A Rare Ming dynasty long neck bottle vase, decorated with Eight Immortals to the body and three friends of winter to the neck. Found excavated at Milkfish pond in South Sulawesi area. Ming Dynasty 16th Century Zhengde- Jiajing period. Base unglazed. Condition is good, no any chips, no any restoration, excepted a firing crack visible on enlargement 5 and no any other crack. Height: 28,3 cm.

Late 12th Century or Early 13th Century Dali Kingdom 大理國 Gilt Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha

It is 3.4 inches (8.7 cm) tall by 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) wide. It is 153.3 gram.

It has rubbing gilding, pitting hole, oxidation, peeling of lacquer, dents at the bottom, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

The Dali Kingdom, also known as the Dali State 大理國 was a dynastic state situated in modern Yunnan province, China from 937 until 1253...

A beautiful small early ming dynasty (1368-1644)blue and white porcelain water dropper, very unusual shape and in excellent condition. H:4" $195

A rare blue and white jar with original cover, decorated with painted an open mouth Dragon with three claws chasing flaming pearl. Nice glazed and condition with no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration, near excellent. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th century Jindezhen ware. Mouth diameter: 7,5 cm, Height maximum: 11,5 cm. The cover diameter: 8,8 cm. Note: Last two enlargement showing compare with the half of lid which found at Trowulan East Java...

Porcelain covered white glaze to the base, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 16.5 cm wide. CONDITION: excellent, one fritting to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines or no restorations

A rare and good example of blue and white tripod censer, standing on three legs of animal form, a plain side with two lizards climbing to the wall flanked by diaper pattern surrounded to the rim and Chrysanthemum design to lower part. Condition with broken into many pieces and re-glued. without missing pieces Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th century. Height: 14 cm and Mouth rim diameter: 12 cm.

A late Song - Early Yuan Qingbai bowl, covered with nice bluish tone glaze, silky with fine glaze, rim and foot ring unglazed. Very thin and light potted and nice bell like tone when tapped. Very good condition with firing crack and fint glaze hairline on the back. Size: 11 cm diameter and 3 cm height

Chinese Yuan - Ming dynasty celadon glaze vase or jar. 19 cm high. Jar has small chipped at the mouth rim on restoration. Similar jar found on museum describe as Yuan dynasty from Dongmen Kiln.

A pair of Chinese pottery warriors with original pigments remaining.

Age: China, Northern Qi Dynasty, A.D. 550 - 577
Size: Height 23 - 25.4 C.M. / Width 6 - 7 C.M.
Height including stand: 29.5 - 31.5 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)...

This piece was excavated at the kiln site, and washed out to remove stains. This type of Jian yao piece has been called as "Hare's fur" in China and "Nogime tenmoku" in Japan. YouTube movie/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PghBARFqmaU Certification : written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan. Size: 9.0cm(D)/4.7cm(H)

Large pair of celadon glazed terracotta cremation urns.The bodies are in turned terracotta decorated in relief with animals and cast or sculpted figures. Groups of dignitaries, deer, cranes, turtle, dragons, horse completely surround the body. The lids are topped by large birds with outstretched wings. Chinese work from the Song period around the 12th century. This form is typical and there are many examples...

Sung dynasty (960-1279) porcelain Buddhist mala (prayer beads) often referred to as Japa beads. The 108 Buddhist prayer beads are commonly used by Buddhists and practitioners of other spiritual traditions for counting and reciting prayers, mantras, or affirmations as part of meditation and spiritual practices. The number 108 holds significance in many spiritual and cultural traditions and is believed to have various symbolic meanings in Buddhism, Hinduism, and other belief systems...

A blue and white Stem-cup with octagonal shaped, painted with vividly and neatly an official and the attendant in the garden view with three friends of winter these are plum, bamboo and pine among two Lizards. Very interesting and rare found pattern, covered overall with nice dark cobalt blue. Condition is very good, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Found at Kalimantan/Borneo Island. Height: 10,7 cm and Mouth Diameter: 9 cm.

A conical shape bowl with fairly thickly potted, covered overall with an apple green celadon glaze. Possibly early Ming dynasty 15th century. Condition is good except a kiln chip to rim and slight warped, otherwise is perfect. Diameter: 13.6 cm.

Chinese painted pottery torso of court lady with original pigments remaining.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size of torso only: Height 12.4 C.M. / Width 4.4 C.M. / Depth 4.6 C.M.
Height including stand: 28 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...

Pair of Song Dynasty soy brown, Jian type bowls from the Dongzhang/Minho kiln in Fujian, recovered from the Lianjiang shipwreck. Good condition, no damage or repairs, there is some original kiln grit in the cavetto and a minor irregularity on the rim of one. D: 10cm/4in and H: 4.5cm/1.8in. May still be used in a tea ceremony.

