Shaped Collection (#10)

Melon-Shaped Ewer (Wine Pot) with Flower-Head... Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, c13th cent. Creator: Unknown
Melon-Shaped Ewer (Wine Pot) with Flower-Head/ Foliate Lid, Southern Song (1127-1279) or Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), c. 13th century

Globular Jar with Overlapping Leaves, Five Dynasties period (907-960). Creator: Unknown
Globular Jar with Overlapping Leaves, Five Dynasties period (907-960)

Melon-Shaped Ewer with Triple-Strand Handle, Liao dynasty (907-1124), 11th century

Dish with Inverted Petal-Lobed Rim, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Creator: Unknown
Dish with Inverted Petal-Lobed Rim, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Globular Jar, Northern Song (960-1127) or Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th century

Dish with Petal-Lobed Rim, Stylized Peony, and Sickle Northern Song dynasty
Dish with Petal-Lobed Rim, Stylized Peony, and Sickle-Leaf Scrolls, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), 11th/12th century

Cylindrical Tripod Censer (Incense Burner) with Cloud-Scroll Feet, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Celadon glazed lotus stemcup, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign, 18th / 19th century
Celadon glazed lotus stemcup, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign mark (1736-1795), 18th/19th century

Dish with Flaring, Lobed, and Barbed Rim, Five Dynasties period (907-960)

Double Melon-Shaped Box, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Creator: Unknown
Double Melon-Shaped Box, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Vase with Dragon-Shaped Handles, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign, prob
Vase with Dragon-Shaped Handles, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736-1795), probably late 18th century

Conical Bowl with Interior of Fish Swimming amid Waves Encircling a Sea Crab and Exterior of Stylized Petals, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th century

Lobed Dish with Lotus Scrolls, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), first half of the 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Lobed Dish with Lotus Scrolls, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), first half of the 14th century

Lobed Jar in Form of Balambing (Philippine Island Star Fruit), Yuan dynasty, first half of 14th cent Creator: Unknown
Lobed Jar in Form of Balambing (Philippine Island Star Fruit), Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), first half of 14th century

Bottle Vase (Meiping) with Dragons Rising from Waves, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

One of a pair of famille-rose lotus bottle vases, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736-1795)

Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736-1795)

Lobed Dish, Song dynasty (969-1279). Creator: Unknown
Lobed Dish, Song dynasty (969-1279)

Celadon-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th / 19th century
Celadon-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th/19th century

Lobed Gourd-Shaped Vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign mark (1736-1795), c
Lobed Gourd-Shaped Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign mark (1736-1795), c. 19th/20th century

Bottle-Shaped Vase, Yuan dynasty or possibly Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735). Creator: Unknown
Bottle-Shaped Vase, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) or possibly Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

Bottle Vase with Dragons amid Clouds, Chasing Flaming Pearls; Pendant Ruyi; Lingzhi Scrolls; Upright Leaves and Petal Panels; and Florets Encircling Foot, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Fish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th / 13th century
Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Fish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th/13th century

Gourd-Shaped Vase with Encircling and Twisted... Ming dynasty or Qing dynasty
Gourd-Shaped Vase with Encircling and Twisted Rope, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911), c. late 17th/18th century

Triple Long-Necked Bottle Vase with Double Dragon Roundels and Elongated Curly Dragons (Gui), Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736-1795)

Ring-shaped Pottery Bottle, c. 1940. Creators: Arthur Stewart, Claude Marshall
Ring-shaped Pottery Bottle, c. 1940

Fragment from a Chasuble, Florence, 1550 / 75. Creator: Unknown
Fragment from a Chasuble, Florence, 1550/75

Shaped Sleeve Ruffle (Engageante), Burano, 1770s / 80s. Creator: Unknown
Shaped Sleeve Ruffle (Engageante), Burano, 1770s/80s

Shaped Sleeve Ruffle (Engageante), Burano, 1760s. Creator: Unknown
Shaped Sleeve Ruffle (Engageante), Burano, 1760s

Fragment (probably from a Chasuble), Italy, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (probably from a Chasuble), Italy, 17th century

Goblet-Shaped Ewer, London, 1683. Creator: Unknown
Goblet-Shaped Ewer, London, 1683

Vinaigrette in the Form of a Mussel Shell, London, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Vinaigrette in the Form of a Mussel Shell, London, 1876

Table Centerpiece, London, 1768. Creator: Denis ReneGastecloux
Table Centerpiece, London, 1768

Sponge Box, Denmark, c. 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sponge Box, Denmark, c. 1830

Purse-Shaped Vinaigrette, Birmingham, 1822 / 23. Creator: Unknown
Purse-Shaped Vinaigrette, Birmingham, 1822/23

Vinaigrette, Birmingham, 1840 / 41. Creator: Unknown
Vinaigrette, Birmingham, 1840/41

Octagonal Library Table, London, c. 1840; designed 1832

Gourd-Shaped Ewer with Twisted Handle, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), mid-12th century

Lobed Cup, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), mid-12th century. Creator: Unknown
Lobed Cup, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), mid-12th century

Bottle-Shaped Vase with Dragon Chasing Flaming Pearl, Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 18th/19th century

Bird-Shaped Water Dropper, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), mid-12th century

Bottle-Shaped Vase, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Creator: Unknown
Bottle-Shaped Vase, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Melon-Shaped Ewer with Stylized Floral Scrolls, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 13th century

Bottle-Shaped Vase with Lotus Flowers and Stylized Scrolls, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 14th century

Bird Shaped Ewer with Crowned Rider Holding a Bowl, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 12th century

Melon-Shaped Ewer with Stylized Flowers, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 12th century

Gourd-Shaped Ewer with Lotus Flowers, Korea, Goryeo dynasty, late 12th / early 13th century
Gourd-Shaped Ewer with Lotus Flowers, Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), late 12th/early 13th century

Aryballos (Container for Oil) in the Form of a Right Foot, (7th-6th century BCE?)

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