Song Dynastie ( 12th - 13th century ) stoneware Temmoku with a nice hares fur glaze ! Bowls like this were produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian province and at kilns in Henan province. Very nice condition . Diameter : 12 cm. H : 6,7 cm.

A rare Song dynasty longquan celadon large dish with twin large and small fish motif, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed base, dish decorated with large twin fish motif at the center and raising lotus petal motif at exterior, dish covered with green glaze. Dish is in good condition with original kiln defect on larger fish, no crack, no chip, no restoration, porcelain with high ping sound with finger tip. Size: 20 cm diameter

Nice shape, nice smooth glossy bluegreen glaze. Longquan ware of the Yuan Dynasty. Diameter : 7,5 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A rare huanghuali scholar's box with it's original shiny varnish and original brass hardware. China, late Ming to early Qing, ca. 17th/18th century. Dimensions: L. 31 cm, W. 16 cm, H.10 cm. Condition: excellent original condition, only one brass loop at the front plate missing, a small piece of hardware on the lid missing and one of the wooden feet missing.

A rare Song dynasty longquan celadon brush washer with bluish green glaze color, good condition with crack line on the rim please see picture for detail, size: 10 cm diameter

This ingenious antique Chinese sundial can be carried in the pocket. When needed, the cover is removed, the pointer is raised and held in place by the notch in the raised semi circle arm. Direction is established by the small compass on one side of the pointer. The small fixed circular dial on the other side of the pointer uses Chinese characters...

mid-late 19th century Tongzhi-Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte / Canton Enamels
w: 27 cm, l: 22.5 cm
Perfect condition
From a Netherlands collection

Ca. 1820-50, 19th century
Daoguang period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with decorations in overglaze red & grisaille
D: 20.3 cm / 8 in
From a Midwest private collection

Chinese porcelains decorated en grisaille (or “mo cai”) were commonly made for export markets, and are extremely rare to see in Chinese-taste form. This unusual and highly rare dish, however, was clearly made for the domestic Chinese market...

Antique Chinese porcelain figure of one of the Three Star Gods (Longevity, Prosperity, Happiness). This is the God of Longevity, or the Shou star, with wonderful and elaborate famille-rose enamel glaze of peaches and auspicious characters. The shoo star is said to have been in his mother's womb for ten years before birth, at which time he was an old man. His face is accented with pierced through areas on his ears, nostrils, and facial hair...

Very nice, well balanced shape. Porcelanous stoneware with a nice Celadon glaze. Five Dynasties, Yue ware, Yue Yao. Diameter : 14,9 cm. Condition : Perfect. Nice glaze and a very nice, high "ping" tone when tapped.

Nice Stoneware Dish with incised and carved decoration, covered by a nice Celadon glaze. Ming Dynasty, Longquan Ware. Diameter : 21,1 cm. Condition : There is a quite invisible, insignificant, professional restoration to the dish.

A Tang Changsha bowl from Batu Hitam Shipwreck at Belitung decorated with scroll and fire work motif in green and brown color.Good condition with minor degradation glaze on the rim, no chip, no crack, no restoration. Size: 15 cm diameter

Probably 1800s

This two-handles stoneware vase's body is covered in a creamy slip glaze which is carved through with a peony design to reveal the light brown clay body. The entire vase except for the foot is covered in a very thin clear glaze enriching the tone of both slip and body. The light brown clay body is exposed on the footring and base. A small amount of burial earth adheres to the foot and base. It is in good condition.

Height: 8 in., Diameter: 4 ¼ in.

Rare Five Dynasties ( 907 - 960 AD ) Jar. Zhejiang ( Yue - ware ) Rare " rope - cut " base. H : 5,2 cm. Condition : Perfect

Early Ming dynasty, late 1300s / early 1400s

This box is molded to resemble lacquered basketry—the cartouches on the sides representing finely woven panels separated by what would have been lacquer work. The top of the lid is molded with a design of a crane in flight among stylized clouds. The box is glazed overall, including the interior and the base, with an even-toned white glaze with a faint bluish tint. The glaze has a silky, flat sheen, almost having the appearance of marble...

White glazed stoneware bowl with a nice molded floral decoration to the interior. Fifteenth century or earlier. Diameter : 12,1 cm. H : 5,7 cm. Condition : Slight glaze degradation but perfect with no chip or crack.

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 ! Dear Customers, in the earlier times of Trocadero that was different. Today we are faced with a tide of falsifications here, which is offered here by an number of usually Chinese dealers...

From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, a very fine Kangxi (1662-1722) Mark and Period porcelain dish depicting two elegant ladies in a garden setting containing scholar’s rocks and banana leaf plants; one lady holds a fan while the other holds her hands clasped together. Cross-hatched motifs decorate the border along with four vignettes of peaches signifying longevity...

