Brass: daigou
description: One oval brass daigou made from reshaped jun ware shards set into a brass fitting. Obverse comprises a central red shard ground into a rectangular shape flanked by two blue-purple shards ground into semi-circular shapes.

Ceramic figure
description: One unglazed painted earthenware head of a female figure. Figure exhibits elaborate hairstyle with remants of linear detailing in ochre pigment. Eyes and eyebrows are painted in black pigment and lips in red pigment.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One plain circular ceramic bowl with a shallow base. Glazed light blue. Undecorated apart from darker blue interior and exterior circumferential lines and a Chinese character on the interior base. Underside of base encrusted with grit.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a shallow base enclosed inside a wicker case with a metal rim. Bowl interior presents a botanical motif on the base and a band of botanical patterning just beneath upper rim. Middle interior of bowl exhibits moulded dot or leaf pattern. Upper section of wicker exterior covering exhibits blue and cream band of geometric patterning.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue-white ceramic bowl with a slightly flaring lip and a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior embellished with blue circumferential lines immediately beneath rim and around the base. Interior base presents circular blue serpentine design of fishes.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed green orange and white Jun ware bowl with a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior and exterior present loosely executed botanical designs with a bird motif on the interior base. Exterior base of bowl is unglazed.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Exterior and interior exhibit crazing. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed brown-green Tianmu ware tea bowl in the form of an inverted conoid tapering sharply from the rim to a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior and rim exhibit damage.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One fragment of a shallow circular glazed red sang-de-boeuf bowl with a slightly out-turned rim and a wide flat base. Rim and base of bowl are glazed white. Glaze exhibits crazing and crackling.

Ceramic: Bowl
description: One round shaped, green celadon glazed ceramic bowl, from Longquan in Zhejiang Province. Wide rim, tapering toward a short, narrow base. Lotus petal pattern moulded on the outside of the bowl, inside is plain. Southern celadon. Gift from Palace Museum.

Ceramic: Bowl
description: One round shaped, olive green glazed porcellaneous stoneware bowl, from Honan Province. Funnel shape, widest at rim and tapers toward the base. Celadon glaze with a delicate floral scroll design carved in paste underneath on the inside of the bowl. Outside of bowl is plain. Typical example of Northern celadon. Gift from Palace Museum.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue gold orange and white ceramic bowl with a wide crenellated rim tapering to a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior and exterior present intricate designs of birds and flowers. Bowl rests on a carved rosewood stand. Underside of base of bowl presents Chinese character 玉, meaning ‘jade’.
source: Malcolm Tait

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed black Tianmu ware bowl in the form of an inverted conoid tapering sharply from a wide rim to a shallow narrow base. Line of red glaze around rim.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One shallow circular glazed white and brown Cizhou ware bowl with a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior presents serpentine motifs surrounding character 衣 yi (‘clothes’).
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One shallow circular glazed white Ding ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Bowl interior presents moulded relief patterns comprising paired fish on the base surrounded by concentric bands of serpentine botanical and geometric patterns. Innermost concentric band also exhibits six characters.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One shallow circular glazed light tan Yue ware bowl with a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior presents free-form pattern of combed striations.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One plain circular qingbai ware bowl in the form of an inverted cone truncated to provide a narrow shallow base. Glazed blue-white. Bowl interior presents moulded serpentine botanical pattern. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Huizong Emperor (1119-1125 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One shallow circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a broad shallow base. Bowl exterior presents serpentine botanical pattern. Similar patterning present on the interior base of the bowl and in a narrow band just beneath interior rim. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One plain circular Clair de Lune glazed water pot. Flattened globular shape with a short neck and wide opening at the top tapering to a narrow base.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a fluted rim and a broad shallow base. Bowl interior presents stylised 'clouds and thunder' pattern of juxtaposed squared-off spirals. Bowl exterior exhibits same pattern in a band encircling the unglazed base. The bowl is cracked across its width.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed cream and brown Cizhou ware bowl with a slightly out-turned lip and a shallow narrow base. Bowl interior and exterior exhibit abstract serpentine patterns. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One shallow circular glazed cream white ceramic bowl with a slightly flaring rim. Base of bowl rests on three short equidistantly-spaced legs. Immediately above one of the legs is a short handle curving down.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One unglazed red-brown ceramic bowl. Exhibits rough surface texture.

