WOOD & SONS - Chung

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One of Frederick Rhead's most successful blue and white designs, this was produced in a wide range of items, over a period of around twenty years.

Initially CHUNG items bore the Wood & Sons mark with a distinctive 'fruit & leaves' logo, similar to other Rhead marks of the period, and the registration number 631664, dating the design to 1914.

From around 1919 items were made with the BURSLEY WARE backstamp, a subsidiary of Woods operating from the Crown pottery, adjacent to the main Woods Stanley pottery.

We have also seen items bearing Woods' later 'King' mark, dating from the 1930s, but these are much less common.

Chung is also occasionally found with a yellow laquer glaze applied onto the blue and white design (see right).

A 'coloured' range was also produced (see below) with bright red enamel painstakingly hand-painted between the leaves, giving the impression of a red ground. The large flower heads in this version also have a green centre.

CHUNG Vases,
Temple Jars
& Ginger Jars