China Pottery

Just 13cm in diameter, the celadon brush washer is valued by Sotheby’s at above HK$100 million but is expected to fetch a higher price because it is so rare.
The sky is the limit when it comes to the final price.
It is one of only 87 known surviving pieces from the imperial Ru kiln in Henan province, which produced elegant, monochrome pieces exclusively for the Northern Song court in the late 11th century and early 12th century. Only four known Ru wares currently remain in private hands.

From SCMP (Aug 24, 2017)

This tiny dish (even as a brush washer) was sold at HK$294.3 million (US$37.7 million) at the auction in 3rd Oct, 2017. SCMP (Oct 4, 2017). The weather was cloudy but the sky was high.


My View on China Pottery

Song's Pottery - Elegant, static and feminine.
Yuan's Pottery - Powerful, dynamic and masculine (my favorite and undervalued). See below.

Ming's Pottery - Not bad somewhere between Song's and Yuan's but Furniture is better.
Qing Dynasty Pottery - Mostly rubbish including Emperors' belongings (utterly overvalued)


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