Chinese art antiques – A brief bit of history
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Chinese Art
Different forms of art have been influenced by great philosophers, teachers, religious figures and even political leaders.
Early forms of art in China were made from pottery and jade in the Neolithic period, to which bronze was added in the Shang Dynasty. The Shang are most remembered for their bronze casting, noted for its clarity of detail.
Fragments of pottery vessels dating from around the year 9000 BC found at the Xianrendong (Spirit Cave) site, Wannian County, in the province of Jiangxi represent some of the earliest known Chinese ceramics. The wares were hand-made by coiling and fired in bonfires. Decorations include impressed cord marks, and features produced by stamping and piercing.
The Xianrendong site was occupied from about 9000 BC to about 4000 BC. During this period two types of pottery were made. The first consisted of coarse-bodied wares possibly intended for everyday use. The second being finer, thinner-bodied wares possibly intended for ritual use or special occasions. There is archaeological evidence suggesting that both types of wares were produced at the same time at some point.
Some experts believe the first true porcelain was made in the province of Zhejiang during the Eastern Han period. Chinese experts emphasize the presence of a significant proportion of porcelain-building minerals (china clay, porcelain stone or a combination of both) as an important factor in defining porcelain. Shards recovered from archaeological Eastern Han kiln sites estimated firing temperature ranged from 1260 to 1300°C, as far back as 1000 BC. In early imperial China, porcelain was introduced and was refined to the point that in English the word china has become synonymous with high-quality porcelain.
During the Sui and Tang periods (581 to 906) a wide range of ceramics, low-fired and high-fired, were produced. These included the well-known Tang lead-glazed sancai (three-colour) wares, the high-firing, lime-glazed Yue celadon wares and low-fired wares from Changsha. In northern China, high-fired, translucent porcelains were made at kilns in the provinces of Henan and Hebei. One of the first mentions of porcelain by a foreigner was made by an Arabian traveler during the Tang Dynasty who recorded that:
””They have in China a very fine clay with which they make vases which are as transparent as glass; water is seen through them. The vases are made of clay”
Tang Sancai burial wares have become a very popular for of art. “Sancai” means three-colours. However, the colours of the glazes used to decorate the wares of the Tang dynasty were not limited to three in number. In the West, Tang sancai wares were sometimes referred to as egg-and-spinach by dealers for the use of green, yellow and white. Though the latter of the two colours might be more properly described as amber and off-white / cream.
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Art Print China Oriental Floral Flower – Antique Repro Chinese Tree 4 – 16×20in £4.99 |
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1894 FAMOUS LARGE GARDENS VERSAILLES CHINESE Antique Engraving Wall Art Print £6.29 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn03 £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Painting Art-Qian Long Emperor’s Horse ma04 £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn04 £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Animals Huge Painting Art-Five Moo-cows £62.99 |
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Art Print China Oriental Floral Flower – Antique Repro Chinese Tree 2 – 16×20in £4.99 |
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1875 Chinese Theatre Canton Dancing Antique Fine Art £17.50 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn05 £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Large Chinese Antique Huge Painting Figures Art-18 Buddhist Men £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Scroll Painting Art Teacher&Student By Matai £31.47 |
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Vintage Antique Unusual Art Deco Chinese DRAGONS Copper Link BRACELET £13.50 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn07 £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Scroll Painting Art Birds&Flowers £31.47 |
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Antique Chinese Abacus Qing Dynasty? Rare 5+1 Beads Oriental Art Piece Vintage £59.99 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn08 £31.47 |
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Antique Chinese Abacus Qing Dynasty? Rare 5+1 Beads Oriental Art Piece Vintage £59.99 |
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OX BONE SLAVE BANGLE ANTIQUE VINTAGE ART DECO BRACELET CHINESE? £6.50 |
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Antique Art deco, Japanese – Chinese lacquer “Sailing Ship at Sunset” Box £9.99 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Painting Scroll Art-Cicada&Flowers by Matai £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn09 £31.47 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Scroll Painting Art Birds&Flowers £31.47 |
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9 CHINESE ANTIQUE STYLE ART 2 HOLES BUTTONS DRESS Q287 £0.62 |
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PAIR Rose Medallion BIRD antique chinese vase bowl peacock art famille porcelain £1,795.50 |
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Oriental Asian Chinese Antique Figures Painting Art-Qing Dynasty Beauty sn12 £31.47 |
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ANTIQUE / VINTAGE DRAWING PEKINGESE DOG IN ART DECO CHINESE PICTURE FRAME 1930 £100.00 |
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9×12ft-Antique- art deco Chinese rug cr 1900 £2,677.50 |
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Beautiful antique Chinese scroll with porcelain handles, masterpiece of art £170.23 |
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c1930s ANTIQUE MUST SEE ONE OF A KIND SCENERY ART DECO FINE CHINESE RUG 2.7×5.3 £458.64 |
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PAIR OF CHINESE ANTIQUE TURQUOISE FU DOG STATUES ORIENTAL ART BUDDHIST DOGS £80.00 |
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Antique Art Deco Gold Ground Chinese Floral Rug 7′ 9×10 £1,416.93 |
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Antique Vintage Rare Complete Set of 5 Chinese Monkey King Folk Art Puppet Heads £545.00 |
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c1910s ANTIQUE PHEONIX BIRD SUBJECT MINT ART DECO CHINESE PEKING RUG 1.2×3 £137.34 |
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+ ANTIQUE ORIGINAL CHINESE ART PORCELAIN PLAQUE PAINTING CHINA MARTIAL ARTS 白蓮教 £693.00 |
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Art Print China Oriental Floral Flower – Antique Repro Chinese Tree 1 – 16×20in £4.99 |
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Antique Pair Spelter / Pewter Art Neuveau Vases Chinese style1920 England/France £251.99 |
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Antique SIGNED Chinese Purple Clay YIXING Zisha Kanji poem art deco TEAPOT £1,323.00 |
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ART PRINT Antique Repro – Oriental Floral – Chinese – Flowers & Yellow Bird £3.99 |
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ART PRINT Antique Repro Floral China Oriental – Chinese Flower Blue Bird 10×13in £3.99 |
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2011Chinese Antiques & Art Auction Records :Sundries £18.26 |
