Lovely pottery small lead glazed stove from the Eastern Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE). There is original flaw in one of the pots on top and a minor glaze chip on the upper edge but otherwise excellent condition with a lot of lead glazed silver paraffin patina on the whitish surface. See last enlargement for reference from He Li’s Chinese Ceramics. L: 25.cm/9.8in, W: 18.5m/7.2in and H: 9.5cm/3.8 in. Excellent example of how people cooked 2000 years ago in China.

Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Female Courtier ("Fat Lady") with Oxford TL Test - AD 618 - 906

Arguably the most desirable pottery sculpture from the Tang Dynasty is the female courtier, or "fat lady". This figure was made around the mid 8th century and is a particularly elegant example. The lady stands with her hands clasped together under her flowing robe and her head turned a little to the left. Note also the elaborate hairstyle...

Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar - Cracked (206 BC - AD 220)

This pottery jar of "hu" form was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) and comes from Shaanxi province in the northwest of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired reddish pottery and has simple incised decorative bands surrounding the jar at its shoulder. The whole surface, including the base and inner mouth, is coated in an attractive amber-coloured glaze that is very finely-crackled...

A good Chinese Tang dynasty lady figure. Ht. 18cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.

Small rooster in green and orange yellow glazed clay. Tang period. I will take more pictures on request. Good condition. A glued label with the number 7 of an old collection. The age is certain because I bought it 50 years ago and in 1970 there were no copies of Tang ceramics of such small size, the only copies that were made at that time were of important subjects, large horses, camels and riders.... I have found and attached the reference photos. Height: 99mm Good condition.

Superbly modeled and very rare JIN DYNASTY SHANXI TERRACOTTA Tomb Panel mounted on a museum quality metal stand depicting a festive Musician in flowing robes (1115-1234 A.D.), China. The Jin Dynasty which co-existed with SONG, China early in the 12th Century, were forest dwellers known as "Jurachen", who spoke an inner Altaic language and had conquered the Manchurian heartland in 1115...

Chinese dark-brown glazed jar in globular form, The glaze was covered on the inner and outer part of the jar, trace of original remains in good condition.

Age: China, Yuan Dynasty, 13th century
Measurement: Height 23 C.M. / Diameter 31.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...

Chinese Antique Tomb Pottery Fat Lady with hollow body, modeled with upswept hairdo and pursed lips. Standing with right hand upheld. White slip on terra-cotta body. Old restorations. Tang Dynasty (618-917 AD). Size: 14" High x 4" Width x 4" Depth. Provenance from a NY Collector.

This is a excavated piece with very good condition, it has clear coloring of brown glaze. YouTube movie/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ZqYQ7MuCE Size: 12.2cm(width of body) 11.6cm(length) 21.6cm (height) Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan.

Chinese Yixing Teapot GONJU w Brass Mounted & Signed

Description & Size: 15.87 x 12.7 x 19.68 x 15.24 cm (6.25" x 5" x 7.75" x 6")

Weight: 711 gram (25.07 oz)

Age: Early 20th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a nice & rare Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted with red clay unpolished with beautiful old brass mounted on the teapot & lid rims, finial & handle...

Very rare pair of pottery bears. The meaning of bears of during Han Dynasty is somewhat enigmatic, as they are “everywhere” in their material culture i.e., bronze, jade and pottery, but what they signify remains unexplained. Usually they are depicted in a friendly almost cute Winnie the Pooh (ish) fashion, lacking in ferocity like dragons and tigers. Only during the Han did they reach such ubiquity. Both have an amber colored vitreous glaze and appeared to be mostly hand carved...

Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Green & Brown Glazed Granary with Cover

This rare pottery vessel was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is made from a relatively high-fired pottery that has been coated in two different colour glazes. The upper and lower body are coated in a dark greenish-brown glaze that is finely-crackled, the colour of which varies in places...

Ancient Chinese tomb pottery figure of a horse and rider. Made of gray clay and painted with polychrome slip pigment. The figure is clothed in flowing robes and a hat that covers his ears. Facial details on both the figure and the horse are wonderfully well preserved.

