This fine and rare pottery model of a horse was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is made from a black pottery and has a smooth burnished surface. Note the detail of the horse's head, mane and tail, also the large saddle draped across its back. This type of Yuan figure, of burnished black pottery, with fine detail and so elegant in f ...click for details

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This impressive porcelain bowl was made during the 16th century. The elaborate decoration of the outer wall features a four-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl and a phoenix in flight. Around the rim and base are two thin blue bands. The inner surface features a fish (carp) leaping out of the waves, surrounded by four smaller fish, and a ...click for details

These very attractive pottery vessels were made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly as early as the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). They are quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dark grey pottery. There are several bands of incised decoration. The lower body of one vessel has woven impressions in its ...click for details

These unusual and very rare pottery jars were made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). They are made from a fine-grained black pottery, very skillfully thrown with good consistency of thickness and an almost spherical body standing on a large foot and with a tall neck, clearly in imitation of a bronze prototype. The surface h ...click for details

This impressive pottery tile was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It depicts a flying horse and a cloud and would have been one of a frieze on a wall comprising several similar tiles. It has been coated in various glazes of attractive colours. By their very nature, the majority of such tiles have been repaired: this tile has been broken and re-stuck in ...click for details

This very rare and interesting pottery vessel was made by peoples of the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). Such vessels are sometimes called "owl" jars. It is made from an orange-coloured pottery that is fairly highly-fired, having a slight ring to its when tapped. In places are sooty deposits suggesting it was placed in a fire to heat it ...click for details

This impressive pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a white/pink coloured pottery that has been "cold painted". The horse stands alert with its head turned sharply to its left. Note also the detail of the saddle. It is larger than the "average" Tang horse with a hei ...click for details

This interesting pottery tile was made in the 12th/13th century, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 -1279), or possibly the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234) or Yuan Dynasty (AD1279 - 1368). It is made from quite a high-fired dense pottery. The figure is a drummer in the act of beating a particularly large drum. Note the detail, not only of the drum, but also the drummer& ...click for details