Fine Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Jar
This large covered jar was made around 700 years ago during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). We have seen similar examples in recent years and they were generally attributed to the Liao Dynasty (AD 907 - 1125). However, it has now become clear that they have been excavated from Buddhist sites in Yunnan province in ...click for details
Fine Vietnamese 13th/14th Century Moulded Celadon Bowl
This fine stoneware bowl was made during the 13th - 14th centuries. It is quite "heavily-potted" and has similarities with Chinese Lonquan celadon ware produced around the same period. Around the inner wall is a moulded pattern comprising blossoms and leaves, although this is not easy to see without moving the bowl around in light. It is coated in a thic ...click for details
Fine Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Black Pottery Amphora
with Oxford TL Test
This superb pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is finely constructed with high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body. Pottery jars from the Siwa culture are rarer than those of the preceding Qijia and Majiayao cultures and most known ...click for details
This two-part cooking vessel was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) or possibly as early as the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). A bronze version would have been in everyday use but this is made of pottery specifically for burial and the afterlife. The lower part is a container that stands on three legs, designed for holding water being h ...click for details
This very rare pottery vessel was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). Although the Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age, Xindian pottery is often much "coarser" than earlier Neolithic pottery and does not always stand the test of time as can potte ...click for details
This pottery tripod was made some 4,000 years ago. Similar vessels were made by a variety of Chinese Neolithic cultures and it is not always easy to identify from which culture a particular vessel is. However, we think it most likely that this was produced by people of the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). Tripods such as this were designed to be used as cooking vessels, the wide ...click for details
This pottery tripod was made some 4,000 years ago. Similar vessels were made by a variety of Chinese Neolithic cultures and it is not always easy to identify from which culture a particular vessel is. However, we think it most likely that this was produced by people of the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). Tripods such as this were designed to be used as cooking vessels, the wide ...click for details
This porcelain bowl was made during the 16th century. The outer wall has been attractively decorated with a scrolling floral pattern whilst the inside has been more modestly decorated. The glaze is very finely crackled. Diameter 14.5 cm. No repair or restoration; fine condition.
This porcelain dish was made during the 16th Century. Both its centre and underside have been attractively decorated in underglaze blue. Diameter 11.75 cm. No repair or restoration; fine condition.
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This highly-fired bowl was recovered from a 13th century shipwreck. It has an attractive incised decoration and has been coated in a finely-crackled celadon glaze except for the unglazed foot. Sea growths still adhere to the surface; these are easily removed if desired, although we much prefer to leave them.
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