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The underwater search for shipwrecks follows a dig last summer in the village of Mambrui that unearthed a rare coin carried only by emissaries of the Chinese emperor, as well as a large fragment of a green-glazed porcelain bowl whose fine workmanship befits an imperial envoy.
Recovering China's Past on Kenya's Coast Virginia Postrel 2010
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The earliest, very earliest green-glazed celadon ever found is from the Shang period, which is around 1600 B.C.
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There were two bathrooms with green-glazed bathtubs, painted on the outside with yellow dragons.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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I came to the last of the pots, a twelve-inch green-glazed ceramic job, and upended it to chuck out the mass of old dead leaves accumulated inside, and got a bizarre shock.
Hot and sticky on Monday... Imogen 2009
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I came to the last of the pots, a twelve-inch green-glazed ceramic job, and upended it to chuck out the mass of old dead leaves accumulated inside, and got a bizarre shock.
Archive 2009-06-01 Imogen 2009
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There was what we call "celadon" [green-glazed] porcelain — little bowls and cups, and pots with spouts in the shape of chickens 'heads, a typical Six Dynasties object — some mirrors, and some stone slabs.
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Decorated tableware mainly comprises yellow - and green-glazed large dishes with incised (sgraffito) decorative motifs (hares and wavy lines), imported from the Aegean region.
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Even the town of Bek with her dreaming gables, twisted old roofs and chimneys, green-glazed windows, weekly markets and ancient customs, was not immune to the twentieth-century jackboot.
The Dreamthief's Daughter Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2001
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Perhaps because of the strong midday sun, the blue tile roof of the two-story dwelling seems more vivid than when Lorn had visited Myryan before, and the green-glazed brick walls more faded.
Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000
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The smith's shoulder brushed the green-glazed ceramic screen.
The Chaos Balance Modesitt, L. E. 1997
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