Fine Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Jar
This fine blue & white porcelain jar was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The decoration features a well-executed floral scrolling pattern and the underglaze blue is of exceptionally good colour. The surface has a lovely smooth silky feel to it.
Fine Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Box
This rare blue & white porcelain box was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The cover and box are of moulded form and have been very well decorated. The underglaze blue is of very good colour. There is a mark to the base that we have not been able to translate.
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Chinese Ming Dynasty Wanli Blue & White Porcelain Dish
with Xuande Mark
This interesting blue & white porcelain dish was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. It is unusually but finely decorated featuring two animals, one of which is a deer, the other we are undecided, as well as birds among blossoming trees. The underside features five medallions of a design featuring blossoms and b ...click for details
Chinese Transitional Blue & White Porcelain Sleeve Vase
This rare and interesting blue & white porcelain vase was made in the 17th century during the Transitional period (c.1630 - 1660) between the Ming & Qing dynasties. It has been made in three sections that have been luted together. It has been decorated with butterflies, blossoms and other motifs. Originally it would have had a narrow neck but this has ...click for details
Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Shou
This interesting blue & white porcelain dish was made during the 15th or 16th century. It is quite "heavily-potted" and decorated in the centre with the character "shou", meaning longevity. Within this character is a seated immortal figure.
Fine Tall Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Jar
This fine and impressive tall porcelain jar was made in the latter part of the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). Interestingly it has been made in several sections that have been luted together. The decorations have been moulded and applied to the surface and feature a dragon entwined around the neck and twelve standing human figures as well as other humans, animals ...click for details
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
Rare Tall Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Pottery Vase
This finely-made and very rare pottery vase of elegant form was made some 700 or 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 -1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province. The rim is decorated with a particularly elaborate band of "piecrust" decoration and there is a band of incised w ...click for details
This rare pottery jar was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) or possibly a little earlier. It is a cooking vessel designed so that it stood in a fire on its three legs whilst the large surface area of its base efficiently transmitted the heat of the fire to the contents of the vessel. The whole outer surface has been decorated, albeit very li ...click for details
This superbly-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by people of the Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC). It has a finely burnished surface, very smooth to the touch, and has been fired to a particularly attractive orange colour. It is relatively highly-fired, making it much more durable than some examples. Two handles stretch from the wide saddle-shaped mouth to the ...click for details
