Beijing Hotels: Nearby Antique Porcelain Shop

Jing Ying Ge is a shop specializing in porcelain antique items.The shop owner Mr Wang, developed a strong interest for ceramic for more than 10 years.

He showed me one of his favorite ware made about 700 years ago. Mr Wang said the high value of the ware lied in its intactness and complicated technology. Both  blue and white wares glazing and peacock blue glazing are applied in the making. While the complex flower carving made the item more priceless. The antique sells at RMB 500,000.

Then I noticed a hexagonal blue and white porcelain of Qing Dynasty. Looking at its inside, it features a Bagua composing by six pictures. The blue and white ware puzzled me for its usage. Until Mr Wang told me, I will never know it is a brush pen washing basin. Its price is tagged at more than thousand.

Jing Ying Ge also carries some scroll works drawn by Mr Wang's artist friends and large items of porcelain from Jing De Zhen, a famous China town.