A rare Dehua 'Blanc de Chine' porcelain figure group depicting two kneeling women and a crucifix - made in the 18th Century for export to Europe. An identical piece - part of the P J Donnelly bequest - is currently on display in the British Museum. There are two light hairlines visible on the front and a firing crack following the mold join on one side...
A extrmely decorative Ming Chenghua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Minyao ( peoplesware ) bowl.
A well and very fragile potted bowl with an outstanding decoration.
Jingdezhen ware with an extremely nice cobalt blue.
You come across hundreds of Ming Minyao bowls until you get a piece like this.
Condition : Please look the condition on the enlargements.
H : 4,9 cm., Diameter : 9,7 cm.
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Wonderful Chinese Tang Dynasty tomb pottery figure of a standing horse, Sanchai glaze, comes with TL (thermo luminescence) test.
Size: 13 1/2" high x 14 1/2" wide x 5" deep.
This extremely rare jarlet is from the transitional period between the Yuan and early Ming period. Jingdezhen or Fujian. H.: 5,7 cm. Condition : Perfekt.
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An extremely rare green-glazed Lotus Vase Liao Dynasty of compressed double-gourd form, emanating from a splayed lotus base, the lower section of sumptuous flared form, moulded with crisp vertical lappets, covered all over in a pale green glaze, the lappets alternating from green to brown to yellow.
Height 26,4 cm.
Ex Sothebys, please see this piece in Sotheby`s catalogue at the last image.
1700s
White stone has a very pale celadon tinge and some translucency where the carving is thin. The curving shaft terminating in a dragon’s head has a smaller chilong winding its way toward the larger dragon’s head. The underside is carved with a button for attachment. It is well-carved and polished and in very good condition. Acquired 20 years ago in a Richmond, Va. Estate.
Length: 3 3/8 in.
It is extremely rare to find a Yuan blue and white piece in an absolutely perfect condition like this Cup with everted flat lip and a short raised foot. Decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue on the rim inside with a classic scroll and a continuous chrysanthemum scroll on the exterior. Porcelain body with a transparent glaze. Base recessed and unglazed. D : 8,1 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty fourteenth century...
Cup with everted flat lip and a short raised foot. Decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue on the rim with a key - fret design and a continuous chrysanthemum scroll on the exterior. Porcelain body with a transparent glaze. Base recessed and unglazed. D : 7,9 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty fourteenth century. Condition : Restored. ( John S. Guy , Oriental Trade Ceramics in South - East Asia, item Nr. 55 )
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Cup with everted flat lip and a short raised foot. Decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue on the rim with a key - fret design and a continuous chrysanthemum scroll on the exterior. Porcelain body with a transparent glaze. Base recessed and unglazed. D : 7,6 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty fourteenth century. Condition : Please look the condition on the images. ( John S. Guy , Oriental Trade Ceramics in South - East Asia, item Nr...
A rare very well carved soapstone sculpture of Lui Hai in traditional pose ensnaring the three -legged toad with a string of cash. This item was made circa 1750 - 1800 during the reigns of either the Qianlong or the Jaiqing Emperors. The tip of one finger is missing and there is an old glued repair - most visible on the upper foot...
Ca. 1700s
These two vases were mostly part of an altar set that included an incense burner and circular box, all in cast bronze and having similar Koranic inscriptions. The vases are heavily cast as are most of these types of inscribed utensils. The calligraphy is raised from the background and is framed by a lobed cartouche surrounding a ring-punched background that helps to accentuate the inscription. The punched background was probably lacquered a dark brown or black originally and some...
1800s
Elegant pear-form vase with a gracefully tapering neck is raised on an elongated and subtly flaring foot. It is covered overall in a medium-blue robin’s egg-type glaze mottled with lighter and darker blues that drains toward the foot with violet-toned mottling. The base and interior are both glazed with a clear glaze that is tightly cracked. The footring is unglazed exposing the buff-colored china-like soft paste porcelain. Though similar to the robin’s egg glaze seen on hard por...
This pair of Chinese lotus shoes, aka bound feet shoes, have a soft golden color silk vamp. Each side of the shoes is embroidered with the same pattern, and uses satin stitch silk thread.
The embroidery pattern on these lotus shoes has always mystified me. There is a woman and an animal that is possibly intended to be a giraffe. I vaguely remember some bits of information. The Chinese first heard about the African giraffes from verbal and written descriptions. They were fascinated wit...
