A fine and top quality of Song LongQuan celadon dish, applied to the center of the interior with wonderful a pair of Fish, the exterior with carved stylized petal radiating from the foot and covered overall with nicely olive green glaze. Song dynasty Longquan ware. Condition: repaired to triangle missing pieces with green masking proffesional restored until invisible, no crack and no other chips. Guaranteed would be the best sample of twin fish small dish. Diameter: 12.3 cm.

A rare and fine blue & white with center decoration of the Horse against background of wave and surrounded by small continuously flowering scroll, underside with same decorated as well. Condition is perfect except some old tiny chips to the foot rim and one slightly long flake old chip to the inner foot rim, unfortunately the half left side area firing into slightly darker than the right side but no any chips and cracks to the body, well balance and excellent glaze...

A fine and elegant shaped of celadon Meiping, decorated with carved incised of a pair duck and four lotus in the form of medallion, flanked by overlapping stiff leaf petals to the shoulder and above the foot rim, covered overall with olive green celadon glazed. Among the ceramic wares of the Northern Song dynasty at it's peak, one find Yaozhou ware. This unique kiln site for this ware has been discovered in Tongchuan Shaanxi province, North of Xian...

A rare and good blue & white bowl was ever excavated on South Sulawesi area, decorated outside with continuous Chrysanthemum scroll above the Lotus petal panels around the foot and inside with a single Peony flower within double circle, diaper pattern around the rim, all in fine cobalt blue tone. Condition: restored D shape re-stuck and minor hairlines, a bit warped and rim fritting, please see on the last enlargement before restoration done. Ming dynasty 15th century Yongle-Xuande period...

Well balance potted underglazed-red jarlet, the interior side done with connection of upper and lower part with rounded form, which transparent if we looks by strong light, the exterior with rare octagonal side, decorated with lively three claws Dragon chasing a flaming pearl below diaper pattern surrounded the octagonal rim side, unglazed base with slight concave...

A rare white glaze dish with foliated rim and decorated with ribs on the cavetto in milky white glaze. Ming dynasty 15th century Yongle-Xuande ware. Condition is perfect, no any chips, no cracks and free from restoration. Diameter: 19.5 cm

Description:

A Junyao dish was in charming bluish tint when strokes of purple splashes were on the side for decoration.
By nice curving of the surface, and the well defined foot ring, the dish was supposed being used as a brush-licker for adjusting the moisture of the brush hair.
Enduring through the long age, the foggy incursion in beige tint was yielded on the rim and along the rising portion by obvious characteristics.

Date: N. Song Dynasty,960-1127...

A rare blue & white large dish, with center design of a big fish among waves motif, surrounded by floral sprays on the cavetto and classic scroll around the rim. Underside with continuously flower design, the base unglazed. Condition: split into two large pieces and restored. Diameter: 32 cm.

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...

A nice and very impressively molded of lotus flower to interior Qingbai type. Yuan dynasty 13th/14th century found in South Sulawesi. Condition is very good except almost invisible very short hairline and warped. Diameter: 13.6cm.

Description: A celadon tripod censer was from Longquan kiln of Yuan Dynasty.
Applied with light-green glaze, the censer was mold on the outer surface with Eight Trigarms for decoration.
Supported by three slightly everted feet and with the circular foot ring at the bottom, the censer was in elegant flatten form...

Description: One Temmoko tea bowl of Song dynasty was authenticated as a Jian kiln piece. Kept with beautiful glaze condition, the clay revealed at the foot rim yielded it's black purplish tint which justify it's origin. In typical everted shape, one crack line penetrated on the upper part of cavetto and some touch-ups were made to the glaze surface. Date: Song Dynasty(AD 12th Century) Width: 12.6cm Height: 4.8cm

Description: An unique bottle vase of Northern Song Dynasty was applied with single black glaze. Intriguingly molded in double gourd shape with rope-twist handles, the bottle stands by its splayed and well-shaped foot ring. While the dark glaze being neatly trimmed to the lower half of the belly, the full ovoid body showed its original grey clay beneath. Dust-like incursions were obvious all over the surface when the glaze reflection was introspective and charming...

A nice one of Southern Song dynasty Jian ware with rich black glaze and with hare's fur, unglazed flat base slightly concave in perfect condition, unfortunately with a tiny warped. No any chip, no crack and free from any restoration as well. Diameter: 11,9cm and High: 6,5cm.

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...

 

Chinese Jin Dynasty Cizhou Meiping Vase (12th Century)

This vase of meiping form was made in the 12th century during the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234) at one of the Cizhou kilns in the northern provinces. It is "heavily-potted", made from a cream-coloured stoneware, the upper two-thirds of the body coated in a white slip, decorated with a floral pattern in thick dark brown/black underglaze pigment, then coated in a finely-crackled transparent glaze...