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a shallow base. Bowl exterior exhibits serpentine pattern of robed figures and clouds. Base of bowl interior presents circular design of three robed figures in a landscape. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Qianlong (1736-1796).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Exterior and interior exhibit crazing. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Exterior and interior exhibit crazing. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed white ceramic bowl with a slightly flaring lip and a shallow narrow base. Bowl exterior is decorated with five horses detailed in black and red-brown. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Daoguang Emperor (1820-1850).

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and ceramic bowl with a shallow base. Bowl exterior presents serpentine botanical design. Bowl interior presents eight serpentine motifs bordering similarly curvilinear botanical pattern on the base. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a shallow base. Bowl exterior presents hexagonal pattern just under the rim and botanical designs at the base. Bowl interior exhibits botanical pattern just under the rim and a dragon design in the centre. Exterior and interior sections of the bowl present a dot or leaf pattern moulded in low relief. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a shallow base. Bowl exterior presents repeating pattern of serpentine and geometric designs. Bowl interior presents simple motif in the centre of the base. Underside of bowl presents an inscription that reads 東吳 or Dong wu which refers to the current area of Suzhou.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One dark grey Japanese bowl. Mark on bottom: 備前 (Bizen [yaki]) and 陶仙 ([Matsui] Tosen).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowls
description: Two circular glazed white ceramic rice bowls each tapering to a shallow narrow base. Interior and exterior of bowls present bands of geometric and serpentine botanical patterns in blue orange-red pale green and yellow. On the interior and exterior sides of the bowls are flower petals coloured pale green corresponding to areas of thinner ceramic that transmits light. Interior base of each bowl presents a serpent-like dragon motif. Undersides of bases of bowls exhibit mark of Guangxu (1875-1908).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: cup
description: One globular glazed white brown and green ceramic cup. Presents wide rim with an out-turned lip and a ring handle on one side.

Ceramic: cup
description: One glazed brown earthenware ear-cup. Elliptical shape with two flange handles on opposing sides of the major axis.
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Ceramic: cup
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic stem cup with a slightly flaring upper lip and a deep hollow conoidal base. Upper circumference of goblet presents design of figures and landscape. Base of goblet encircled by botanical pattern.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: cup
description: One deep circular glazed pale-green-white ceramic cup with a slightly out-turned lip and a shallow narrow base. Exterior of cup exhibits an incised freize of horses in a variety of poses.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: cup
description: One glazed cream-white Fujian blanc de Chine in the form of a rhinoceros horn. Exterior presents moulded relief patterns and glaze crazing.
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Ceramic: cup
description: One glazed white Fujian blanc de Chine cup in the form of rhinoceros horn. Cup exterior presents moulded relief ornamentation in the form of folds falling from the rim and floral patterns on its lower two thirds.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: cup
description: One Yixing ceramic cup with a large ring-shaped handle and a wide fluted rim tapering gradually to a narrower base. Cup exterior is chocolate brown and presents incised inscription: 玉川吟興 陽羨德x主人付刻. Cup interior is glazed blue-white with a prominent crackle effect.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: dish
description: One quatrefoil glazed Ge or Guan ware dish. Obverse and reverse exhibit crackle glaze pattern.

Ceramic: dish
description: One small cuboid glazed grey-brown Ge ware dish resting on four stubby feet. Exterior and interior exhibit crackle glaze pattern. Patches of vermillion visible on the interior surface.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: Dish
description: One round shaped, white and blue ceramic dish. Shallow dish with a shallow base. A light blue underglaze with darker blue painted details. On the outside of the dish is a series of eight designs bordered by two thin lines under the rim of the dish and a band of abstract pattern at the base. On the inside of the dish is an abstract botanical pattern bordered by a thin line under the rim, with a landscape image and two figures enclosed in a circle, bordered by two thin lines in the centre. Inscription on bottom: 大明萬曆年製 ‘made during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty’.