Jar of Guan form, decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue with a classic scroll and a continuous chrysanthemum scroll set between horizontal lines. Porcelain body covered with a transparent glaze. Base unglazed. H : 6,6 cm. D : 9,4 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty, fourteenth century. Condition : The glazed area of the piece is in a absolute perfect condition ( nice glaze, no chip and no crack ) but to be absolutely correct : there is a minute chip on the inner side of the body resp. the ...
Presented is a large Jardiniere (1 of 2 offered) of a rustic but well known and designed theme of a dragon, phoenix, rooster, and peony. The dark green glaze is well aged and in pristine condition for this mid-19th century or earlier artifact of interest. This Jardiniere is from Guandong Province and is the highly sought after and collectible Shiwan (Shekwan, Cantonese) and is getting very difficult to find; please contact us if you desire the pair for a different price and offer. It measures 7...
A Fine Pair of Kossu both sides woven Panels on Silk:
China, Ching period, 19th Century,
Each of the kesi panels is woven in both sides as a same patern, depicting horsemen galloping through mountain passes
with in a rectangular border of flaming pearls and floral scrolls, the ground to the border of pale
green grey, the ground planes between the mountains woven in gilt thread
and the remaining subtly colored in shades of peach, brown, grey white and green.
and lavender outlined by blac...
1800s
This cream-white glazed vase is covered overall with a network of fine crackles stained over time with a pale brownish tone. The small meiping form tapers gracefully from a broad shoulder to a narrow waist and flares out again at the base. The base is glazed leaving the slightly rounded footring unglazed. The interior is glazed and the crackle pattern continues inside the neck. Vases like this one were used in the scholar’s studio. Good condition, no damages. Small pin pricks from ...
Qianlong mark, but 1800s
The black enameled background provides a striking contrast with the colorful flowers in brilliant shaded enamels. Lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, iris, and other blossoms cover the entire exterior of the bowl, even the entire exterior of the foot down to the footring. The interior is glazed white and left undecorated, further enhancing the contrasting effect of the exterior and interior. The base is glazed white and displays a four-character Qianlong mark in iron-...
A Very Fine and Horizontal Long Silk Kessi Panel:
China,19th Century,
This large horizontal panel is finely woven and painted with related scene depicting
people’s daily life with elaborate river landscape showing figures fishing, collecting wood
for fire, enjoying viewing at a pavilion horse-back riding, sailing and boating,
the banks studded with verdant trees receding to cloud-enveloped mountains in the
back ground, all woven in muted tones of green, blue, rust, yellow and the deta...
Early 1900s
Red and black lacquer applied over a bronze jar form with interior and base glazed with thick deep brilliant blue enamel. The bronze jars are first applied with red cinnabar lacquer which has been finely-carved with an undulating wave design. Overlying the red is a thick layer of well-carved black lacquer landscapes including rocky cliffs, trees, islands, dwellings and boats. On the neck is a deeply carved repeating floral design; a floral design also surrounds the tall foot. F...
Ming Dynasty, ca. 1500s
Cast with flowing robe and benevolent facial expression. Stands upon a base cast in the form of sea waves surrounded by low a fence raised upon a hexagonal plinth. Figure and base were cast separately with the figure being attached to the base with two bronze pins. The figure was originally lacquered overall then gilded. Remains of this gilt lacquer can be seen especially in the creases of the robe and the hair around the edges of the hood. The figure is well-modele...
Guangxu mark, ca. 1875-1908
Interior of dish is decorated with multi-colored overglaze enamels in a pattern known as “thousand flowers” in the West. Most of the various blossoms are painted in thick white enamel which is then shaded with different colors of enamel glaze. Space between the flowers is filled with gold enamel. The reverse is enameled with a design of three flower sprays. A six-character Guangxu mark is painted on the base in red enamel. The plate is raised on a low, inwar...
A museum quality Longquan Celadon glazed Lotus bowl of deep rounded form supported on a short footring, the exterior carved with interlocking lotus leavesemanating from the base, covered all over in an ice crackled pale green glaze with subtle bluish tint, the unglazed footring burnt slightly orange in the firing.
Diameter 11,9 cm.
Southern Song Dynasty.
Condition : There is one nearly unvisible restored area to the rim, otherwise this rare piece is in a top condition.
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Very rare Jar of cuboid form. Floral decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue.
On the shoulder are two moulded lugs in the form of chi dragons. Porcelain body covered with a transparent glaze, the base flat and unglazed. Height 5,4 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty fourteenth century.
Condition : No chip no crack, a small demage resp. repair to one of the molded dragons.
Please look : John S. Guy " Oriental Trade Ceramics in South - East Asia " page 92, item Nr. 56.