Two b/w miniature vase, the baluster body of octagonal section, the first one painted on four vertical facet with scroll design, the second with floral spray around the body, each attached with a pair ring handles. Flat unglazed base. Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Both in perfect condition, no chip and no any cracks, free from restoration as well. High: 5.5 cm and 5.4 cm.

Description:

A black-glazed Cizhou tea bowl was in decent conical shape.
It was decorated inside the bowl with striking radiating partridge-feather mottles and was stand by a well-shaped foot ring which revealed with off-white body clay.
On portions of the glaze, there

This is a finely potted Song dynasty (960 – 1276AD) Yaozhou Persimmon hexafoil glazed cup. It has a gently rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted hexafoil rim, covered overall in a lustrous with a scattered iridescent persimmon glaze. The lustrous persimmon glaze, with its thick glaze flow stopping just short of the foot to reveal a white clay body. Overall, it is a very beautiful piece.

There are no damage or any restoration to the cup...

Blue & White bowl with wave design, Ming dynasty 15th century Zhengdong period. Condition: restored to small missing pieces to rim, further in good condition. Diameter: 14.5 cm

A Junyao cup was in Beautiful oval shape and was applied on the surface with a stroke of purple splash.
Similar piece is found in the book Alchemy in Blue,Ancient Jun-Ware from the Yip Collection. Published by University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong.(相關物件請參考香港中文大學出版‘紫艷擬青’)

Date: Song/Jing periods, 11th/12th centuries.

Width:8.7cm,
Height:4.7cm

A custom-made cotton box is included.

A rare blue & white dish, decorated with a pair of Phoenix among Lotus flowers in the center and continuously "Ruyi" scroll on the cavetto. Underside with a "Kui"/foliated dragon. Ming dynasty 15th century, Xuande-Zhendong period. Condition with one chip to the rim, otherwise is perfect. Diameter: 25 cm. Note: restoration for free to covered the chip till invisible

Description:

A SanCai(tri-colored) water pot from Tang Dynasty was in a beautiful look.
In a round shape, the ware was applied with characteristic triple colors(usually as brown, yellow and green) on the upper half of the surface, and left the lower portion unglazed.
The unglazed portion was revealed with the body clay which was in characteristically refined clay.
The beautiful glaze was preserved well but suffused with minute crackles.
The burial adhesives were...

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Moulded Dehua Qingbai Porcelain Box

This covered box was made during the 13th - 14th century, most likely at the Dehua kilns in Fujian province. Both upper and lower parts are decorated with moulded scrolling patterns. The inner and outer surfaces are coated in a very finely-crackled qingbai glaze that has just a hint of blue. The slightly concave base remains unglazed.

Diameter 12 cm. This is a very nice example although there are minor faults: there are mino...

Fine Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Bowl with Carved & Moulded Decoration

This fine and attractive deep porcelain bowl was made in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1127 - 1279). The inner surface is decorated with an unusual moulded floral pattern whilst the underside is decorated with a repeating carved leaf pattern. It is unusual for both upper and lower surfaces of a qingbai bowl to be decorated. It is coated in a delicate and finely-crackled pale green qingbai glaze, save for...

Fine & Rare Chinese Jin Dynasty Painted Pottery Tile - Entertainer

This impressive pottery tile was made during the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234). It is made from a relatively high-fired grey pottery that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, traces of which still remain.

Theatre, the arts, music, performances were a very popular part of life during this period in Shanxi province, from where this tile has been excavated. The subject of this tile is a particularly lively perf...

Description:

A Longquan bowl was in nice conical shape and was fired into a crackled glaze imitating the rare Guan wares.
It was an excavation piece for some time from the dry-feel condition to the glaze.
A later touch-up of gilt paint was done to the only defect found on the rim.
From the tint of the body clay, the way the foot ring was shaped and the accumulation of glaze around the mouth rim, all the characteristics stated out that it was a piece from Southern Song Dynasty...

A rare example of Jindezhen 'Shu Fu' ware white glaze dish, decorated incised with a Dragon in the center and continuously lotus scroll to the cavetto, underside is plain and covered overall with clean and pure white glazed, also with typically Yuan dynasty unglazed base. Condition unfortunately with badly damaged to rim sides like indicated on the pictures, otherwise it would be a high valued item. However it's still a rare and good study example piece. Diameter: 14 cm

A Fine Black Glazed Conical bowl, Song dynasty Jian Ware in perfect condition. Diameter: 12.8 cm, High: 4.6 cm.