Ceramic: dish
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic dish in the shape of an ancient Chinese yuanbao or shoe-shaped gold/silver ingot. Dish exterior presents botanical designs; dish interior presents a zig-zag pattern near the rim and a rectangular-bordered design in the base.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed tan-brown earthenware figurine of a seated drummer. Figure depicted grinning jovially with upper teeth visible through open mouth. Figure nestles drum under its left arm supporting this on bent left knee. Drummer's right arm and right leg are extended and the right hand presents a small hole. Traces of blue grey mauve and red pigmentation visible on figure's body and drum.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed blue-white Fujian blanc de Chine female figure. Figure is depicted standing on a cuboid pedestal with hands placed together at waist height.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white pale green and light ochre ceramic figurine. The figure is presented standing in flowing robes and bearing a relatively large vase-shaped vessel. Facial features are detailed in traces of black. The back of the figurine presents a small hole beneath its left arm.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed sancai ware figure in the form of a double-humped camel standing on a shallow rectangular unglazed base. Camel bears saddle bags moulded in the form of fearsome masks. Dominant glaze colours are brown white green-ochre and blue.

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed tan-brown earthenware figure in the form of a horse's head. Fragment of a larger piece. Horse's head presented in rearing posture with ears pricked and mouth open. Details of head and bridle moulded in relief.

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed black and tan earthenware figurine in the form of a pig.

Ceramic: figure
description: Six ceramic figurines four of which are depicted standing one seated and one lying prone. Five of the figures are dressed in flowing robes whilst that lying prone is swaddled in cloth. Each of the figurines is glazed white with hair and facial features detailed in dark brown or black. Costumes are detailed in black orange-red olive green and ochre.

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed brown and tan earthenware figurine of a crouching animal mounted on a thin slightly warped and approximately rectangular base.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed sancai ware figure of a camel standing on a shallow rectangular unglazed base. Camel bears saddle bags moulded in the form of fearsome masks. Dominant glaze colours are brown white green-ochre and blue.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic figurine of a horse and rider. Rider's face and costume and horse's physiognomy bridle and saddle detailed in black red and green. Glaze exhibits crazing.

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed light tan earthenware figure presented standing erect on a small round base. Figure is depicted with legs together and both arms bent with the hands stacked across his front. Figure wears a knee-length robe with out-turned collar out turned and a hat which extends over the ears and back of neck to the shoulders.

Ceramic: figure
description: One oval-shaped glazed green celadon figure in the form of a seated bather in a tub.

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic figure depicted standing on an oval base moulded to resemble a pile of rocks. Figure is dressed in flowing robes with its arms crossed across its chest. Figure is glazed cream-white with facial festures and costume detailed in black red-brown and green. Glaze exhibits red crackle.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed blue purple and cream-brown ceramic figure depicting Liu Hai astride the three-legged toad Jin Chan. In his left hand Liu Hai cradles a gourd-shaped object. Liu Hai's right arm has been broken off.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed ceramic double figurine of the bodhisattva of compassion Guanyin and a swaddled infant posed on pink lotus blossoms attached to a green base. Guanyin is depicted standing supporting a gold jug in her left hand and holding an orange and black willow branch in her right. She wears a green petticoat beneath a wide-sleeved dress patterned in white and blue; this ensemble surmounted by an orange headdress that falls around her shoulders and back. She also wears an orange-coloured necklace and pendant. The hair and facial features of Guanyin and the infant are detailed in black and their lips in orange. The faces of both figures are coloured a lighter orange-white. The figure of Guanyin has been broken off its base and subsequently reattached. The second lotus bud with the figure of an infant remains broken into several pieces.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed cream-brown ceramic figure of a woman standing wearing a full-length dress the folds of which are gathered up by her left hand folded across her chest and by her right hand at her hip. The figure's hair is coiled into a prominent coif at the top of her head. A white band around the figure's neck suggests her head has been broken off and reattached. The figure's face and clothing exhibit traces of green red and yellow colouration.

