Lovely Song Dynasty brown straw glaze jar with four ears. The jar is thin walled and nicely shaped and proportioned. There is expected ware to glaze, but otherwise it is in excellent condition. Height is 6.5 inches, diameter at widest is 7 inches. High resolution images may be emailed to you on request.
Chinese pottery granary jar, with cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 46 C.M. / Width 30.5 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)...
A pair of large, high quality pottery figures of a male and a female attendant, dating to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.
The figures are matching in the Green and Yellow Sancai colors and they are placed on large plints.
The female figure carries a fan. She has been TL tested by Ralf Kotallas Laboratory and dates to ca. 1500 AD. The male figure is holding a Ying / Yang emblem in fron of his chest...
Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar - Machang (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)
This twin-handled 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 relatively highly-fired and made from a buff-coloured pottery with a smooth burnished surface. It has a wide body and two loop handles joined at the waist and upper neck...
Museum quality ancient Han dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD, lead green deep dish from Luoyang, Henan Province. Excellent patina with the original silvering left intact on the rim of the dish. The 3rd photo shows a spur mark left by one of the clay firing stilts used to prop the dish to prevent it from sticking to the kiln floor. We have not seen another advertised for sale anywhere, other than the common cold painted types...
A large, Museum Quality pottery figure of a male attendant carrying an umbrella on his back. The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.
The figure is placed on throne made of Lotus flowers on the top of hexagonal plint, both in fine Sancai colours - a two-colour green and yellow glazed robe.
He wears a high hat. Finely painted facial details...
Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Round Pottery Box (206 BC - AD 8)
This fine-quality round pottery box, complete with original cover, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery and quite highly-fired, both box and cover having a distinct ring when tapped. The design of this box is very simple yet also elegant and pleasing to the eye...
A unusually elaborate pottery figure of female Attendant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1650 AD.
The lady wears a large thick robe and has an imposing hairdress. She is wearing a purse front of her chest and is standing on a round plint. She is glazed in tourqouise and dark blue colours.
Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing and a fine expression.
Size: c. 27,5 cm...
Jar with a bulbous body and a flaring neck. Ceramic, with an unusual reddish glaze (most similar jars of this period are green color). Remnants of soil encrustations. China, Han Dynasty Period (206 BC - 220 AD). Height: 7" (17,7 cm). Small chips around neck and base, otherwise very good condition. Ex. Old French collection.
A rare late Tang to five dynasties era covered box in crackle golden glaze in good condition
A beautiful Chinese Warring States pottery pot. Ht. 37.5cm. 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.
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 made from quite a high-fired grey pottery. It has wide globular body and a short flared out neck. The outer surface below the shoulder has been decorated with repeated impressed geometric patterns comprising, at the top of each impression, two horizontal lines below which are many vertical lines...
Chinese Sancai thick glazed Pottery Wall Pocket/Vase, Ca. early 1900's, 6 1/2" high, 5 1/2" wide, 3" deep, high relief applied Bird and Fruit branch, some thick glaze are chipped off from the main pottery body.
A original antique Chinese Celadon pottery jar let from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) with Chinoiserie designs under glaze. Measuring approximately 2 3/4" high and 3 3/4" wide. In very good antique condition.
This fine quality Chinese celadon jarlet was probably exported to South East Asia from mainland China to Southeast Asia from mainland China...
Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Jar
This large and impressive pottery jar was made around the 13th / 14th century, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). Until recent years, this type of jar was almost unknown in the west with some people initially attributing them to the Liao Dynasty (same general period but in the north of China). These jars are now known to have originated from Yunnan province in the south-west of China.
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Chinese antique blue and white dragon vase. Three-clawed dragon flying in clouds on body with molded side handles of fu dog heads. Bottom of vase with divided lapels. Unglazed bottom with reddish color. Good condition.
Provenance McIntrye Estate
Dates 19th century
Size: H 13 1/4" x 8" Diameter
A large earthenware wine jar,Hu, with green lead glaze much of which is covered with a silvery iridescence(caused by long burial and exposure to moisture). On the shoulder is a low relief moulded frieze depicting a number of animals and a figure on horseback in what is possibly a hunting scene. On each side are animal masks with rings - in a style similar to contemporary door knockers. This item was made circa 100 BC - 8 AD. Similar examples have been found in late Western Han tombs in Henan and...
Width approximately 11.5 cm. A chip at the tipspout. Few chips inside the cover. In good condition.
