All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #726037 (stock #lot397)
Description: A lovely pair of Cizhou Dolls were in cute image. White glazed, the molded children were riding on the grinned lions. The bigger one was in perfect condition by the height of 5.5cm. The smaller one was kept with faded glaze, and was restored at the neck when height was 4.8cm. Two of them were hanging pieces due to the drilling holes at the chignons. Date: Song Dynasty(12th century)
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #881262 (stock #lot562)
Description: A Yinquing ewer or water dropper was kept with its original cap. Produced from Jindezheng of Jiangxi province, it was an exquisite Qingbai(bluish white) porcelain manufactured in one of the Hutien kilns. On the surface, when motifs of flowers were framed with 16 different sectors, subtle pinhead incursions were randomly spread in the bluish glaze. It happened to the surface of the cap too. Characteristic chalk-feel body clay was revealed at the bottom...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #921992 (stock #lot609)
Description: A blue-glazed tea bowl from Jun kiln was well mold in a decent look. Being applied with light bluish glaze all over the surface only stop nearing to the foot ring, the bowl was decorated characteristically by some splashes of purple glaze in the cavetto and on the outer surface. Subtly rendered under firing in the kiln, the charming glaze effects were harmonized to the blue glaze by the crackled and fish-scales like condition...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1462027 (stock #MB749)
Ancient Chinese Buddhist Stone Prayer Tablet - Song / Yuan Dynasty

This stone panel, sometimes described as a "prayer tablet", was excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province in the South-West of China and dates to the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early Ming Dynasty...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1475330 (stock #MB638)
Fine LARGE Vietnamese 15th Century Blue & White Porcelain Dish (34 cm)

This impressive dish was made during the mid 15th century. It is "heavily-potted" and attractively decorated in underglaze cobalt of deep blue, the upper surface decorated with a central blossom surrounded by floral patterns, whilst the outer wall is decorated with lotus leaf patterns. The clear glaze is finely-crackled in places...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1124432 (stock #lot955)
Descriptiion:

A Longquan vase was in shape of archaic Zun type and was supported by 4 arched feet.
It was a characteristic ritual vessel put on an altar table.
In beautiful celadon tint, the vessel was preserved in perfect condition.
Old abrasions were found on the surface when slight incursions were happened to the ridges.

Date: Yuan Dynasty, 13 Century.

Height: 21cm

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1474097 (stock #MB997)
Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Bowl

This fine-quality porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). Its thin body is particularly translucent when held against a light source. The inner surface is decorated with incised floral patterns and it is coated in a pale blue translucent qingbai glaze of very good colour...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1468130 (stock #MB894)
Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Granary Jar

This porcelain jar with cover was made during the 13th - 14th century (Song Dynasty AD 960 - 1279, Yuan Dynasty AD 1279 - 1368) and represents a granary. Both the jar and the cover have been made in a mould with the jar featuring the wall and door of the granary, the cover in the form of a tiled roof. They have been coated in a finely-crackled blueish-green qingbai glaze...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1186259 (stock #lot1026)
Description:

A black-glazed Cizhou jar was uniquely decorated on the surface with ribbed lines.
It was a characteristic type of jars of Cizhou wares.
More uniquely, there are Chinese characters "Chang" which most likely as Chinese last names were inscribed on both loops.
They were finished by ribbed techniques.
Accordingly of the names, the jar was believed a custom-made ware by noble people.
It was a more valuable piece then.

Date: Jin Dynasty...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #998222 (stock #PT-007)
A ewer with an greyish-olive toned glaze that covers all but the foot and base. The mouth is trumpet-flared and the 3-lobed rim of the mouth is trimmed in silver (see photos). The grooved strap handle is typical of Song items .

Period: Song: 10th-13th Century

Size: Height = 21.2 cm (8-3/4 inches)

Condition: Tiny firing separation at the base of the spout (not a crack).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1400663 (stock #Lot1149)
A lovely set of Dingyao Cup and Stand are well preserved.
They are in small sizes but in great condition .

Date: AD960-1127.

Cup width: 7.2cm,
Stand Width:8.1cm.

A custom-made cotton box is included
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #684069 (stock #lot343)
Description: A unique bottle vase of Jin period was applied with black glaze and decorated with russet streaks all over the surface. Intriguingly molded in double gourd shape with looped handles, the bottle stands by its well-shaped foot ring which was revealed with off-white body clay. The glaze was neatly trimmed to the lower half of the belly nearing to its foot ring...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #921984 (stock #lot608)
Description: A Jun tripod censer was applied with beautiful bluish glaze. Well mold with three regularly separated feet, the censer was in a decent look when some incursions were happened between the glaze and the body clay at the bottom. The darken body clay revealed at the bottom was a strong characteristic for the Jun wares from Yuan periods. Enduring old reflection was obvious in the cavetto of the censer...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1153845 (stock #lot993)
Description:

A beautiful Qingbai porcelaneous set of cup and cupstand was found in original condition.
In characteristic greenish tint in the glaze, the ware was revealed with chalk-feel bodyclay underside.
The firing effects were yielded on the body clay.
They were preserved in perfect condition.
Some similar pieces were in the documentations.

Date: Song Dynasty.960-1279.

Cupstand Width: 13cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1183917 (stock #lot1023)
Description:

A pair of Jianyang tea bowls were in nice oval shape.
In great condition, the bowls were yielded in the glaze with enduring-old crackles.
On the bottom, the foot rings were revealed with smoothen body clay which were caused from the age.
In favoured and sought-after hare-furs effects, the wares were characteristic Temmoko bowls from Jianyang kiln, hard to find in such lovely size and in such charming look...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1305058 (stock #Lot1092)
Description: A black-glazed water dropper was from famous Ding kiln.
Characteristically the body clay revealed was in dense and greasy feel quality.
It was kept in perfect condition when some incursion was found on the surface.

Date: Song Dynasty, 12th century.

Height: 6 cm,

A Custom-Made cotton box is included.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1326245 (stock #lot401)
Description:

By charming atmosphere and with mysterious beauty, an excavation piece of a jade Bi was presented in a unique form.
As seemly a remnant of a hardstone's boulder of making the jade Bis, the Bi was actually a formal ritual object despite the roughly shaped side and the original stone encrustation preserved.
In ancient times, jade pieces could be always so precious that nothing would be discarded even there're some defects.
Without further modifying work but with o...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1484640 (stock #MC245)
Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Stoneware Censer

This stoneware censer was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is quite "heavily-potted" with both inner and outer surfaces coated in a crackled transparent olive-green glaze reminiscent of yue ware, apart from the sturdy foot that remains unglazed. To the inside centre there is kiln grit embedded within the glaze. On opposing sides at the shoulder are two small loop handles.