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Porcelain & Ceramics

Porcelain forms the backbone of the Chinese art market. Imperial wares are prized for their marks, glazes and painting quality — Xuande copper-red, Chenghua doucai, Yongzheng famille rose and Qianlong enamels foremost among them. Value rests on five pillars: body and glaze, mark, painting, completeness of form, and provenance.

Reviewed by the Heritage Global specialist team · Updated 2026-10

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CHRONOLOGY

Chronology

From early wares to the modern market — the eras that define this category.

Five Dynasties to Song — apex of monochrome

The five great kilns — Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, Ding — set the aesthetic canon. Fewer than one hundred Ru pieces are thought to survive; each appearance is a market event.

Yuan — blue-and-white matures

Jingdezhen harnessed imported cobalt for large vessels of deep, blurred blue with iron spots; figure-subject Yuan wares are exceptionally rare.

Ming Yongle–Xuande

The imperial kiln system matured: sweet-white, sacrificial red and blue-and-white in parallel. Xuande copper-red — as on our pear-shaped ewer — remains the touchstone of the type.

Ming Chenghua

Doucai married underglaze blue with overglaze enamels; the 'chicken cup' defined Ming taste and, at roughly HKD 280 million in 2014, still anchors the category's ceiling.

Qing Kangxi–Qianlong

Three reigns of synthesis: Langyao red revived, famille rose rising under Yongzheng, Qianlong enamels and reticulated vases marking the technical summit — the lineage of our Langyao tianqiuping and enamel vase.

Late Qing to Republican

As the imperial kiln waned, literati painting on porcelain flourished: qianjiang colour and the Eight Friends of Zhushan founded a collecting field of their own.

MASTERS

Masters & Workshops

The names, ateliers and schools that anchor authentication and value.

The Imperial Kiln, Jingdezhen

Established under the Ming Hongwu reign, the imperial manufactory's mark system and destruction of flawed wares remain the institutional basis of dating and authentication.

Lang Tingji

Kangxi-era governor who revived high-fired red glazes; 'Langyao' — blood-red with lipped foot — bears his name and defines Kangxi monochrome.

Tang Ying

Superintendent of the imperial kilns under Yongzheng and Qianlong; his memoir records fifty-seven glaze and enamel types, and 'Tangyao' is held as the summit of Qing craft.

The Eight Friends of Zhushan

Eight Republican-era porcelain painters (Wang Qi, Wang Dafan, Deng Bishan and others) who brought literati painting onto porcelain; signed works anchor modern dating.

