day.Height about 12 cm
used for many purposes as a household container
China, Oing dynasty, 1800:s, height about 22 cm
symbolizing the tools of the eight immortals from daoism.
bottom "Guanyao Zeizao" mark(internal production mark from the den official kiln).
Provenance: The Missionary Karl Axel Fernström, manager of the missionary station Ichang in China 1890-1925
China late 1800:s, Qing dynasty, height about 22 cm
All three in different techniques, the white is "blanc de chine",
the blue and white, underglaze-painted
och the coloured is famille rose
All made in Dehua, Fujian provinse in South China,
known for exporting to south-eastasia .
Dehua is also known for
blanc de chine , the white-glazed porcelain.
worn on belts or bags for protection against evil
through to the 1900:s
Very well crafted, knowing Jade is hard as steel,
Size: 2 cm
Right now I´m looking for some vase or bowl in Doucai-style,Kangxi or Guangxu,
some item from the early Jin-era och maybe something in cloissone.
Eventually there will be more.
"orientalika" och "neolithic"(forntidsföremål)
www.auktionskompaniet.com
"porcelain (porslin), oriental (orientaliskt)"
www.bruun-rasmussen.dk
"orientalika"
neolithic and early pottery
contact: Matthew Page
www.pricelesspast.com
bronzes and old arrows and things
contact: Richard Nable
www.antikwest.se
items and valuations
www.gotheborg.com
Lots of information and also possibilty to ask questions and advice
www.mingmannen.com
Collector but might sell or trade