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Late 1600s / early 1700s
Large mountain-form brushrest molded with a fanciful design of a mythical horse prancing over stylized waves. Known as haima in Chinese, this decoration was popular on ceramics in the late transitional period through the early Kangxi period and often seen painted in wucai or enamels on biscuit. The molded haima design appears to be somewhat unusual and the high relief of this design combined with the cobalt glaze make for a striking effect similar to that of carved...
1700s
Small beehive-form pot is covered in a rich, lustrous copper-red glaze that drains to a pale celadon tone on one side. The interior is glazed white with the glaze crackles being highlighted by ink staining from long term use. The copper has drained from the mouth leaving the often seen attractive white ring. The glaze stops at the beginning of the foot which though left unglazed has burnt a pale orange tone in the firing. The foot has kiln grit adhering to it from the sandy clay pad ...
Qianlong seal mark, but 1800s
Round box is very well-potted and very skillfully painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a design of a boy, or possibly an immortal, riding on the back of a crane flying among clouds. The brushwork is finely detailed—even picking out tiny feathers on the crane’s back. Encircling both the base and the lid are bands of mille-fleurs decoration executed in minute detail with skillful brushwork. Numerous types of flowers are depicted with leaves and buds fillin...
Guangxu mark, ca. 1875-1908
Both finely potted bowls are covered with a lustrous clear glaze, then painted in a broad palette of overglaze enamels. The thousand flowers design, known in Chinese as jiacai (mingles colors), covers the entire exterior of each bowl from the foot to the rim. The flowers include lotus, peony, hydrangea, chrysanthemum and more. The small spaces between the leaves and blossoms are filled with gold enamel. The interior of each bowl is decorated with five bats (wufu...
1800s
Bulbous jar with rounded shoulders rising gently to a low, tapering mouth. Glazed overall with a fine clear glaze on the inside and outside as well as the base. Painted with bird and flower scenes within two cartouches in a famille verte palette of greens, yellow, aubergine and iron-red. The two main paintings are separated by a red and green enamel floral arabesque. A diamond diaper pattern band with four red flowers encircles the mouth and a band of alternating aubergine and yellow...
1700s
Jar or bottle vase has a low neck with a flaring mouth and a spherical body supported on a footring. The mouth’s edge is clear glazed, showing the buff-white body. Glazed with a russet-brown rust glaze suffused with silvery-black flecks, that depending on the light, can yield tones from a metallic red-brown to silvery-purple. The footring is unglazed revealing a warm, buff-white porcelain body. Good condition, with no damages. Small flaw in the trimming on the foot is visible on th...
Qianlong sealmark, but probably 1900s
Small, globular form brushwasher thinly potted and fits comfortably in the hand. Covered inside and outside with a smooth, even clear glaze stopping just short of the narrow, exposed footring that reveals the white porcelain paste. One side is painted in several colors of overglaze enamels depicting a floral arbor. The other side is decorated with three tiny stylized bats. The base is slightly recessed, glazed and has an iron-red enamel six-character Q...
1700s / 1800s
Small square form tapers gently to a slight ogee shoulder around the square mouth. Covered in a thick ge or guan type Song dynasty style glaze suffused with pale golden brown stained crackles. The glaze forms a curtain effect on two adjacent sides where the second application does not completely cover the first. The glaze was wiped clean from the low carved foot before firing and the exposed pale grayish-white paste has a light golden brown skin probably from re-oxidation in ...
Late 1800s / Early 1900s
Gently flaring bowl with lid, both very well-painted with fruiting vines, bamboo and butterflies probably after a pattern from the Qianlong period. The enamel colors are clear and delicate in the case of the aqua blue and pale green; the fruits are subtly shaded with red and green over white enamel. The bowl is raised on an unglazed footring revealing the white porcelain paste. Four character Guangxu marks are on the lid and the base of the bowl in red enamel. On t...
Kangxi mark, but probably 1800s
Gong-shaped brush washer for use on scholar’s table. Covered overall in a glossy, clear glaze and decorated only with two concentric rings of cobalt blue encircling the mouth. The clear glaze reveals the fine white porcelain body. There are a few characteristic pinholes in the glaze on both the exterior and interior surfaces. The narrow, well-carved footring is unglazed, showing the dense white porcelain paste. There is a Kangxi mark in underglaze blue on ...
Ming Dynasty, 1500s
Very heavy pear-form bronze vase stylized after ceramic vases of the same period, probably intended as a decoration in a scholar’s studio. Cast with a graceful qilong dragon wrapped around the body and neck with its bifurcated tail terminating on the upper neck of the vase and above the dragon’s head. The dragon’s features are well defined, including the single horn on top of its head, a hairy mane and goatee, and also a prominent backbone. The vase retains its or...
