Tall Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Sichuan Pottery Female Figure (Water Carrier) with Oxford TL Test

This fine tall pottery figure was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). A whole variety of pottery figures of varying sizes of this general type comprising farmers, musicians, domestic servants etc. are known and have been excavated from Sichuan province...

Lovely pair of figures in white pottery with remains op pigments. China, Tang Dynasty (618-907). H. 27 cm. Good condition, minor chip to one of the stands. A TL test from Kotalla is included. At our gallery we have ca. 50 pieces of pottery on display.

Fourteen rare multi-colored glass Han beads that can be used as a bracelet or necklace. Size:Between 2cm to 2.2cm each. Condition: All intact. Needs some cleaning from long burial.

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)

This fine and attractive pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a creamy-white pigment on top of which have been applied red and black pigments to pick out the details of the head, mane and tail. For its size it is particularly well-modelled...

Description: A rare sandstone sculpture of Luohan of The Five Dynasty was reserved perfectly before excavation. Some original paint left on the surface can be seen obviously...

 

Fine Chinese Neolithic Machang Painted Pottery Jar

This attractive pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is a particularly fine example of its type, quite thinly-potted and highly-fired, made from a pale yellowish-brown pottery, the colour of which varies in places due to uneven conditions during firing...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar

This fine pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago. Although it was excavated from Gansu province, we are not certain from which Neolithic culture it derives although it is probably a product of the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC).� It is well-made and quite highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. The lower body has been decorated with an impressed, almost spiral pattern...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)

This attractive pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in white and reddish-brown pigments. This horse is well-modelled and stands upright and alert with its head turned slightly to its left.

Height 21.5 cm (8.5 inches)...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It is finely-potted with thin walls and the pottery has fired to a nice reddish-orange colour. It has a wide body with two loop handles joined at the shoulder and the flared mouth, and a relatively small flat base...

A Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Groom with Oxford TL Test

This very fine pottery model of a foreign groom was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a highly-fired white pottery that has been coated in different coloured glazes, as well as the facial features being finished in cold-painted coloured pigments. The figure has a beard and moustache and wears a flowing cloak with distinctive head gear...

Fine LARGE Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Hu Jar with Hunting Scene (with Oxford TL Test)

This superb and impressive pottery jar (hu) was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a fairly high-fired reddish pottery and coated in a particularly attractive streaky green and finely-crackled glaze, the colour of which varies according to its thickness...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Zodiac Figure (Tiger)

This pottery "zodiac figure" was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is in the form of a robed official figure, hands held together across the chest, with the head of a tiger. It is made from a reddish-brown pottery that has been cold-painted in a creamy-white pigment with pink pigment on top around the head.

This is a good-sized figure with a height of 27.5 cm...

Rare TALL Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar, Stand & Cover (AD 618 - 906)

This tall and impressive pottery set comprising stand, jar and cover was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are made from a relatively high-fired grey pottery and "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. The stand has cut-out apertures and petals to represent a lotus flower. The jar has a band of "pie crust" decoration around its waist...

A Five dynasty yue yao celadon jar,with grayish green glaze.excavated from east Java.Jar is in good condition with restoration one of the ear and two handles,(see pictur 6 before restorations).17,5 cm height, 14 cm diameter.

Fine Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Black Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)

This fine and rare pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" with high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body...

Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Bowl with Dragon Handle

This rare and unusual pottery vessel was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery, relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped. The outer surface of the bowl is decorated with a surrounding groove below the rim, but its most interesting feature is its handle in the form of the head of a dragon. It is coated in a green glaze that has degraded over time and has in plac...

Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Hu Jar with Animal Frieze (with Oxford TL Test)

This tall pottery jar (hu) was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) from a fairly high-fired pale reddish-brown pottery. The neck and shoulder are decorated with deeply incised bands but the main decoration is around the waist, a moulded frieze of a hunting scene including a man on horseback, dragon and leopard.

Interestingly, the drips of glaze to the mouth rim and the pooling of glaze to the f...