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic figurine depicted in a stylised hood and flowing robe. Figure stands leaning forward with its right hand raised to its face and its left hand raised to the side of its head. Figure is glazed black except for its lower third which is unglazed red-brown ceramic.

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed reddish-brown earthenware figure of a saddled horse with a bulb-shaped decoration on the top of its head. Incised details of bridle and saddle straps. Saddle straps present incised zig-zag pattern. Saddle border presents incised S-curve pattern. Incised inscription in Chinese characters on rear lip of saddle.

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed brown earthenware figure presented in an erect standing posture with feet together and arms by sides. Figure is beared and depicted wearing a headpiece and flowing robes. Traces of red pigment on head and body.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic shard of the upper body and right arm of a relief figurine. Convex obverse exhibits details of robes in black red and yellow. Flat reverse is unglazed.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head and upper body of a figurine. Depicted wearing a black red and green hair adornment and robes exhibiting red and green colouration. Figurine's hair is detailed in black with brown patina. Facial features are detailed in black with the lips in red.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a relief figurine depicted wearing a red-brown green and black headdress. Conves obverse presents facial features detailed in black with red lips and traces of red colouration on the lower part of the face and chin. Flat reverse is unglazed.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing a tall elaborate red headdress falling on either side of its face. Facial features detailed in black with red lips. Figurine's head is glazed on obverse only.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing a tall and elaborate red-brown black and yellow headdress. Facial features detailed in black with lips in red-brown.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing a pale green and black headdress. Facial features detailed in black. Red and yellow coloured robes visible on fragment of left shoulder. Glaze exhibits crazing with yellow colouration.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Head and facial features detailed in black. Glaze exhibits crazing with yellow colouration.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black with the lips in red.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black green yellow and red.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black with traces of red colouration on the lips.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black with red colouration on the lips.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head and upper body of a relief figurine. Convex obverse presents details of hair and facial features in black and red. Figurine's robes are detailed in red-brown and green. Flat reverse is unglazed.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white and brown figurine depicted standing in long flowing robes with hands clasped at chest height. White glaze exhibits crazing. The head of the figurine has been broken off and reattached.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed blue-green ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing an elaborate headdress.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head and upper body of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black with traces of red colouration on the lips. Robes detailed in red-brown and green.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head and upper body of a figurine. Hair facial features and robes detailed in black with traces of red and yellow colouration.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in black with traces of red colouration on the lips.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine. Hair and facial features detailed in dark brown.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed ceramic head of a figurine with its hair detailed in black and its face coloured olive-yellow. There are two unglazed patches on either side of the top of the figure's head where something has been broken off.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed ceramic head of a figurine depicted with its hair styled into twin top-knots. Figure's hair is detailed in black and green glaze whilst its face is glazed red-brown.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing an elaborate headdress with an opening at the top. Headress is glazed black and green. The figure's face is glazed yellow-brown with a greenish cast.

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing an elaborate headdress embellished with an ornamental motif at the front and falling to the neck on the back and sides. Headdress is glazed blue green black and brown. Figure's hair is glazed black but its face is unglazed red-brown ceramic.

Ceramic: figure
description: One large glazed sancai ware figure in the form of a camel standing on a shallow rectangular unglazed base with five musicians mounted on its back. Dominant glaze colours are white ochre green and blue.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed sancai ware figure of a saddled horse with a lowered head standing on a shallow rectangular unglazed base. irregularly shaped, multi-coloured glazed ceramic horse. Horse's mane presents pattern of linear grooves and the saddle a pattern of grooved diagonal criss-crosses. Horse's body is glazed brown and the saddle is glazed cream and green. Horse's tail exhibits a tie glazed blue.
source: Rewi Alley
contributor: Malcolm Tait

