This highly-fired stoneware jar was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) and is of the type often referred to as "proto-porcelain". It is of a particularly pleasing shape. On the shoulder of the globular body are two loop handles. There is a band of incised wavy lines around the lower part of the neck and several sets of raised bands around the shoulder and w ...click for details
This fine and attractively-shaped stoneware jar was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). The upper body and inside mouth have been coated in a finely-crackled translucent pale green glaze. Although well-made and of a fine form, it seem such jars were not treated so well when stacked in the kiln for firing! They were stacked on top of each other and there are vari ...click for details
Fine & Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Changsha Bowl
from 9th Century Shipwreck (c. AD 826)
This rare decorated glazed stoneware bowl was made around AD 826, during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906) at the Changsha kilns. We can be that precise about the dating because it was excavated from the "Belitung Wreck" in 1998-99, a mile off the coast of Belitung, Indonesia. Another bowl from that wreck is inscribed w ...click for details
This rare stoneware jar was made during the 13th - 14th Century, almost certainly at the Quanzhou kilns in Fujian province, and most likely specifically for export to South-East Asia. It is quite heavily-potted with four sturdy loop handles around the shoulder. On opposing sides of the shoulder are two moulded dragons. The jar is coated in a finely-crackled yellowish-brown gl ...click for details
This tall stoneware bottle was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Deposits to the base suggest it was used for storing oil. It is "heavily-potted" and coated in a thick dark olive green speckled glaze. There is a repair to one side of the mouth and minor chips to the edge of the shoulder, all no doubt as a result of its use.
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Fine Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Celadon Glazed Bowl from Shipwreck
This large bowl was made during the 13th century at the Tongan Kilns in Fujian Province during the late Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or early Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is quite "heavily-potted" and has a yellowish-green celadon glaze that is finely crackled. The inside of the bowl has scrolling lines incised into the surface, a ...click for details