Age: Tang Dynasty A.D. 618-906

Dimensions: 8 3/4" high x 7" long x 3" deep

Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha bowl. 13,5 cm diameter. bowl has glaze degradations because found from under the river. Free from any repair.

Song Dynasty Jarlet with a light brown glaze that covers upper portion of jarlet. A wear mark to lip of jar and to some small to glaze. Small chip oat base. Otherwise in good condition. Nicely proportioned and with good symmetry, Dimensions:3 inches wide and 2 and half inches tall.

A wonderfull pair of decorative pottery figures of seated Dignitaries or Officials, dating to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644.

Elderly men with beards, seated on chairs, with their right arms to the belt and the left to their knees. They are dressed in large dark blue and torqouis colored robes, with a dark blue hats on their heads.

Height: c. 21 cm.

Condition: A superb pair of pottery figures with wear for age and type.

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13th Century Chinese Cizhou Pottery Kwan-Yin Buddha

It is 8 inches (20.3 cm) tall by 4.6 inches (11.8 cm) wide. It is 1.3 Lb.

It has skip glazes, dark spots, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery jar (475 - 221 BC)

This large and attractive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is fairly "heavily-potted" and made from quite a high-fired pale grey pottery the surface of which has fired to a dark reddish-brown in places. It has an unusual wide mouth with a flat rim...

Chinese dark-brown glazed jar in globular form, The glaze was covered on the inner and outer part of the jar, trace of original remains in good condition.

Age: China, Yuan Dynasty, 13th century
Measurement: Height 24 C.M. / Diameter 33 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...

Very Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Inscribed Buddhist Sanskrit Pottery Jar

This very rare and fascinating pottery jar was made around the 13th - 14th century 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, at the time a particularly isolated part of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery, although most of the surface is still coated with the iron-rich brown Yunnan ...

Small Chinese Yixing Teapot GONJU Signed

Description & Size: 6.35 x 12.06 x 7.62 cm (2.5" x 4.75" x 3")

Weight: 110 gram (3.88 oz)

Age: 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a superb small handcrafted Chinese yixing teapot in purple clay during the 19th Century. It's well rounded & balanced in the hand. There are tea stains on the exterior & interior of the pot. The teapot in superb & excellent condition! It's signed on the b...

Tang Dynasty spouted wine ewer with light green glaze. There is small minor chipping to tip of spout and rim and some glaze chips. No repairs or cracks. Hi resolution images on request. Height: 2 inches; Diameter: 2 inches

Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot (2) Marked

Description & Size: 8.25 x 17.14 x 11.43 cm (3.25" x 6.75" x 4.5")

Weight: 315 gram (11.11 oz)

Age: Late 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted in the late 19th century. The teapot has a light brown & greenish moth clay patina. Interestingly the base of the lid has a the same light brown clay patina but the top color has a greenish moth patina. ...

Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldier (206 BC - AD 8)

This impressive pottery model of a warrior was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8); as can be seen by the quiver on its back, this figure is that of an archer. It is made from a dark grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment with the features and details picked out in red and black pigments. Note his benign face ! Originally this figure would have hel...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod with Oxford TL Test

This fine and interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, we un...

Chinese Yixing Teapot Marked & Signed

Description & Size: 7.62 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (3" x 5" x 3.5")

Weight: 125 gram (4.4 oz)

Age: 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a finely crafted Chinese yixing teapot with light colored clay. The teapot appear to be unpolished & in original colored. There are traces of tea stain within the teapot & inner lid. Also some chips & hairlines on the inner & upper lid. The lid finial has some lost ...

With an unusual blue and purple glaze and red and black painting. Burial gifts, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 16 cm (6,6 inch), L. 19 cm (7,5 inch). Wonderful condition with aprropriate age wear.

This Chinese early 19th century blue and white plate is 8” in diameter and 2” high. It depicts a fruit with leaves in the center; a floral design covers the side and the back. Aside from some blemishes due to the firing and three small chips on the back rim, it is in fairly good condition.