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed yellow-brown ceramic figure depicted standing on a narrow rectangular base with its right arm bent across its chest and both hands curled into fists. Figure exhibits a band of black colouration around its waist and traces of yellow green and red colouration across its headdress robes and pants.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One approximately ovoid unglazed painted earthenware head of a male figure wearing a red hat with ear flaps. Figure exhibits hair and facial features detailed in brown-black pigment. Lips detailed in red pigment.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One sancai ware figure depicted standing erect and dressed in flowing robes. Figure's robed body is glazed green and brown and surmounted by the unglazed head of an animal. Figure's head and upper back have been broken off and reattached.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed red-brown ceramic head of a figure depicted wearing a headress falling to its shoulders.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed yellow-brown ceramic head of a figure depicted with elaborately styled hair.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed yellow-green ceramic figure depicted standing leaning slightly forwards on a narrow rectangular base. Figure wears a pointed headdress that falls to its shoulders and a high-collared tunic embellished at the neck with the head of an animal and on the breast with two medallions containing faces. Figure's hands are raised in fists in front of its body with the left fist curling around a small hole. Glaze exhibits crazing.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed light tan ceramic figure depicted standing on a narrow circular base with its left arm bent upwards at the elbow and its left hand curled into a fist. Figure exhibits traces of yellow-green colouration.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed yellow-brown ceramic figure depicted standing with hands clasped at chest height. Figure wears long flowing robes and a headdress that falls on either side of its face. Glazed exhibits crazing.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed cream and brown earthenware miniature in the form of a hooded ox cart with ox and driver. Object is mounted on a shallow base. Cream glaze throughout except for the hood of the cart which is glazed brown.

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed ceramic figurine of a man standing on the head and body of a fish in water. Man wears an elaborate headdress and robes and sports a prominent moustache and beard. Figurine obverse glazed cream-white blue green and yellow. Reverse is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic figure of a saddled and bridled horse.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed yellow-brown earthenware figure of a woman playing a lute. Figure is presented standing erect with lower limbs hidden beneath a long flowing robe. Figure exhibits traces of red orange and ochre pigment.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic figurine of the bodhisattva Weituo depicted seated with his right hand resting on his upraised right leg. Figure's right hand is moulded into a fist curling around a small hole. Body and base of figure are coated in a pale green celadon glaze exhibiting a brown crackle. Head of figure is glazed brown.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed grey-tan earthenware figure. Figure is moulded in the form of a hollow cylinder truncated at the hip. The arms are raised with the hands pressed to the cheeks and the tongue protruding. Traces of red and brown pigment on eyes nose and tongue.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic figurine depicting smiling broadly and seated on its posterior whilst grasping an object in its right hand. Figure is glazed white except for a band of dark blue around its waist.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed blue-white Fujian blanc de Chine male supplicant figure. Figure is depicted standing in a slightly bowed position on a cuboid pedestal with hands folded in prayer at chest height.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a relief figurine. Convex obverse details hair and facial features in green orange and black. Flat reverse is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic figurine of a seated man grasping a ring in his left hand and a balancing a sword on its pommel in his right hand. Figure is dressed in an elaborate headdress and robes and sports a long flowing beard. Figurine obverse is glazed cream-white blue green and yellow. Reverse is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed white ceramic head and upper body of a figurine. Facial features detailed in black with lips in red. Hat and robes coloured black orange yellow and green.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed slate-grey earthenware figure in the form of a camel. Figure is hollow-bodied and exhibits traces of red and ochre pigment. Both front legs have been broken off and reattached.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed slate-grey and ochre earthenware figure in the form of a robed kneeling man.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed grey and ochre earthenware figure of a horse and rider mounted on a rectangular base. Traces of red pigment visible on rider's hood and saddle. Rider's arms are raised as if to grasp a bridle that is now missing. Horse's tail is broken off.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic head of an animal. The head of the figure is glazed black and its neck grey-brown. A small hole embellishes the figure's jaws.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed Fujian blanc de chine figure of a boy.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figure
description: Standing figure of Xi’er in blanc de chine porcelain. Xi'er is the heroine of the Revolutionary ballet 'The White-Haired Girl' (Bai mao nu)
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: figurine
description: One glazed white ceramic head of a figurine depicted wearing a red headdress. Hair and facial features detailed in black with the lips in red.

