View auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues; bid, buy and collect contemporary, impressionist or modern art, old masters, jewellery, wine, watches, prints, rugs and books at sotheby's auction house

About this item Classic blue and white porcelain temple dragon jar vase, Ming style Size:20"high, 11" diameter Beautifully designed dragon temple with vine and flower pattern Around vase, there are sea wave pattern on neck One of most classic and popular shape vases in China

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Set for four grain of rice pattern porcelain dishes with blue design on white. These are 80s vintage, Made in China. There's four each of rice or noodle bowls (about 5" in diameter x 2" deep), plates (about 8" in diameter) and spoons. The whole set is in excellent condition, I don't believe these dishes were ever used.

Recent cases illustrating a developing uniformization of cultural identities across the world have led numerous artists to ponder the phenomenon of cultural globalization. My Blue China sheds new light on the issues at hand, bringing together the works of 12 internationally renowned contemporary artists who explicitly reference blue and white porcelain. [...]