The stoneware body covered with a brown and black glaze with russet splashes. Diameter 15 cm, H. 6,5 cm. Excellent condition. From Shanxi Province. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Rare Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Glazed Pottery Stove (AD 386 - 534)

This very rare pottery model of a stove was made during the early Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a reddish pottery that is highly-fired and coated with a dark amber glaze that has been applied unevenly and has degraded in places. To the top of the stove are various items of kitchen ware, although they are indistinct as the moulding is not very crisp and the glaze is quite thick i...

18th Century Chinese Shíwan Junyao Pottery Jar 石灣窯

It is 8.8 inches (20.6 cm) tall by 7.2 inches (18.4 cm) wide. It is 3 Lb.

It has chips at the top rim, skip glazes, glaze cracks and surface scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A rare Mother and child Han Oil Lamp.The Mother is sitting and holding the hand of the child. The head piece was used for the oil holding the oil. Size: H. 26.8cm. W. 11cm. Condition: Most of the green glaze is gone and there is an old repair break around the head. See photos.

Chinese Yixing zisha serving set dishes. about 40 cm diameter. Free from any repair.

Fine Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar with Oxford TL Test (475 - 221 BC)

This very rare large and impressive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a hard high-fired pottery. The body widens as it goes up from the base to a horizontal shoulder and then into quite a wide but short neck with a flared mouth. The body is covered with repeated impressed geometric patterns, a smaller design to the upper body and a larger design to th...

Found in the Philippines. Featuring a six-sided melon shaped body rising from a short straight foot, tapering to its shoulders onto a straight cylindrical neck and is topped with a fitted cover, decorated with a lion formed finial. The entire ewer is covered overall in a white glaze (qingbai-type) with some soft tones of blue where its glaze pools. Its base is fully unglazed. Measurements: height (21.5cm), length from spout tip to handle end (15cm). Condition: in perfect condition. No r...

Size: 16,2 cm wide from spout to handle. broken conditions.(please see on the pictures).

A pair of Chinese pottery brick tile with figures.

Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size: Height 26.5 C.M. / Width 26.5 - 26.8 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 44 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (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 Bangkok, Thailand at actual ...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Spirit House. Circa, 10th Century, Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. House modeled pot covered in a green-white glaze, stopping well above its foot. Measurements: height 9"inches Condition: excellent condition. Photos by: The Oriental Room®️ Feel free to contact me at theorientalroomph@gmail.com for further inquiries, price offers, additional photographs, experts assessment and authentication, or for payment and shipping options. I...

Size: 8,5cm wide. 3,5cm high. Good conditions.

Large Chinese Neolithic Machang Painted Pottery Jar

This impressive pottery jar 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. It is quite "heavily-potted" with a smooth surface and is fairly highly-fired. It has a short neck with flared mouth, and two sturdy loop handles on opposing sides at the waist. The outside of the jar and the mouth have been decor...

An authentic Tang tomb guardian wearing a typical warrior's uniform standing on an mythical evil creature with remains of the original pigments.Some earth still adheres to the statue. This item was excavated from a tomb in 1998 with many other items. See last photo. Age: Tang Dynasty 618 - 907 AD. Size: H.36cm. W.17cm Condition: No repairs.

Chinese green glazed pottery jar.

Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han period.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 30 C.M. / Width 32.6 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure

This large and impressive pottery figure represents an official or a dignitary and was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a high-fired buff-coloured pottery that has been cold-painted in a base coat of a creamy-white pigment with details picked out in red, pink and black pigments. The figure stands upright on an integral pedestal wearing a long flowing robe under which his hands are held together across his chest. No...

Pair of Rare Chinese Sui / Early Tang Dynasty Pottery Ladies

These fine and very rare pottery ladies were made during either the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 518) or the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are made from a fine-grained grey pottery and are particularly well-detailed; note the detail of the faces, the hairstyle, the folds of the clothing with the very long sleeves. Traces of the original "cold painted" surface pigment remain. 