CATALOGUE

Available Works

Enamel 'Twelve Zodiac Animals' Globular Vase Enamel 'Twelve Zodiac Animals' Globular Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty SGD 5,200,000 – 8,000,000（約 HKD 31,940,000 – 49,130,000） Ru Ware 'Sky-Blue' Long-Necked Vase Ru Ware 'Sky-Blue' Long-Necked Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Song Dynasty SGD 1,600,000 – 6,200,000（約 HKD 9,830,000 – 38,080,000） Blue and White 'Peony Scroll' Meiping and Cover Blue and White 'Peony Scroll' Meiping and Cover Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty HKD 12,000,000 – 16,000,000 Doucai 'Chicken Cup' Doucai 'Chicken Cup' Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty SGD 1,000,000 – 2,000,000（約 HKD 6,140,000 – 12,280,000） Blue and White 'Peony Scroll' Jar Blue and White 'Peony Scroll' Jar Porcelain & Ceramics · Yuan Dynasty HKD 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 Jun Ware 'Rose-Purple Splash' Floral Gu Jun Ware 'Rose-Purple Splash' Floral Gu Porcelain & Ceramics · Northern Song Dynasty HKD 5,000,000 – 8,000,000 Blue and White 'Dragon and Phoenix' Meiping Blue and White 'Dragon and Phoenix' Meiping Porcelain & Ceramics · Yuan Dynasty SGD 650,000 – 1,150,000（約 HKD 3,990,000 – 7,060,000） Blue and White 'Scrolling Lotus' Zun with Handles Blue and White 'Scrolling Lotus' Zun with Handles Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty SGD 600,000 – 1,000,000（約 HKD 3,680,000 – 6,140,000） Blue and White 'Roundel Dragon' Pear-Shaped Vase Blue and White 'Roundel Dragon' Pear-Shaped Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty HKD 4,000,000 – 5,500,000 Langyao Red Globular Vase Langyao Red Globular Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty HKD 3,500,000 – 5,000,000 Jizhou Ware 'Tenmoku' Tea Bowl Jizhou Ware 'Tenmoku' Tea Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Song Dynasty SGD 500,000 – 800,000（約 HKD 3,070,000 – 4,910,000） Longquan Celadon 'Ice-Crackle' Conical Bowl Longquan Celadon 'Ice-Crackle' Conical Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty HKD 3,800,000 – 4,800,000 Blue and White Teacup Stand Blue and White Teacup Stand Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty SGD 490,000 – 750,000（約 HKD 3,010,000 – 4,610,000） Underglaze Red 'Dragon Scroll' Pear-Shaped Vase Underglaze Red 'Dragon Scroll' Pear-Shaped Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty HKD 3,200,000 – 4,500,000 Jian Ware 'Partridge Feather' Tea Bowl Jian Ware 'Partridge Feather' Tea Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Song Dynasty HKD 2,800,000 – 3,800,000 Jian Ware 'Hare's Fur' Tea Bowl Jian Ware 'Hare's Fur' Tea Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Song Dynasty HKD 2,800,000 – 3,800,000 Blue and White 'Eight Treasures' Monk's-Cap Ewer Blue and White 'Eight Treasures' Monk's-Cap Ewer Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty SGD 360,000 – 580,000（約 HKD 2,210,000 – 3,560,000） A Magnificent Black-Ground Famille-Rose 'Dragon and Phoenix' Tianqiu Vase, Qianlong Seal Mark A Magnificent Black-Ground Famille-Rose 'Dragon and Phoenix' Tianqiu Vase, Qianlong Seal Mark Porcelain & Ceramics · — HKD 2,000,000 – 3,500,000 Wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' Octagonal Double-Gourd Vases (Pair) Wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' Octagonal Double-Gourd Vases (Pair) Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty SGD 500,000 – 550,000（約 HKD 3,070,000 – 3,380,000） Sancai-Glazed Horse Sancai-Glazed Horse Porcelain & Ceramics · Tang Dynasty SGD 320,000 – 550,000（約 HKD 1,970,000 – 3,380,000） Blue and White Bowl with Scrolling Floral Sprays Blue and White Bowl with Scrolling Floral Sprays Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty SGD 350,000 – 500,000（約 HKD 2,150,000 – 3,070,000） Rouge-Ground Enamel 'Nine Autumns' Bowl Rouge-Ground Enamel 'Nine Autumns' Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty SGD 380,000 – 500,000（約 HKD 2,330,000 – 3,070,000） Jun Ware 'Rose-Purple' Glazed Planter Jun Ware 'Rose-Purple' Glazed Planter Porcelain & Ceramics · Song Dynasty HKD 2,500,000 – 3,000,000 Rouge-Ground Famille Rose Bowl with Panels Rouge-Ground Famille Rose Bowl with Panels Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty HKD 1,280,000 – 2,800,000 Peachbloom-Glazed Radish-Shaped Vase Peachbloom-Glazed Radish-Shaped Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty HKD 1,600,000 – 2,800,000 Blue and White 'Scrolling Lotus' Jar Blue and White 'Scrolling Lotus' Jar Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty HKD 1,800,000 – 2,600,000 Yellow-Ground Famille Rose 'Dragon' Flask Yellow-Ground Famille Rose 'Dragon' Flask Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty SGD 280,000 – 400,000（約 HKD 1,720,000 – 2,460,000） Famille Rose 'Nine Peaches' Globular Vase Famille Rose 'Nine Peaches' Globular Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty SGD 200,000 – 400,000（約 HKD 1,230,000 – 2,460,000） Yellow-Glazed 'Cloud and Dragon' Bowl Yellow-Glazed 'Cloud and Dragon' Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Ming Dynasty SGD 250,000 – 380,000（約 HKD 1,540,000 – 2,330,000） A Rare 'Sacrificial-Red' Glazed Pear-Shaped Ewer with White-Reserve Phoenix and Lotus Design, Xuande Mark A Rare 'Sacrificial-Red' Glazed Pear-Shaped Ewer with White-Reserve Phoenix and Lotus Design, Xuande Mark Porcelain & Ceramics · — HKD 1,200,000 – 2,000,000 Longquan Celadon Cong-Form Vase Longquan Celadon Cong-Form Vase Porcelain & Ceramics · Song Dynasty HKD 800,000 – 1,500,000 Jun Ware 'Sky-Blue' Bowl Jun Ware 'Sky-Blue' Bowl Porcelain & Ceramics · Northern Song Dynasty SGD 150,000 – 220,000（約 HKD 920,000 – 1,350,000） Blue and White Wucai 'Eight Immortals' Ginger Jar Blue and White Wucai 'Eight Immortals' Ginger Jar Porcelain & Ceramics · Qing Dynasty SGD 120,000 – 200,000（約 HKD 740,000 – 1,230,000）

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