A porcelain dish with an extremely nice, decorative overglaze enamel dcoration. Transitional Period between the Ming and the Qing Dynasty ( mid seventeenth century ) South. Possibly Jangxi.
Condition : There is a original firing crack on the back of the piece . Please see the quite nice original condition of the piece on the enclosed images.
D : 11,2 cm.
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1800s
Lid is suffused with brilliant apple-green that deepens to an emerald tone and the top is carved overall with an intricate stylized dragon design. Encircling the lower pedestal is a key fret incised carving. The insides of the box and lid are well-hollowed. This box was intended for cosmetics or possibly for seal paste. There is a small nick to the inner rim of the box but is in overall good condition, retaining its original lustrous polish.
Acquired from a prominent North Caro...
1700s / 1800s
Even, whitish celadon tone, intricately pierced and carved on both sides with a scene of a daoist immortal rowing his log craft over the waves. A crane flies overhead symbolizing wishes for longevity. The raft terminates in a pine tree. The pine tree along with a flower basket in the center, are symbols of one of the eight immortals, Lan Caihe. This plaque was original intended to be used as a pendant ornament. There are two small holes in both the top and bottom edges to per...
Qianlong minyao seal mark in underglaze blue on base, probably of the period
1736-1795
The decoration is executed entirely in overglaze blue enamel depicting various personal seal marks (chops). The enamel is thickly applied and well-painted. The border is encircled by a fretwork design in the same thick, blue enamel. The area immediately surrounding the enamel decorations exhibits a halo effect when carefully viewed at an angle to the light—a detail often noted on 18th century porcelai...
Large Chinese pottery jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, circa B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 52 C.M. / Diameter 34 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangk...
This rural Mongolian bucket is made from lemon wood and was used daily to draw water from the local village well. Truely an ethnographic relic with original iron fittings, and evidence of constant use and old repairs. It is both large and heavy.
The diameter of the bucket is 18" and the bucket alone is 14" deep, add another 11" for the handle and iron toggle fitting.
The weight is approx 15 lbs. Originally made about 250 yrs ago and probably used constantly for a couple of centuries.
1700s
Lid is carved with a scene of two elderly sages in a rocky landscape with trees and a bridge. The sides are carved overall with a diamond pattern. The interior and base are lacquered black. Some minor age cracks and retouched chips to the interior rim, minor retouching of red lacquer to the rims of the lid and box bottom. General wear—all consistent with and indicative of its age.
Height: 2 1/8 in.; Diameter: 5 in.
Ca. early 1800s
Glazed overall with a blue-tinged clear glaze with underglaze iron oxide coloring the peach and portions of the monkey. The base is unglazed. Molded with a large opening for brushes and two smaller apertures for holding flower stems. Very good condition, minor wear but no damage or repairs.
Height: 2 3/4 in.; Width: 3 in.
1800s
Large flatten-formed snuff bottle carved from translucent agate having various smoke-like inclusions ranging from dark brown to a light brownish-ochre. The two narrow sides are carved with a stylish mask motif with a pendant handle. A low, shallow carved foot forms the base. The stopper is a large cabochon of aventurine quartz. Few very small chips to the mouth edge from use and wear, otherwise very good condition.
Overall height: 3 ¼ inches; Width: 2 ¼ in.
A pair of nice quality Ming Dynasty Jiajing ( 1522 - 1566 ) cups .
Well potted with a nice cobalt blue and a nice glaze. H : 3,8 cm. D : 5,5 cm.
Condition : Perfect !
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Jar of globular form with a short cylindrical lipped neck and two horizontal lugs on the shoulder. The body is divided into five panels by vertical lines of applied studs, alternate panels being decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue with a chrysanthemum spray and alternate with a lingzhi fungus motive. Low fired porcelain body ( semi-porcelain ) covered with a transparent glaze stopping short of the foot. Flat base unglazed. H : 8 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty, fourteenth century. Condi...
Description: An elegant jade table screen was carved with motifs of scholar rock, orchids and bat. With good metaphors, the table screen was an typical scholar items for traditional Chinese connoisseurs. In pale milky white tint, the carving styles can be judged to date the item a 18th century's piece. Date: Qing Dynasty(18th century) Height including stand: 18cm,Condition: Perfect except some defects of the original stand.
Bowl with everted flat lip and a short raised foot. Decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue on the inner rim with a classic scroll and a continuous chrysanthemum scroll on the exterior. Porcelain body with a transparent glaze. Base recessed and unglazed. D : 12,8 cm, H : 5,7 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty fourteenth century. Condition : Extremely nice cobalt-blue and a extremely nice glaze. Restored - please look the restored area on the last enlargement.
