It is made from a buff-coloured pottery and of globular form st ...click for details

This rare decorated glazed 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 with a date equivalent to AD 82 ...click for details

This very rare and unusual pottery vessel was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. Its construction is interesting; first the main body was formed, then an upper section was cleanly cut out, wit ...click for details

This very rare pottery bottle was made over 6,000 years ago during the Banpo phase (c. 4800 - 4300 BC) of the Yangshao Culture in the north-west of China. It is "heavily-potted" and quite coarsely-made, not being particularly even in form. The colour of the pottery varies from grey at its base to reddish patches at its widest point. The surfac ...click for details

This fine and rare pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2800 - 1900 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It is finely-potted with thin walls and has been relatively highly-fired to a very attractive reddish-orange colour. It has a smooth burnished surfa ...click for details

This tall pottery ridge tile was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Judging by the long sleeves and the hat it represents an entertainer. It is made from a gritty pink pottery coated in green, amber and pale yellow glazes. On the unglazed base are traces of a white cement. There are some surface defects to the glaze, but most s ...click for details

This unusual and rare pottery vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dense grey pottery that is relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. It is decorated with elaborate geometric patterns in white and reddish-brown pigments. The c ...click for details

Undoubtedly the most desirable of the many forms of Tang pottery sculpture is the Court Lady, also often referred to as the Tang "Fat Lady" ! This fine pottery figure was made during the middle part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from an orange-coloured fine-grained pottery. Note the detail of the clothing and hairstyle. Once the figure had ...click for details

This superb large and extremely rare stoneware bowl, or basin, was made during the 13th - 15th Century. It is "heavily-potted", coated in a white slip and decorated in underglaze iron, the design very similar to a smaller Vietnamese underglazed bowl we have from this period. It is coated in quite a thick clear pale green glaze that is finely-c ...click for details

Ht. 8 1/8 ins. Diameter 10 ins. This superb and monumental jar is a very sophisticated example of the Temmoku wares of Henan province. The shape is very fine and the glaze breaks from black to a wonderful persimmon colour. There is an example with a less interesti ...click for details