Chinese Five Dynasties to Song Dynasty Fujian province Jian kiln bowl with unglazed purplish-brown body coated in the interior with a rich black/brown glaze referred to as "temmoku" by the Japanese. This is an early version of Jian temmoku due to its shape and unglazed exterior. The darker spots on the rim suggest that metal might have originally lined the rim. Circa 10th century. 5" diameter x 2" high. Very good overall condition. From the private collection of a forme ...click for details
Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha kiln stoneware squat form water jar with a short neck and four lug handles at the shoulder covered overall in a tan and olive-green glaze with brown crazing that extends into the jar and onto the flat, slightly concave base. There are firing imperfections, losses to the glaze in the inside and on the base, and a glaze loss or chip to the mouth. The glaze losses on the base reveal the characteristic white slip beneath. Circa 9th century. 4 1/2” diameter x 2 1/2” ...click for details
Chinese Tang dynasty or earlier globular form jar with a short cylindrical neck and small mouth covered overall with a celadon type light brown matt glaze, streaked with tan, which ends at a flat, slightly concave base revealing a buff colored body. The glaze extends slightly into the interior mouth. The mouth rim is unglazed, suggesting the possibility that the mouth was filed down. Estimated to date circa 7th to 9th century. 4” high x about 3 ½” diameter. From the private collection of a ...click for details
Chinese Yuan dynasty squat baluster form guan stoneware jar with rounded shoulders and a short wide neck covered overall with an olive green Longquan celadon glaze. Only the narrow mouth rim, foot rim, and interior center are left unglazed revealing a thin cinnamon burnt firing edge where the thick glaze ends. This heavily potted jar measures 4 ¼” diameter x 2 ¾” high. Circa 13th to 14th century. Very good overall condition. This piece is from the collection of an American diplomat to Asia ...click for details
Chinese Song dynasty chrysanthemum form bowl with moulded radial grooves emanating from a circular center. The bowl is covered overall with an unusual glaze (possibly qingbai or celadon with significant burial adhesions) that stops well above the unglazed knife cut low foot. 4” diameter x 1 ½” high. Very good overall condition. The tiny areas at the rim where the glaze does not cover the body could be from the original production. This piece is from the collection of an American diplomat to ...click for details
Song to Jin wide-mouthed squat jar (guan) with a short neck and flaring lip covered in a russet glaze with accents of dark brown over brown slip. The glaze extends into the interior and about 2/3 down the body leaving an unglazed base which reveals a smooth reddish buff body. The knife cut foot is slightly beveled inward. This jar was produced at the DangYangYu kiln of Henan Province, which belongs to the larger Cizhou kiln system, and dates circa 11th/12th century. 3 3/8” high x 4 ½” diamet ...click for details
Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period stoneware tripod censer of shallow globular form with two raised loop handles on the rim covered overall with an iridescent monochrome glaze imitating bronze. The interior of the incense burner is unglazed. The unglazed tripod feet fit into three depressions on the top of a circular, foliate form tripod stand which is similarly glazed on the top and unglazed on the base. Porcelain copies of bronze objects were popular from the 17th century on. This pi ...click for details
Chinese heavily potted Shiwan (Shekwan) ware vase decorated in thick overglaze flambe enamels with a dark lavender streaked burgundy hue. 9 1/8” high. The base holds an old collector’s label attributing the vase to the Ming dynasty, however, it more appropriately dates from the Qing (19th century to possibly 18th). Very good overall condition. This piece is from the private collection of American expatriates who lived in Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s.
Chinese Yuan dynasty stoneware ovoid form storage jar, with everted rim flange, four horizontal loop handles high at the shoulder, and slightly concave base. The glaze is degraded from prolonged burial but a neutral, whitish slip applied to the upper portion of the jar remains. A brown-glazed jar of similar shape, loop handles, and rim attributed to the Song dynasty is in the Barlow Collection at the University of Sussex. These jars were produced for centuries in Guangdong Province and other ...click for details
Chinese globular form wide mouth rice or grain measure jar decorated with a circular band of moulded bosses around the top shoulder. The brown glaze extends into the interior and ends well above the unglazed, slightly concave flat base which reveals a rough reddish-buff body. A prominent luting line is visible inside at the mid-section. Estimated to date from the Yuan dynasty (circa 14th century). 2 3/4" high x about 3 5/8" diameter. Good overall condition with no chips or cracks b ...click for details
