Blue-and-white porcelain is especially prized — across the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in particular, different types of cobalt ore and application methods created distinctive shades of blue. This has become a defining style of Chinese ceramics, with Christie’s having sold a rare early Ming blue-and-white flask for £1.1 million in 2007, highlighting the enduring appeal of these remarkable works.
AN IRON-RED-DECORATED ' CHILONG AND LOTUS' DISH
CHINA, KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735)
A DEHUA ' CHILONG ' MALLET-FORM VASE
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
A BLUE AND WHITE YELLOW-GROUND 'MALLOW' BOWL
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A SMALL DOUCAI 'SCHOLAR AND DUCKS' CUP
CHINA, KANGXI-YONGZHENG PERIOD (1662-1735)
A BLUE AND WHITE DISH AND BOWL
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
AN 'APPLE-GREEN'-GLAZED GLOBULAR VASE
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
A CRACKLED GREEN-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
A RARE LARGE SUSANCAI BOWL
CHINA, KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
AN 'APPLE-GREEN'-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
THREE BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
A GILT-DECORATED TURQUOISE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED BISCUIT SEATED FIGURE OF ZHENWU
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
TWO TURQUOISE-GLAZED VESSELS
CHINA, 17TH-19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX' DISHES
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
A DEHUA FIGURE OF STANDING GUANYIN
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
AN 'APPLE-GREEN'-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
THREE SUSANCAI TABLE ARTICLES
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
THREE MONOCHROME-GLAZED BOWLS
CHINA, 17TH-19TH CENTURY
THREE ANHUA -DECORATED WHITE-GLAZED BOWLS
CHINA, 17TH-19TH CENTURY
TWO POWDER-BLUE-GLAZED VASES
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A DEHUA PEAR-SHAPED ' CHILONG ' BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
THREE BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A BLUE AND WHITE 'PRUNUS' DISH
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
TWO WHITE-GLAZED VESSELS
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
FOUR BLUE AND WHITE VASES
CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A SMALL WHITE-GLAZED SOFT-PASTE INCISED 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
THREE PORCELAIN DISHES
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
A PAIR OF CREAM, YELLOW, AUBERGINE, GREEN AND TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'BUDDHIST LIONS' CENSERS AND COVERS
CHINA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
THREE SMALL DEHUA VESSELS
CHINA, 17TH CENTURY
A SMALL BLACK-GROUND GREEN-GLAZED 'FLORAL SCROLL' BOWL
CHINA, QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD
A FAMILLE ROSE PIERCED-RIM 'BIRD AND FLOWER' DISH
CHINA, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A GROUP OF FAMILLE ROSE WARES
CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
A FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND 'FLORAL MEDALLION' BOWL
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
FOUR BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
A GROUP OF ELEVEN BLUE AND WHITE CHINESE EXPORT WARES
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
FIVE BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
TWO BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS
CHINA, THE 'LOTUS' BOWL: GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850); THE 'PHOENIX' BOWL: 18TH-19TH CENTURY
A CORAL-RED RESERVE-DECORATED 'BAMBOO AND BAT' DISH
CHINA, 19TH CENTURY
A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PITCHER AND BASIN
CHINA, 19TH CENTURY
TWO CREAM-GLAZED VASES
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
TWO LARGE VASES
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
THREE SUSANCAI VESSELS
CHINA, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
TWO SMALL FLAMBÉ -GLAZED VASES
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
THREE MONOCHROME-GLAZED VASES
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
TWO SMALL FLAMBÉ -GLAZED VASES, MEIPING
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
TWO CRACKLE-GLAZED VESSELS
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
TWO GLAZED VASES
CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
TWO APPLE GREEN-GLAZED VESSELS
CHINA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
A LARGE DEHUA FIGURE OF STANDING GUANYIN
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY
A FAMILLE ROSE 'PEACH AND BAT' DISH
CHINA, 19TH CENTURY
A FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND SGRAFFIATO VASE
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY