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Catalogue of the Macomber Collection of Chinese Pottery Frank Gair Macomber,Boston,Boston Museum of Fine Arts No preview available - 2015 |
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ancient Biberon shape biscuit glazed biscuit showing blanc de Chine blue body BOTTLE BOWL brilliant brown-toned buff buff-toned biscuit celadon glaze ceramic art Ch'ien yao Ch'ing Dynasty Ch'ing-tz'u Chihli China Chinese Ching-tê-chên Chou clair de lune clouding crackle dark decoration Dense brown biscuit Diameter DISH dragon Emperor enamel epoch felspathic Fên Ting yao ferruginous biscuit flambé floral Fu-kien glazed in pale glazed pottery Globular shape gray grayish green glaze Height imperial incised interior showing iridescence iron-colored jade K'ang-hsi kaolinic paste Kiang-si kilns known Ko-yao Korean pottery Küan yao Kuang-yao kung-chüo-lü LARGE VASE later lune glaze Massive metal rim Ming Dynasty monochrome native opaque Oviform Ovoid shape pale celadon period porcelain province purplish Red-toned relief rice-toned white SHALLOW slightly raised SMALL JAR soft soufflé stoneware Sung Sung-Yüan surface T'ang dynasty T'u Ting yao texture tint turquoise variegated vitreous ware white glaze XV century Yuan Yüan Dynasty Yüan-Ming yuêh-pai
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