The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls …
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
My favourite vase | Dragons20 of 62 |  |  |
Posted 3 months ago
Lukeleppky
(1 item)
Hi
Picked this up while I was in Thailand and I would like to know more about it!
There is no markings on it what so ever and it looks like it is made of clay with a glaze!
I find the four loops on the top interesting and I am guessing they were used to seal the cork or bung!
Any info would be helpfull !
Help us close this case. Add your knowledge below.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
DragonsDragons appear on all sorts of Asian antiques, from high art like hanging s…
Asian VasesPorcelain was invented in ancient China, so it's not at all surprising that…
Hi Luke, the four loops, or 'lugs' are typical of water vessels, and were used for ropes so that the vessel can be thrown into a stream and filled. The vessel is then suspended from a frame for use. But this one is very small and may be intended for some other purpose, or may be ornamental. Regards, Jim
Thanks Jim,
Any idea of age?
Hi Luke, the impurities in the glaze were likely there when the vessel was fired and aren't an indicator of age. I would guess it's relatively new, late 20th century, but it needs someone familiar with Thai porcelain to provide a better answer.
Best wishes, Jim
Hi Jim
Yes there are a few brown almost rust like pits in the glaze which may or may not be an indicator of age.
I spoke to a gentleman who referred to it as a five clawed dragon which is Chinese not Thai.
So I think OR I am more like guessing its Chinese not Thai.
I have bought a lot of antique Chinese related items at the Sefpua Road (not the right spelling) market in Bangkok so I would not be surprised if it was from China.
I read that it might be a trade jar but I am still at a loss!
Thanks again for your input every bit helps!
Luke