Ceramic: group
description: Pottery group in three sections representing camel train on silk road.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: hill jar
description: One green glazed hill jar.
source: University of Hong Kong Museum and Art Gallery and Otago Museum.

Ceramic: implement
description: Two cylindrical glazed green ceramic head pieces for the rod of a scroll. Exterior sides of each head piece present 大雅齋 Da ya zhai (Big elegant studio) in red-brown glaze and a design of birds fruit and flowers in purple pink red-brown and yellow-green glaze. In red-brown glaze upper surfaces of each head piece present a grouping of five bats (wufu, symbolising the Five Blessings or Five Happinesses) encircling the Chinese seal character shou (symbolising longevity).

Ceramic: implement
description: One unglazed tan earthenware dipper. Remnants of yellow-green colouring.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: incense burner
description: One small circular glazed blue-grey incense burner. Presents a short wide body narrowing slightly above the shoulders to a thick neck and wide opening. Wide flat base is supported by three short equidistantly-placed feet. Exterior base and feet are unglazed. Rim of incense burner chipped in a few places.

Ceramic: incense burner
description: One small globular glazed blue-grey incense burner surmounted by a short neck and wide mouth and supported by three stubby equidistantly-spaced feet attached to its underside. Lower half of vessel exterior presents moulded rib pattern.

Ceramic: jar
description: One irregularly shaped, brown iron glazed jar, from the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Two small handles with ridges attached to either side of the jar just under rim. Glaze covers three quarters of the object from the top, leaving the bottom quarter unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: lamp
description: One glazed black and tan ceramic oil lamp in the form of a flattened bowl with a broad rim and a shallow narrow base. Lamp inner surface glazed black. Lamp rim contains a channel cut-out at one end and an elongated flange-shaped handle at the other. Rim upper surface presents moulded decorations of ridges and dots. Lamp underside is unglazed.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: lid
description: One circular earthenware boshanlu lid. Obverse coated in red-brown glaze with stylised designs of running human and animal figures moulded in relief. Reverse unglazed.

Ceramic: mask
description: One glazed white tan and yellow earthenware mask with moulded and incised details. Facial features are exaggerated. Two circular holes define the pupils of the eyes. The eyebrows spiral out in wide fans embellished with linear incisions. The nose is flat and broad with two small holes for nostrils. A narrow horizontal slot divides upper and lower ranks of teeth in a wide grinning mouth. On either side of the mask elongated ears stretch from eyes to mouth.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: model
description: One glazed green-brown earthenware miniature model of metal ingots stacked in a shallow dish.

Ceramic: model
description: One earthenware model of a granary in the form of an elongated tapered pillbox sitting on three stubby feet and surmounted by the remains of a flared roof. Sides of object exhibit remains of green-grey glaze. One side presents a vertical slot.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: model
description: One glazed blue-green earthenware model of a well head. Lower part of model comprises box-shaped body with square cross-section and beveled edges tapering slightly to the top. Upper part of model comprises stylised torana with horizontal crossbar and moulded ridged roof.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: model
description: One light tan earthenware model of a granary. Presents unglazed cylindrical body flaring outwards slightly towards the base with a vertical slot in one side. Model also exhibits glazed green four-cornered peaked roof with moulded ridges.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: oil Lamp
description: One glazed ceramic oil lamp in the form of a bowl with a broad rim and a flat narrow base. Lamp inner surface glazed blue and creamy white; underside glazed red-brown and yellow. Small handle attached to the rim.

Ceramic: oil lamp
description: One glazed green ceramic oil lamp in the form of an elongated cylinder. Upper third of body tapers above a horizontal ridge before abruptly opening out into a shallow circular dish. Lower body is attached to a broad circular dish-shaped base with a raised rim.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: pillow ends
description: Two approximately trapezoidal glazed cream ceramic pillow ends. Each pillow end presents moulded surface patterns. One model possesses a small hole near its upper right edge.

Ceramic: plate
description: One shallow circular copper-red glaze plate with a shallow wide base. Rim and underside of base are glazed white. Underside of base exhibits mark of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820).