Two paintings of a abbots or patriarch sitting on a small pedestal. One of them holds a vajra in the right hand and a tip of his garment in the left hand. His sandals are underneath the pedestal as well as a ewer. The other priest holds a flat device in his right hand and a tip of his garment in his left hand. Underneath the pedestal are his sandals. Very detailed painting. Black ink, mineral colors, gofun and gold on loosely woven silk (ca. 30 over 14 threads)...

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...

Small dish covered by white glazed and decorated with twin fish; unglazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 12.5 cm wide,. CONDITION: a hairline and firing crack and free from restorations.

A set of Chinese painted pottery soldier.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 23.3 - 24.4 C.M. / Width 5.9 - 6.1 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 29.1 - 30.7 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...

Description:

A stone lion weight of earlier periods was in nice mood.
Some frets though, the item was kept in good condition without any cracks and was free from any restorations.
Date: Song/Yuan periods, 12th/13th centuries.

Height: 12cm.

Height approximately 11.8 cm. In good condition.

A lovely bowl of Jizhou ware. PERIOD : Southern Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 14 cm wide, 7 cm height. CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Small qingbai jar, unglazed concave base. H= 4 cm, D= 4 cm Perfect condition, no chips, hairlines, cracks or restoration

Song Dynasty jarlet with two ears and embossed floral design. High resolution images on request.

A rare Ewer pot in celadon tint was nicely decorated with Phoenix head.
It was well preserved with only one minute restoration at the tip of the mouth.
Date: Song, Dynasty, 12th Century.
Height: 15cm.
Provenance: Xichun Kiln, Guanmzhou City.
Some relative pieces are in the museum of Indonesia.
A custom-made cotton box is included.

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Glazed Stoneware Jar

This stoneware jar was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a sandy coloured stoneware. The inner and upper outer surfaces have been coated in a chocolate-brown glaze. Around the shoulder on opposing sides are two loop handles...

Ming Dynasty Chinese Wood Sculpture of a General on Horseback, with original pigments. 11 x 5 x 3.25 inches, 28 x 13 x 8 cm. Purchased from Askenasi in Paris in 1978 by Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs.

Very rare and fine JIN DYNASTY Terracotta Tomb Brick Panel depicting a festive male drummer with flowing robes playing the waist drum (1115-1234 A.D), China. The waist drum with it's hourglass shape and cloth covering was tied to the players waist to allow him to move freely, without hindrance. It was an instrument of choice for dancers. In Shanxi, a waist drum dance dating back some 2000 years is still practiced today. Such a tomb panel depicting a drummer playing the waist drum from the Jin Dy...

Chinese Jin Dynasty Painted Pottery Filial Piety Tile (AD 1115 - 1234)

This interesting and attractive pottery tile was made during the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234) and most likely comes from Shanxi province. It depicts a scene from the story of the Aunt of Lu, one of the stories of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety:  

In the Zhou period, there was a righteous woman from the Lu state who fled to escape the turmoil of war. During her escape, she abandoned her own son, whom she ha...

A finely potted, 'tortoiseshell', Jizhou bowl; Southern Song dynasty. Of conical form, covered inside and out with a dark brown glaze, which terminates just above the shallow and well-cut foot, and splashed with light brown suffusions to the exterior. Diameter, 12.5 cm Condition; Good. Free from damage or restoration. Provenance; from an old French collection. To keep our costs to a minimum, and pass the savings to our customers, we are only permitted to post a single photo of the...

Porcelain covered with greyish glaze to the foot, unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yue ware 9th Century MEASUREMENTS: 6.5 cm wide, 5.5 cm tall. CONDITION: Perfect no vhips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

Song dynasty longquan celadon large ribbed jar, good condition with small glaze defect at inner rim touch up covered, no crack please see picture for detail, size: 9.5 cm diameter, 7 cm height.

A very finely cast statue of Bodhisattva Manjusri wearing diadem and formal attire, holding a book in his left hand, his right hand in argumentative posture. Manjusri is sitting cross-legged on an elevated lotus throne resting on the back of a stylized lion, itself standing on a rounded base. Bronze with dark-green patina. Traces of an original lacquering and gilding. China, early Ming Dynasty. Height: 6 1/4" (16 cm). Tiny part of diadem missing, otherwise very good condition.

Song dynasty Jizhou ware splashed tea bowl, bowl covered with matte brown glaze and decorated with splashed with cream colored tear drop at interior and exterior. Good condition, please see picture for detail, size: 11.5 cm diameter.

Superbly modeled and very rare JIN DYNASTY SHANXI TERRACOTTA Tomb Panel mounted on a museum quality metal stand depicting a festive flute player 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 "Jurchen", who spoke an inner Altaic language and had conquered the Manchurian heartland in 1115. Their leader Aguda (r.1113-1123) named his Chinese style Dynasty "JIN", meaning "Gold" which was found in th...