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Porcelain pen box and cover with underglaze blue decoration and stylized Arabic calligraphy. Made in Jingdezhen, China, 1506-1521.

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Porcelain pen box and cover with underglaze blue decoration and stylized Arabic calligraphy. Made in Jingdezhen, China, 1506-1521.

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Covered jar. Jiangxi province, China. Ming dynasty, Jiajing era, 1522-1566. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels . Asia Society collection

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Covered jar. Jiangxi province, China. Ming dynasty, Jiajing era, 1522-1566. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels . Asia Society collection

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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Porcelain dice bowl with "snowflake blue" glaze . Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, Ming dynasty China, Xuande mark and period . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Ritual vessel . China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze . Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Palace Museum, Beijing

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Porcelain bowl with incised decoration of plum blossom and crescent moon under celadon glaze. China, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–14th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Porcelain bowl with incised decoration of plum blossom and crescent moon under celadon glaze. China, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–14th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration . Northern China, 13th or 14th c . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Stoneware cup with underglaze painted decoration . Northern China, 13th or 14th c . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Storage Jar. Joseon dynasty Korea, ca. mid 18th c. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue. Asia Society collection

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Storage Jar. Joseon dynasty Korea, ca. mid 18th c. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue. Asia Society collection

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"Pitcher plant" vase by Union Porcelain Works, Brooklyn, 1877. Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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"Pitcher plant" vase by Union Porcelain Works, Brooklyn, 1877. Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration. Philadelphia Museum of Art collection

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Small dish with fireworks. Japan, Edo period, mid-17th c. Porcelain with molding and underglaze blue . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Small dish with fireworks. Japan, Edo period, mid-17th c. Porcelain with molding and underglaze blue . Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Inkstone with boatman. China, Tang dynasty, 9th c AD. Stoneware with white slip and molded decoration under glaze . Yale University Art Gallery collection

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Inkstone with boatman. China, Tang dynasty, 9th c AD. Stoneware with white slip and molded decoration under glaze . Yale University Art Gallery collection

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Vase with plum blossoms. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign . Porcelain with cobalt blue under clear glaze. Yale University Art Gallery collection

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Vase with plum blossoms. China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign . Porcelain with cobalt blue under clear glaze. Yale University Art Gallery collection

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Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty but with false Jiajing period mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Bowl in form of archaic gui. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, late Ming or early Qing dynasty but with false Jiajing period mark. Porcelain with camellia-leaf green glaze. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Porcelain bucket with imitation wood grain glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 1723-1735 AD

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Porcelain bucket with imitation wood grain glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 1723-1735 AD

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Dish with cherry blossoms. Japan, 17th c. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue with iron-brown and green glazes . Asia Society collection

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Dish with cherry blossoms. Japan, 17th c. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue with iron-brown and green glazes . Asia Society collection

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Square dish with chrysanthemums. Saga prefecture, Japan, ca. 1860 . porcelain , underglaze blue. Walters Art Museum collection

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Square dish with chrysanthemums. Saga prefecture, Japan, ca. 1860 . porcelain , underglaze blue. Walters Art Museum collection

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Porcelain bottle with copper-red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 1662-1722

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Porcelain bottle with copper-red glaze. China, Qing dynasty, 1662-1722

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Box and cover. China, Qing dynasty, reign of Qianlong . Glazed porcelain imitating carved cinnabar lacquer and woven basketry. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Box and cover. China, Qing dynasty, reign of Qianlong . Glazed porcelain imitating carved cinnabar lacquer and woven basketry. Brooklyn Museum collection

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Dish with peonies and dragonfly. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Dish with peonies and dragonfly. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period . Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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元景德镇窑影青釉里红高足杯Celadon Glazed with Underglaze Red Stem Cup from Jingdezhen kiln, Yuan dynasty

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元景德镇窑影青釉里红高足杯Celadon Glazed with Underglaze Red Stem Cup from Jingdezhen kiln, Yuan dynasty

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Small dish with stylized flowers and ferns. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650s-70s. Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2000x1530)

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Small dish with stylized flowers and ferns. Japan, Edo period, ca. 1650s-70s. Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze . Metropolitan Museum of Art collection [2000x1530)

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