Ceramic: plate
description: One circular glazed white ceramic plate with a gold-lined fluted rim and a shallow base. Obverse presents a multi-coloured rustic scene with two poems composed by Lou Shu (1090-1162). Reverse presents three bat designs equidistantly spaced just under the rim. Underside of base exhibits mark of Daoguang (1820-1850).

Ceramic: plate
description: One approximately circular shallow glaze green celadon plate (Yaozhou ware). Plate interior presents moulded serpentine botanical design.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: plate
description: One circular glazed white ceramic plate. Obverse presents a dense multicoloured botanical pattern. Reverse presents three serpentine botanical motifs in blue equidistantly-spaced around the base. Underside of base exhibits mark of Qianlong (1735-1796).
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue-purple glazed ceramic shard ground into a teardrop shape with a scalloped edge. Shard inset in black base. Reverse presents inscription.

Ceramic: shard
description: One approximately circular blue glazed fragment of the bottom of a ceramic bowl. Circular base of bowl is unglazed.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue glazed ceramic shard reshaped into the form of a small rectangular plate with rounded edges. Concave obverse presents purple patch bounded in dark blue.

Ceramic: shard
description: One ceramic shard re-shaped into a circular pendant. Obverse presents convex surface with blue-purple glaze. Reverse presents flat surface with cream-white glaze and two small holes threaded through with red cord.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue-green glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One green-white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue-green glazed ceramic shard.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: shard
description: One white glazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents serpentine pattern.

Ceramic: shard
description: One mauve and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One white and brown ceramic shard. Obverse presents trefoil pattern in white glaze.

Ceramic: shard
description: Three blocky blue glazed ceramic shards. irregular square shaped, blue glazed ceramic shards.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents design of tree and castle.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One multi-coloured glazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents a botanical pattern.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue-white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One grey-brown unglazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents wave pattern.

Ceramic: shard
description: One brown unglazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents pattern of dashes.

Ceramic: shard
description: One brown unglazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One beige ceramic shard. Obverse and reverse exhibit remains of transparent glaze.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One unglazed red-brown ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: spoons
description: Two ceramic spoons. The concave obverse of each spoon is glazed yellow with a repeating pattern of three symbols: blue swastikas bordered in gold; pink and gold bat-forms; golden graphic symbols. The convex reverse of each spoon is glazed white with a multi-coloured botanical design. The undersides of the spoons exhibit the mark of Guangxu (1875-1908).

Ceramic: tablet
description: One unglazed arch-shaped light tan earthenware votive tablet. Obverse presents elongated stylised buddha figure moulded in relief. Reverse presents incised inscription in Chinese characters that reads: 印度佛像大唐／蘇常侍等共作 or 'Indian Buddhist Image, the Great Tang, made by [court eunuch] Su and others.'
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: teapot
description: One globular chocolate brown yixing ceramic teapot with a large ring-shaped handle decorated with an incised scale pattern. Teapot surmounted by a lid with a removable dragon's head held in place by twine and a bilaterally symmetric knob in the form of a double spiral or cloud design. Sides of teapot feature moulded designs in low relief of a carp and a dragon respectively.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: tile
description: One approximately semi-circular unglazed grey earthenware tile. Obverse moulded in high relief in the form of a stylised cat mask.

Ceramic: tile
description: One unglazed grey-brown earthenware tile. Obverse presents schematised kneeling human figure modelled in high relief.

Ceramic: tile
description: One unglazed light tan earthenware roof ridge tile surmounted by a stylised horse with an over-sized head. Incised details of horse's mane and saddle and incised wave patterns where horse's legs join base of tile.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: tile
description: One glazed earthenware ridge tile moulded in the form of a fish with an upraised body and tail. Ridge tile presents semi-circular cross-section. Body of fish is glazed purple-blue with tail and fins glazed in turquoise and yellow.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: tile
description: One glazed earthenware ridge tile moulded in the form of a caped and pantalooned figure standing legs astride in a defiant posture. Ridge tile presents semi-circular cross-section. Figure's clothing is glazed green whilst face and body are glazed in orange and yellow respectively.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: Vase
description: One tall circular glazed light grey ceramic vase with a narrow neck and flaring lip surmounting broad high shoulders that taper gradually to a slightly out-turned base. Vessel exterior body exhibits designs in dark grey colouration. Vase shoulders and lower two fifths of its body present bands of linear geometric patterns. Vase mid-section presents a serpentine botanical pattern.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One unglazed dark brown earthenware vessel. Globular body surmounted by a narrow cylindrical neck and out-turned rim and lips. Body exhibits transverse linear features.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One glazed green-grey earthenware hu vessel. Globular body tapers towards a flat base and extends into a long neck flaring slightly at the top. Series of incised transverse lines around neck shoulder and waist. Shoulder patterns link two animal heads moulded in shallow relief on opposing sides of vessel. Animal heads feature prominent nose rings.
source: Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery

