Stoneware

Originating in China in the Shang dynasty, stonewear pottery is fired at a high temperature (about 1,200° C [2,200° F]) until vitrified, i.e., glasslike and impervious to liquid. It is usually opaque and since it is nonporous, it does not require a glaze, so glazes are purely decorative. It is extremely durable and used for such items as the glazed garden stools in VA’s collection.

  • Sale! Antique Ceramic Wall Pocket Double Chopsticks Holder, China, Shiwan #19325A

    Antique Ceramic Wall Pocket Double Chopsticks Holder, China, Shiwan #19325A

    Original price was: $185.00.Current price is: $145.00.
    H: 7.125″ W: 8.375″ D: 3.75″  |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    This Shiwan green chopsticks holder is divided into two parts with holes on top for hanging and small holes on the bottom for drainage. Chopsticks were often wedding gifts from mothers to daughters with many auspicious wishes: phrases for sons as soon as possible, upside down bats with coins and ribbon meaning “blessings in front of your eyes,”  and border clouds and thunder symbolizing life-giving rain and abundance.

  • Sale! Antique Enamel Yixing Stoneware Teapot, China  (1152B)

    Antique Enamel Yixing Stoneware Teapot, China (1152B)

    Original price was: $365.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H: 2.625”  W: 6.125”  D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Small antique Yixing teapot with small loops below rim indicating may have been used to suspend oil or soy sauce. Hand painted vibrant enamels with circular panels of floral and leaf decorations.

  • Sale! Antique Enameled Yixing Stoneware Teapot, China #1152A-PAR

    Antique Enameled Yixing Stoneware Teapot, China #1152A-PAR

    Original price was: $365.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H: 2.6 ”    W: 6.1  ”    D: 4 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Antique Yixing teapot, colored enamels, 6 circular panels with fanciful floral and leaf decorations. Tea aficionados consider Yixing teapots best for brewing tea as absorb oils released during brewing and improves tea’s flavor with continual use.

  • Sale! Antique Glazed Opium Pillow, Shiwan, China #3849A

    Antique Glazed Opium Pillow, Shiwan, China #3849A

    Original price was: $235.00.Current price is: $185.00.
    H: 7.25″ W: 5″ D: 5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This five-sided Shiwan stoneware pillow with slanted top, open bottom, vibrant glazed surface, and etched coin and diamond design was used for smoking opium as the cool shell cradled the users’ heads and necks and offset the warmth of smoking and the hollow inside stored valuables. We have another which can be paired with it. If a candle is placed inside it emits an amazing shadowy form of a coin, which appealed to those in an opium state.

  • Sale! Antique Hexagonal Stoneware Tea Pourer, China, Shiwan Kilns #19445

    Antique Hexagonal Stoneware Tea Pourer, China, Shiwan Kilns #19445

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $285.00.
    H: 9″ W: 8.375″ D: 5.5″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST

    This very attractive antique green glazed teapot is typical of the stoneware pottery made in the Shiwan kilns in Guangdong during the 18-19th century. Finely designed, this hexagonal pot has a yoked rounded handle with spiral decorations that adds a delightful touch. The pieces are well known for their brilliant flambé—or flame-like quality – glazes such as apple green glaze of this pot.

  • Sale! Antique Shiwan Offering Bowl, Peaches and Lotuses, Shiwan, China  (19330)

    Antique Shiwan Offering Bowl, Peaches and Lotuses, Shiwan, China (19330)

    Original price was: $450.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    Ht: 5.5”  Dia: 6” |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Shiwan stoneware peaches and lotuses on footed bowl auspicious symbols associated with springtime, fertility, long healthy life for many generations and therefore are propitious gifts for birthdays, especially for the elderly.

  • Sale! Antique Shiwan Stoneware Fruit Offering, China (19330)

    Antique Shiwan Stoneware Fruit Offering, China (19330)

    Original price was: $375.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H: 8.75″  DIA: 6.75 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Shiwan stoneware glazed sculptures of fruit symbolizing life and new beginnings to place on temple or home altar. They   augment plates of fresh stacked fresh fruit to honor ancestors. These pears symbolize long life.

  • Antique Stoneware Garden Stool, Coin/Taotie Designs, China   (16777B-VCEM) $1275

    Antique Stoneware Garden Stool, Coin/Taotie Designs, China (16777B-VCEM) $1275

    $1,275.00

    Most antique Chinese outdoor garden stools were made in a drum or barrel shape using common ceramic designs like decorative fretwork, low relief decoration, simple pierced schemes, a variety of underglaze painted images, and calligraphyand fired in kilns. The upper border of the body of this beautiful stoneware garden stool is covered with four color…

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  • Antique Stoneware Garden Stool, Coin/Taotie Designs, China (16777A-VCEM) $1275

    Antique Stoneware Garden Stool, Coin/Taotie Designs, China (16777A-VCEM) $1275

    $1,275.00

    Most antique Chinese outdoor garden stools were made in a drum or barrel shape using common ceramic designs like decorative fretwork, low relief decoration, simple pierced schemes, a variety of underglaze painted images, calligraphy and more. The upper border of the body of this beautiful stoneware garden stool is covered with four color bands that…

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  • Sale! Antique Stoneware Lotus and Frog Wall Pocket, Shiwan, China #19302J

    Antique Stoneware Lotus and Frog Wall Pocket, Shiwan, China #19302J

    Original price was: $285.00.Current price is: $185.00.
    H: 8.25” W: 6.75” D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Wall pockets remain a very common decorative element in Asian homes. In China, they are used to hold chopsticks and flowers to bring good fortune to a space where the family gathers. This Shiwan stoneware pocket has 2 very auspicious symbols: a frog and a lotus that symbolize nurturing energy and transformation. With a hole in the back for hanging on a wall, it is great addition to enhance a kitchen’s coziness and feng shui and a wonderful wedding gift.

  • Sale! Antique Stoneware Wall Pocket Chopsticks Holder, China, Shiwan China #16966A

    Antique Stoneware Wall Pocket Chopsticks Holder, China, Shiwan China #16966A

    Original price was: $115.00.Current price is: $98.00.
    H: 7.375″ W: 5.125″ D: 2.5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Decorative utilitarian Shiwan ware pieces are recognized for their fine modeling, vivid expression, and colorful apple-green and drip glazes.  Chopsticks were commonly stored in wall pockets with a hole for mounting. Covered with auspicious symbols, they were often part of a bride’s dowry as “chopsticks” is a pun for “speedy arrival of sons.” It can hold utensils, dried flowers, and other objects and is a unique wedding gift.

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