Large Chinese Jin Dynasty Carved Pottery Tile (AD 1115 - 1234)

This fine and rare pottery tile dates to the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234). It is made from a dense fine-grained grey pottery. It features a carved figure in relief, the figure holding a staff in its right hand and, possibly, wiping away tears with the left hand. Theatre, opera and music were immensely popular during the Jin Dynasty and over the years various pottery tiles have been excavated from Shanxi province depicting a whole...

A finely white glaze dish, with good potted and well balance, covered overall with a rich milky white glaze. Ming dynasty 15th century, possibly Xuande period. Condition is perfect, no any cracks and no chips, free from restoration. Diameter: 21 cm.

Fine & Rare Chinese Yuan Dynasty Jun Jar (Ex. Grahame Clarke collection)

This fine junyao stoneware jar was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and was excavated in the 1990s, or earlier, from Inner Mongolia. Remains of ancient plant growth/roots still adhere to the inner ring of the unglazed foot. It has straight walls that taper in very slightly at the mouth, and stands on a heavy foot. The Jun glaze is at its thickest where it has sagged around the bottom of the walls, and where...

Description: A rare and lovely Yaozhou russet-glazed incense burner was in simple form. Wide-mouthed and with high-set shoulders when the neck is narrowed and the lip is rolled, the jarlet was applied with persimmon glaze inside and out of the surface. The bottom was flat and was concaved to a round circle. The unglazed base had turned to a buff skin during firing, and in a firm quality which were all the characteristics for a Yaozhou ware. Date: Song period(11th/12th Century), Height: 6.6cm

A nicely small blue & white dish, with center decorated Tibetan character in Ruyi motif surrounded by scrolling pattern, on the cavetto with eight lotus panels. Foliated scroll around the exterior. Ming dynasty early Chenghua Jindezhen private kiln ware. Condition with one hairline crack, no chips and no restoration as well. Diameter: 14 cm.

Blue & White bowl, decorated with freely drawn flowers spray, inside the center with rosette stylist pattern. Ming dynasty middle 15th century Zheng Dong period. Condition with one hairline and firing crack on base, otherwise is perfect. Diameter: 17 cm and High: 7.5 cm.

A good example of Ming dynasty 15th century Interregnum phase blue and white dish, decorated in the center with a Phoenix among chrysanthemum scrolls, side cavetto with fungus pattern. Underside with nicely painted of continuously floral scroll. Condition damaged into 3 large and 2 small pieces, two chips to rim. Found excavated in South-Sulawesi area. Diameter: 24.5cm.

A very good genuine sample of Yuan blue & white pear shaped bottle vase "Yu Hu Chun", decorated around the body with Wave and Lotus. Founded on East Java Indonesia. Condition was damaged with some missing pieces and with glued repaired . Yuan dynasty (1279--1368) Jiang Xi, Jin De Zhen ware. High: 29.5 cm

A bird feeder decorated with two ring handles and covered overall with ivory white glaze slightly pinkish tint. Song dynasty in perfect condition. High: 4.3cm and Wide: 6.6cm.

A Ming dynasty blue & white bowl, decorated outside with continuous Lotus scroll and inside with an Emblem supported by leaf scroll within double circle, diaper pattern around the rim. This type Ming dynasty Yongle-Xuande period (1403-1435). It's more rarely to acquired it type and motif compare than the other Ming period private kiln bowl was ever excavated on South Sulawesi area, even more less than Yuan dynasty bowl, used import Persian cobalt-blue material in the past also it's an expensive ...

A good example of Jun ware bottle vase with typical shaped from Southern Song period. Condition is good, only glaze degradation and 6 nail flaked chips to above unglazed foot rim. Height: 19.5cm.

Description:

A small Junyao cup was well glazed on the surface.
The thick glaze was rolling down on the outer surface and stopped in half way to reveal the rough-feel body clay.
Obvious circular molding scars were left on the body clay when the foot ring was well shaped and stand in somewhat everted angle.
Crackles and incursions to the glaze were observed for easy verification.
One small splash of purplish tint was yielded in the cavetto.
That was always a focus for...

A rare prototype Shufu Qingbai wares of late Yuan dynasty middle 14th century, decorated with two lion mask attached to the shoulder, covered overall with slight bluish green glaze. Condition with crack to base, no any chip and no any other crack, also free from restoration. Height: 11.2cm.

Description:

A Junyao Lotus-bud bowl was in decent shape.
Stand on the well-shaped foot ring, the bowl was evenly applied with light green glaze without any decoration.
Subtle incursions in whitish condition were happened around the mouth rim and at the bottom of the foot ring.
Glaze crackles were yielded too.

Date: late N. Song to Jin periods, 11th/12th century.

Height:8.5cm.

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A good one of Ming b/w bowl, decorated at the exterior with vividly design of lotus among water weeds, the interior center with a vajra pattern within double circle. Ming dynasty 15th century late interregnum period Thianshun-Chenghua phase. Condition with a hairline visible on enlargement 11, further in good condition with no any chip and no restoration. Diameter: 14cm.