Height 25.5 cm. Fine condition with...

Chinese pottery lotus jar decorated with twelve zodiac animals.

Age: China, Five Dynasties, A.D. 907 - 960
Size: Height 26.5 C.M. / Width 17 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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18th or 19th century Chinese yellow glazed and carved porcelain brush washer. Signed by ¡°Wang Bing Rong¡± who is considered one of the best porcelain carvers of that period. His dates are some what confusing. Some record say he was born in 1736 and died in 1795. Other records have him living from 1862 to 1908. Perhaps the most appropriate approach was taken by Christie¡¯s. In their auction catalog of Fine Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1995, they state, Mr. Wang¡¯s dates are not known but ...

 

A very rare extremely large storage jar from the Chinese Song period, 960 -1126 AD.These jars were used for storage for Chinese trading vessels. They were then traded off to Chieftains in Southeast Asia and were considered sacred items. Most jars were from the Ming to the middle Qing Dynasties. This one is very rare as it dates back to the Song Dynasty. This vase was found in Borneo, Malaysia. It is unusual to find this size jar intact from that period. Size: H. 76 cm. W. 57 cm. Condition: No r...

Yuan Dynasty, 1279-1368

This well-modeled figure of a recumbent ox is one of twelve figures representing the traditional Chinese zodiac. It is formed in grey earthenware and was originally carved in a thin slip of white clay, much of which still remains. The head is sculpted with an expressive face having large eyes and short, thick horns. The characteristic hump occurs on the back just behind the head. The legs are tucked under the sides with the hooves exposed. His long, serpentine tail ...

Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar

This jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes. This particular example is made from a coarse gritty clay and has a wide flaring mouth. Below the neck the surface of the body is decorated with cord impressions that were repeatedly pressed ...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed & Painted Pottery Wash Stand & Basin (16th Century)

A pottery model of a wash stand and basin made during the 16th century (c.1550 - 1600). The stand is made from a hard creamy-white pottery and coated in green and golden-yellow glazes that have, in places, acquired a silvery iridescence, a result of very long exposure to moisture. The four finials of the stand have been painted in red pigment. The basin is made from a pale-reddish pottery with its upper surface c...

A superb quality very large pottery figure of a male attendant or official, dating to the earlier Ming Dynasty, 1400-1500 AD.

The figure is placed on a high hexagonal plint and wears a fine two-colour robe in the green and yellow Sancai Colors. He wears a high, red hat. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Finely painted facial details.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from this period.

The figure has a bag ...

Chinese Neolithic Burnished Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This rare and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as higher-fired jars such as this. This jar is relatively highly-fired and is quite an unusual shape with its almost spher...

Song Dynasty brown glaze jarlet with four ears. There is no damage other than the glaze degradation due to age. Cavities near base occured during time of its making. Dimensions: 3.5 inches high and 3.5 inches diameter at widest.

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar

This interesting pottery jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province. It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery. The reddish-brown surface colour is from the iron-rich burial soil.

The jar has a flat base with marks left showing it was removed from the potter's wheel by a piece of string or wire....

Good conditions.

Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)

This very attractive pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a creamy-white pigment. This horse is well-modelled and stands upright and alert with its head turned a little to its left.

Height 22 cm (8.5 inches). A fine example in very good condition.

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Small Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Signed

Description & Size: 5.71 x 10.16 x 6.35 cm (2.25: x 4" x 2.5")

Weight: 87 gram (3.06 ounce)

Age: Early 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is an old & small Chinese yixing teapot made during the Early 19th Century in red clay. The teapot has a small chip on the base of the rim. It's marked with MENGCHEN on the base.

Chinese painted pottery panel with figures design.

Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Measurement: Height 25 C.M. / Width 27.9 C.M. (size excluding stand)
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.
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The pottery body covered with a green glaze, the peony decoration applied with a black glaze in sgraffito technique. Diameter 14 cm. Condition: two minor glaze chips. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)