A Song dynasty longquan celadon dish, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, decorated with carved fish motif dish coverred with green celadon glaze. Good condition no damage size 14.5 cm diameter.

A large and heavy porcelain vase with thick Sang-de-boeuf ('Ox-blood') glaze. On the base is incised the six character reign mark of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). We have been unable to decide whether this item was made during his reign (in the late Qing dynasty) or later during the Republic period (1912-1949. Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration...

A Ming dynasty 17th century Chinese bronze censer with elephant head motif, base with six character xuande mark, censer is in good condition with small dent near the footring, no damage no restoration, size: 11.5 cm mouth diameter, 15 cm wide with handle, height 9.5 cm, weight is about 850 gram.

This late 19th century famille-rose water jar is 1 ¼ inches tall and 2 ¾ inches wide. It depicts a green and black bird standing on a tree branch with chrysanthemum blossoms on the side. The translation for the four Chinese characters is ¡°This style of drawing copies the Yuan Dynasty¡±. It is in great condition.

This late 19th century Chinese Famille Rose leaf shape tile is 9 ¾” long, 8 ¼” on the widest part and a quarter of an inch thick. It depicts Emperor Wusu wearing armor and holding his hands in front of his chest. Aside from one small chip on the rim, it is in great condition.

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 !

A rare late Ming Dynasty thickly potted jar decorated in underglaze blue with a key-fret pattern around the neck; on the shoulder a Kraak style diaper pattern encloses four circular panels, each containing a fruiting peach branch; above the foot are stylized breaking waves; the large central area is painted on each side with nine boys, at leisure, in a garden setting...

A nearly Imperial quality piece. Ming Chengua period ( 1465 - 1487 ) decorated with " Ruyi " scroll. Extremely well potted body, a wonderful very white silky glaze and exclusively painted in the for Chenghua tylical watery blue. The rim covered with solid gold with a solid golden lid. Diameter : 9 cm. H : 7,5 cm. without lid. ( With lid : 9,2 cm. ) Condition : All visible parts of the porcelain body are in a absolutely perfect condition.

Large brown glazed stoneware bowl. Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 - 1368 ) Diameter : 22,4 cm. H : 9,7 cm. Condition : Perfect

There are traces of an very attractive formerly gilt decoration and connoisseurs will agree that exactly this is it which makes this bowl ( Temmoku ) to an great rarity. Even in Museum collections there are almost no references for such pieces. Southern Song blackware ( 1200 - 1279 ) Diameter : 11,3 cm. H :6,1 cm. Condition : The bowl itself and the glaze in absolute perfect condition...

A rare Song - Yuan longquan celadon jar with 4 lugs, jar decorated with dragon motif and covered with green glaze, jar is in good condition no damage short glaze line on the body, no chip no crack no restoration, size: 10 cm diameter 7.5 cm height.

This famille-rose water jar is 2 ¼ inches tall and 2 ¾ inches wide. It is dated and signed to the Tong Zhi period (1862~1874). The four hand-painted pictures represent the four seasons. Hibiscus is the symbol of spring, willow for summer, peony for autumn and plum blossoms for winter. The color, especially the gold, is slightly worn. It is in great condition.

17th / 18th c century
Early Qing dynasty
Porcelain with white glaze; Dehua ware
Height: 32.5 cm
Width: 12 cm (approximate)
From a Northern California private collection

A rare 17th / 18th century Dehua blanc de chine figural group of Wenchang and Kuixing, powerfully modeled with the God of Literature dressed in Ming literati robes, expression serene, while his demon-like attendant looks on with a ferocious adulation...

Rare Song dynasty longquan celadon ribbed big jar, ribbed body covered with good green celadon glaze, good condition no damage, size: 10 cm diameter, 8 cm height.

A nice Transitional period blue and white Jar with cover. 35,5cm high. Jar has star crack at the body ( please see on the picture.

A Qing Blanc de Chine Vase. Height approximately 25.5 cm. In good condition.

Chinese porcelain vase marked kangxi on the foot, but thought to be a late 19th century reproduction. There are domestic scenes painted in the over glaze enamels and repairs to the lip of the rim. At one time, the vase was used a lamp. Hence, the characters kangxi in the reign seal are restored and probably spurious. H: 24 inches, Diam: 8 inches

This 19th-century bamboo carving represents an old sage leaning on a broom as if he has drifted into thought once he finished sweeping. He has been there long enough for one fresh leaf to fall. This figure evokes the well-known maxims for good living written by Zhu Bolu (1617-1688), which begin: Rise with daybreak; sweep the courtyard and clean the house thoroughly. . . ...