A large and high quality Ming Dynasty pottery figure of a warrior probably an officer, dating to 1368-1644.
The figure with many fine details. A high helmet with decorations, the harness is covered with Green and Yellow Sancai colors. Note the lions on the shoulder and shield. He is wearing a sword in his hand. Pigmented colors in red, white, black of which much remains.
The head is attachable as on most larger ming figures. He is placed on a hexagonal podium - a very vivid...
Good condition except chipped at inside the lid.
A Sancai glaze of the double Duck Water Dropper. Very good condition with no any chip, no any crack, except possibly have small area re-painted of green glaze. Ming Dynasty Swatow type. Long; 20 cm and Height: 12 cm.
Chinese pottery groom figurine with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 27 C.M. / Width 10 C.M. / Thickness 5.7 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 cost. Please e-mail u...
Special offer: 4 Tang Dynasty terra cotta statues, all have had repair i.e. heads glued back on- (two are not the original heads). The amber glazed figure has the original sancai glaze though not very shiny. Dimensions note in enlargement text.
A rare black glazed Song wine jar with two handles and a spout for pouring. These containers were used for offering a sweet rice wine. You will sometimes find remnants of the wine in the bottom of the jar that has solidified. Size: H: 27.3cm. Condition: No repairs. In it's original condition.
Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Birds & Flower Blossoms
This very attractive pair of pottery tiles was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). They are made from a dense, quiet highly-fired grey pottery and feature leaves, birds and flower blossoms in high relief. The blossoms are presumably lotus blossoms although could possibly be chrysanthemums. The tile on the left also has one flower still in bud. Note the bird in the right tile holding something in its beak, al...
Chinese thick Sancai glazed Pottery hanging Wall vase or wall pocket, Ca. early 1900's, 6 1/4" high, 5 1/4" wide, 2 3/4" deep, applied high relief Bird on the Fruit tree. Some thick glaze chipped off from the pottery main body.
Tang terra cotta image of a Fat Lady. Traces of original pigment. Miniatures are extremely rare. H: Some shallow chips at the bottom- noted in enlargements. H: 7.8cm.
Found in the Philippines.
The kendi is a well-known form in the Southeast Asian repertoire of vessels, and it has played a significant role in the rituals and daily life of the region since the first century CE. The kendi appears to be a variation of the kundika, an ancient holy vessel holding water from India’s sacred rivers. The kundika appears in early sculpture and painting as an attribute, often held in the hands of the Hindu gods Brahma and Shiva, Maitreya, the future Buddha and the ...
Ming dynasty gilt bronze figure of seated Buddha, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 25 cm height.
Chinese Pottery Covered Jar in Globular Form with Incised Rings Design, with some remaing red color and soil encrustration on the surface. The three legs of the jar have bear design, trace of original remains in good condition.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 33 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 ship...
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SONG DYNASTY (960-1279) Globular Small Vase with neck and beautiful Chocolate Brown Glaze. Size: height 3 1/4" x
2 1/2" diameter (~ 8.5 cm x 6 cm.) Good condition, no cracks nor hairlines.
Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Leaf Pottery Jar (Uncleaned)
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 pale grey pottery. Decoration is fairly simple with strips of clay applied to the upper body to form five lotus leaf panels.
Height 24.75 cm (9.75 inches). Although it has not been properly cleaned since exc...
Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Mandarin Tile
This attractive pottery tile depicting a mandarin (Chinese official) was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It is made from a dense, quite highly-fired grey pottery. The mandarin wears a flowing robe, belted across his waist, with his badge of rank in the centre of his chest. In his right hand is what appears to be a hu (audience tablet). On top of the object held in his left hand sits a rabbit (or hare). Note also the mandarin's ha...
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. Around the waist is a band of a more traditional Han green glaze that is particularly thin and that has degraded...
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Sedan Chair (16th Century)
A pottery model of a sedan chair made during the 16th century (c.1550 - 1600). Made from a hard creamy-white pottery and coated in complimentary green and yellow glazes. A nice example with good detail, especially to the pagoda-shaped roof. There is an unusual incised pattern to the flat base, possibly a lotus blossom (?).
Height 24 cm. The roof has been re-stuck (it was probably originally attached to the chair just by the g...
A nice Chinese Liao to Jin Dynasty green glaze buddha. Ht. 20cm. Condition: minor glaze deterioration, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.