A rare example of russet Ding ware Conical form bowl, covered overall with russet-brown glaze. Song dynasty Hebei province Ding ware. The bowl broken into four pieces and re-glued, minor chips to foot rim. Similar pieces published in 'Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers' item 14 & 15. Diameter: 14.5cm.

Description: An ancient inkstone called Qing-Shi (green stone)inkstone was from northern China of Song Dynasty. In plain square form(Chao-Sou style), the ink pool was in a shape of Ru-Yi. With original light gray tint, the patina was dotted with black ink left by users. The middle of the surface was concave by long time of using. As to the quality, the inkstone is quite hefty as it was call Qing-Shi(green stone). But from the old abrasions on the surface, there is another point of view- it was p...

Rare Chinese Northern Song / Jin Dynasty Twin-Handled Jar

This rare and unusual jar was made at one of the northern kilns during the 11th - 13th century. It is coated both inside and out in a thick glaze that varies in colour from chocolate-brown to black. The glaze fall short of the base on both the inner and outer surfaces. The outer body is decorated with a fluted wall and lightly incised horizontal lines that surround the jar at its shoulder. On opposing sides to the rim are two sturdy l...

A rare Guandong Xicun white ware with Phoenix head shape ewer. Northern Song period with high: 14cm. Survive excavated founded from Borneo.

A cream white glazed bowl, decorated inside with incised floral sprays and outside with petals design, "wu wu" mark on unglazed base. Song dynasty in perfect condition. Diameter: 17 cm and High: 6.3 cm.

A very rare white glaze offering dish in flower-shaped form with thinly fine potted and fluted sides cavetto, covered overall with Thienpai/Sweet white glaze, flat unglazed base. Yuan dynasty circa 1279-1368 Jindezhen ware. Condition is excellent, with no any chips, no cracks and free from any restoration as well as flawlessly. Diameter; 16 cm.

Rare Large Chinese Yuan Dynasty Qingbai / Dehua Porcelain Box (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)

This impressive porcelain box was made during the Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368) or possibly a little earlier, toward the end of the preceding Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is made from a very translucent porcelain with fluted sides and an attractive moulded floral pattern on the cover featuring lotus blossoms. It is coated in a delicate translucent Qingbai glaze with just a hint of blue that is crac...

Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Dish (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)

This beautifully lobed dish was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) and has the simple stylishness typical of Song Qingbai porcelains. There are some glaze crackles which occurred during the firing, one of which, in the centre, penetrates through to the foot (please note that this not damage). The glaze is of a delicate pale green and has a silky "frosted" feel to it.

Diameter 15 cm (6 inches). Th...

A Longquan celadon bowl with flower shape in perfect condition found at South Celebes. Covered overall with slight gray green tone, only minor glaze frits to rim, no crack, no chip and free from any restoration. Northern Song dynasty. Diameter: 13.2cm, High: 6cm.

An extremely rare 'Ge' type glazed bowl, a good rounded form balance potted with everted lip rim, decorated with double crackle irregular iron-black and rust-brown crackle, known in Chinese as 'Jinsi Tiexian' (gold thread and iron wire) stopping neatly above the brown-wash foot base. Records concerning 'Ge' wares are confused and unreliable, but the major glaze was fired in an iron-neutral or oxidizing process, producing a bluish-gray or grayish-yellow such like appears to this piece. No matter ...

A large Hare's Fur bowl, covered overall with black & russet glazed. Jin/Yuan dynasty Henan ware. Condition is perfect excepted tiny firing crack fault to the center of the base and the interior center with glaze age wear. Diameter: 18.2cm.

Description:

A Cizhou tea bowl was in decent oval shape and was well decorated with russet splashes on the outer surface.
At the inner surface, it was in darken brownish nearing black tint when spiral molding scars were obviously observed.

For authentication, there are whitish and stardust-like incursions revealed especially obvious at the inner surface of the bowl.
Otherwise, the burial coating(Baojiang) was harden into the body clay at the bottom when coffee-brown cove...

A Qingpai jar of cuboid form with the shoulder rising to a small square mouth. Decorated on each of the four vertical faces with applied beading and on the shoulder with four moulded lugs in a form of Chi Long/Dragons. Covered with a qingpai glaze over the porcelain body. Flat base unglazed. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th Century, Jiangxi Jindezhen ware. Condition: damaged and gilt repaired like indicated on the pictures, but it's very beautiful example for Yuan pieces excavated in South East Asian and ...

 

A Yuan Dynasty blue and white Jarlet, painted with Chrysanthemum. Condition with missing mouth rim, but the ring handle is complete. Height: