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January 31st, 2009 
Angie Antique Porcelain
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Silvermark Butter Boats Keeps butter at the perfect temp – fresh and ready-to-spread. High-quality glazed porcelain looks great on the table. Dishwasher safe…. |
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Granite Ware 11-1/2 Quart Covered Preserving Canner with Rack $23.59 Columbian Home Products 0706-6 Graniteware 11 Quart Canner With Lid (6 Pack) Graniteware has a porcelain enamel surface over a steel core body. The steel core is an excellent heat conductor and gives an even heat distribution for faster cooking times. The glass like enamel surface does not interact with foods and cleans up easily with warm soapy water. Includes wire rack with handles. Columbian Ho… |
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Gracie China Vintage Blue Rose Porcelain 11-Piece Tea Set $54.08 Gracie China’s Vintage Blue Rose Collection, by Coastline Imports, is lovely porcelain which can complement the kitchen, dining and living room. Vintage Blue Rose, 11-piece Tea Service, includes Teapot, Sugar, Creamer and Four 7-Ounce Cups and Saucers…. |
The Beauty of Asian Antiques
The Beauty of Asian Antiques
As even a casual observer will tell you, there is a great deal of variety when you consider the art that comes out of Asia. The history of countries like Japan and China go back literally thousands of years, and by taking a look at what these lands have to offer in the way of gorgeous antiques is just one more way to appreciate true artistic ability, craftsmanship and history.
Chinese art, for example, is divided into periods relating to the dynasty that ruled the country. Chinese art can range from simple yet exquisitely glazed ceramic bowls to the popular and incredibly beautiful jade figurines. The Shang dynasty, for intance, was known for its blue casting, while China as a whole maintained a long tradition of beautiful porcelain. The arrival of Buddhism to China around 100 AD led to a great deal of religiously themed art as well.
Japanese art, on the other hand, has a reputation for being simpler than Chinese art, although this has not always been the case. The Japanese aesthetic is one that has changed over the years and today, many people associate it with grace, elegance, and a very spare, spartan beauty. One of the areas that Japanese art is best known for, though, is in textiles, particularly with regards to their kimonos. These robes are often one of a kind and when made by a real master, often have their own names and infrequently worn and more often displayed.
When you are looking for Chinese or Japanese statues to grace your home, you’ll find that there are many choose from, and that you’ll have a choice of many different materials. Both countries have elevated ceramic and porcelain into a fine art form, and you can still find carved figurine statues of jade, wood and stone. You can find plenty of statues of the Buddha, of the Eight Immortals, and of the Japanese folk hero Momotaro, or you can find statues of more homely things, like cats, dogs or children.
Upon examination, Chinese art and Japanese art both abounds with dragons. In Asia, these powerful, serpentine beasts were more associated with good than they are with evil, and more connected with water than with fire. Large bodies of water were thought to have dragons slumbering under them, and buildings are often not built more than a certain height to make sure that dragons that live in the mountains can see the ocean. You’ll find both Chinese and Japanese art loves to depict these creatures, who were often symbols of imperial rule.
Take some time to take a look at the elegance and beauty that can grace your home through the display of Asian antiques, and you’ll find that you have excellent reasons to make sure that you see what these pieces of art can bring to your environment!
Why do the Royal Vienna Antique Porcelain vases ,have holes with cork & bolts in the botton?
so you can string a brass pipe carrying a flex and light fitting through and turnb them into light fittings
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A Ming dynasty porcelain antique bowl (19.5 cm) $299.00 |
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19th century chinese antique porcelain plate 29.5cm $349.00 |
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19th century chinese antique porcelain plate 38cm $599.00 |
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19th century chinese antique porcelain bowl 10.8cm $199.00 |
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Antiques Chinese Qing Dynasty white porcelain (德化窑) Guan Yin $6,999.00 |
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19th Chinese Antiques Qing Dynasty porcelain Bouddha（ 释迦牟尼） $1,699.00 |
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OUTSTANDING LARGE 17 inch ROSE MEDALLION PLATTER – ANTIQUE Chinese porcelain $175.00 |
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Blue and white Porcelain Vase Antique Chinese Design floral $499.00 |
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19th Century Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Celedon Famille Rose Plate – P270 $59.95 |
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Blue and white Porcelain Vase Antique Chinese Design Dragon $499.00 |
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Blue and white Porcelain double-eared Vase Antique Chinese Design floral $499.00 |
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Ming Dynasty Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Blue and White Charger – P260 $189.50 |
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18th Century Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Blue and White Plate – P262 $79.95 |
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Five 18/19th Century Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Saucers – P294 $9.95 |
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Perfect 19th Century Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Canton Teapot- P293 $59.95 |
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Pair of Chinese Antique Hand Painted Goose Porcelain Statues $35.00 |
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8″ Antique Chinese Blanc de Porcelain Figure – P250 $29.00 |
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A Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Rose Medallion Plates – P221 $19.99 |
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Antique Chinese Porcelain Copper hinged trinket box LOTUS BLOSSOMS Turquoise $85.00 |
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Antique Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Plate (A), 19th Century $14.99 |
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13 “ANTIQUE-Exceptional Old Chinese Porcelain Blue &White DRAGON Large BOWL(18C) $169.99 |
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18th Century Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Imari bowl – P165 $39.95 |
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PLANTER – Antique Chinese Export Porcelain 19th Century Planter $699.00 |
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3 China Song Yuan Dynasty old Ancient Antique Ceramic Porcelain Stoneware Bowls $4.90 |
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19th Century Antique Chinese Porcelain Export Cup and Plate – P302 $29.95 |
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