A museum quality piece !
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This is the fifth piece of the rare collection of Song Dynasty fluted cups. Grey stoneware body covered with a opaque white glaze with fine crackle to above the foot-rim. Where exposed in the firing the body has turned reddish.
D : 9 cm. H : 5,5 cm. Southern Song period, 1127 - 1279 Xiuneisi white glazed.
Please compare this piece with the Xiuneisi white glazed piece at GG - Art ( Southern Song page ) Condition : The body is perfect ( no chip, no crack ) This excavated piece was b...
This is the fourth piece of the rare collection of Song Dynasty fluted cups. A extremely rare museum quality fluted cup.
The only one piece in the collection which is from the northen Song period.
Perfect potted Porcellaneous stoneware body covered with a very nice olive-green Yaozhou glaze to above the foot-rim. D : 9 cm. H : 5,4 cm. Yaozhou kilns, Shaanxi province. Northern Song period, 11th - 12th century. Condition : Very nice glaze - please look the repair on the images ( the golden colo...
Extremely rare longquan celadon dish with dragon motif chasing flaming pearl covered with good green celadon glaze, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368). size: 36 cm diameter, dish is in good condition with some crack line and crackeled glaze as shown at picture, no damage part, no restoration.
A very fine yellow ground dish with five clawed dragon motif, base with "xing you heng tang" hallmark, Jingdechen late Qing Guangxu period (1875-1908) Size: 24 cm diameter
Very good condition. no crack, chip, or restoration
This is the third piece of the rare collection of Song Dynasty fluted cups. A nearly impossible to find, mint condition museum quality fluted cup. Grey stoneware body covered with a very nice yellowish-green crackled glaze ( Golden Celadon ) to above the foot-rim. D : 9 cm. H : 4,8 cm. Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Southern Song Dynasty, thirteenth century. Condition : Perfect !
This is the second piece of the rare collection of Song Dynasty fluted cups. A rare museum quality fluted cup. Grey stoneware body covered with a very nice blue-green, ice-crackled Celadon glaze to above the foot-rim. D : 9 cm. H : 5 cm. Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Southern Song Dynasty, thirteenth century. Condition : One restored area to the rim and one crack from the restored area downwards. ( The golden color on the retauration is easy removeable )
This is the first piece of the rare collection of Song Dynasty fluted cups.
A rare museum quality fluted cup. Grey stoneware body covered with a green Celadon glaze to above the foot-rim.
D : 8,8 cm. H : 5 cm.
Longquan ware, Zhejiang.
Southern Song Dynasty, thirteenth century.
Condition : One, even at closeups not visible, restored area to the rim. ( There is still the typical bright ring-sound when you knock the piece )
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A collection of very rare fluted cups from the Song Dynasty.
Normally it is hard to find one single piece from this kind.
There are three different Longquan ware cups, one rare Yaozhou kiln cup and one blueish grey glazed possibly Guan ware cup.
These cups normally are a " must " for every serious collector of Song Dynasty ware.
This is a tall Song dynasty (960 – 1276 A.D) yingqing or qingpai meiping or plum vase. It stands on a recess base, rising from a small base to a baluster shape body with a short shoulder towards a mouth rim with a ring in between. The shoulder is circled with incised double ring. The body is divided into six symmetrical portions by two parallel incised lines starting from the outer ring of the shoulder towards all the way to the footrim. The whole body of the meiping is also incised with very ...
This is a southern Song dynasty (1131 - 1276 A.D) yingqing or qingpai covered bowl in a sea green glazed. It stands on a short recessed glazed footrim and then everted into a straight U-shaped bowl with unglazed rim. The inside of the bowl is also glazed with yingqing sea green colour. On the body of the bowl, it is incised with lotus petal shaped overlapping one another. The cover of the bowl is also incised with overlapping lotus petals with a rounded finial on the top. The inner side of the c...
A very rare, perfect and for this kind of ware very big saucer dish. Decorated with splashed brown iron spots and a Yingqing ( Qingbai )glaze over a porcelain body.
Base flat and unglazed and the rim unglazed.
D : 11,7 cm. H : 3,4 cm.
Jingdezhen or Fujian.
Yuan Dynasty, fourteenth century.
Condition : Perfect !
A rare Shufu ware Jar of globular form with a short cylindrical lipped neck. Porcelain body covered with a thick Shufu ( Qingbai ) glaze. Base unglazed. H : 6 cm. D : 6,6 cm. Yuan Dynasty, fourteenth century. Condition : Perfect original condition ( this excavated piece is still uncleaned )