Ceramic: vessel
description: One circular glazed grey-green ceramic vase with a short narrow neck and out-turned lip surmounting broad high shoulders that taper gradually to a slightly out-flaring base. Upper shoulders of vase exterior exhibit a ruyi or fungus pattern with black and white linear embellishments. Mid-section of vase exterior presents a broad band of serpentine botanical decoration in white outline. Lower part of vase exterior presents a semi-geometric freize again with black and white linear embellishments.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One circular glazed red-brown ceramic vessel. Presents a wide mouth and short slightly out-turned neck surmounting high shoulders and a body that gradually tapers to a flat narrow base. Vessel exterior exhibits pattern of horizontal striations.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One glazed olive-brown ceramic vessel in the form of a flattened globe. Vessel presents a slightly flaring lip and short narrow neck surmounting wide shoulders and a body that tapers to a flat narrow unglazed base. Glazed exterior exhibits crazing.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One small glazed Cizhou ware vessel in the form of a flattened globe with a short narrow neck flaring out at the top and supported by a shallow narrow base. Exterior presents serpentine pattern in dark brown glaze on a lighter grey-brown glazed ground.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One elongated circular glazed dark brown ceramic vase. Vessel presents narrow mouth over high shoulders and a body that gradually tapers to a short narrow slightly out-flaring base. Upper third of vase body presents moulded relief design of a ship and fishes.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One globular glazed red-brown Ding ware vessel in the form of a pomegranate with a moulded leaf attached and a hole at the top.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One glazed plain white Xing ware ewer in the form of an elongated globe. Vessel is surmounted by a narrow neck and out-turned lip and gradually tapers to a shallow narrow base. One side of the ewer presents a slender handle joining the shoulder to the lower neck. On the opposing side is a short cylindrical spout.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One circular glazed white earthenware vessel lid. Obverse presents convex surface with upturned rim and moulded serpentine design on top as a handle.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One toroidal glazed white ceramic water dropper with a tiny aperture in the top a small lug spout on one side of its body and a shallow narrow base.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One Jun ware vessel in the form of an acutely flattened globe surmounted by a wide neck and flaring mouth and supported by three equidistantly-spaced legs moulded to its underside. Body of vessel is glazed blue and purple except for the interior base and exterior underside and legs which are glazed orange. Orange-glazed portion of vessel interior also exhibits a pattern of densely packed concentric ridges.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One circular qingbai ware ewer. Glazed blue-white with darker blue decorative patterning. Ewer body is short and wide tapering at the top to a narrow circular opening and at the bottom to a shallow base. Ewer body also embellished with moulded ribs and a broad quatrefoil spout. Ring-shaped moulded handle attached to upper shoulder of ewer body at four equidistantly placed points.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One globular glazed cream-white ceramic vessel with a short neck and wide mouth and a shallow narrow base. Glaze exhibits crazing. Vessel exterior presents four moulded relief designs spaced equidistantly around its circumference.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One globular glazed ceramic vase with a lid. Vase is surmounted by a short narrow neck over wide shoulders gradually tapering to a flat narrow base. Vase lid is a short cylinder glazed orange on its round face with a circumferential serpentine design in gold. Upper exterior face of lid presents complex botanical design on a five-lobed glazed white ground. Exterior body of vase presents orange and gold peony design with grey foliage on a finely crazed white ground.
contributor: Malcolm Tait