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This large and attractive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. The whole of the surface of the upper body has been decorated by impressing cord into the soft clay and then incising horizontal bands as the jar was turned; a simple yet very effective method of decoration.

Height 30 cm, diameter 28 cm. Condition is very good. There a...

This large and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) or possibly during the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC). It is made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. It has a smooth burnished surface that has been very simply decorated with just three sets of incised twin bands surrounding the shoulder. In places the surface has "sagged" a little either before or during fi...

This large and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) or possibly during the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. It is decorated with two wide bands of repeated impressions that surround the upper and lower shoulder. There are also fainter decorative impressions that partially surround the body at the waist.

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This large and nicely-shaped pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. Around the shoulder there are bands of lightly incised geometric patterns. There are also deeper bands surrounding the jar at the neck, lower shoulder and waist. To the lower body is an inscribed seal in archaic Chinese characters. The surface colour of the grey pottery does ...

This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. The upper surface has been burnished smooth and decorated with lightly-incised lines that surround the shoulder. The lower body has been decorated with combed lines. The mouth is a little warped and there is a shallow impression to the shoulder, clearly caused before or during fi...

This pottery model of a granary was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery and is quite "heavily-potted". The body has been decorated with three bands of incised lines that surround the body as well as a band of impressed geometric patterns around the small raised mouth. It stands on three feet that are moulded into the form of bears. Unusually, it has been coated in a yellowis...

This large and attractive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. There are bands of raised ridges surrounding the lower neck and below this the upper surface is covered in repeated cord impressions, some diagonally, some vertically.

Height 26.5 cm (10.5 inches). Overall condition is very good. There is, of course, some surface wear and a few "nibbl...

This rare and unusually-shaped bottle was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). This type of ware is quite different from many other Han dynasty wares and comes from southern China, most likely Guangdong province. Often such wares are coated in an ash glaze in various degrees of thickness. The darker patches on this particular vessel do appear to be as a result of a very thin layer of ash glaze, most of which has deteriorated.

This vesse...

This rare pottery object was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery and is relatively "heavily-potted" and highly-fired. Parts of the inner surface of the "dish" have been burnished and very lightly incised to give a decorative finish. Note also the pattern that spirals down the stem to the splayed foot.

Height 16.25 cm. Overall condition is very good although the rim edge is repa...

This large pottery jar (or "hu") of fine form was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It has been coated with a greenish-amber glaze that covers the whole of the outer surface and the inside of the mouth. The slightly concave flat base remains unglazed. There are many decorative ridges and bands that surround the jar and on opposing sides at the waist are two moulded taotie ring handles. To part of the glaze on the lower body an...

A superbly conceived design; jars of this general type have been found in excavations dating as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC). Although perhaps not obviously Chinese in design, this type of vessel is one of the most iconic forms of Han Dynasty pottery and is thought by many archaeologists to be anthropomorphic, with the shape and "swirling" design of the main body based on the female human form. 

This particular exam...

This rare and interesting pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), possibly a little earlier. Although many "anthropomorphic" examples are known (those with the "swirls" to the body possibly representing the female form), examples such as this are extremely rare (this is the only one we have ever seen), and unlike most other similar examples this has a flat base. Another difference is the lack of incised lines ...

This superbly-shaped pottery jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. This is a very nice example and has a finely-burnished surface making it very smooth to the touch. The surface colour is generally an par...

This superbly-shaped pottery jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. This is a very nice example and has a finely-burnished surface making it very smooth to the touch, although in places the burnished surfac...

This superbly-shaped pottery jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. This is a very nice example and has a finely-burnished surface making it very smooth to the touch. It has been decorated with ten bands ...

This fine-quality pottery "cocoon" jar was made some 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. It is made from a relatively highly-fired fine-grained grey pottery and has been decorated by "cold painting" a variety of...

This fine-quality pottery "cocoon" jar was made some 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. It is made from a relatively highly-fired fine-grained grey pottery and has been decorated by "cold painting" a variety of different coloured ...

This pottery "cocoon" jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. The form of this particular example is a little different to some others with its more "rounded" body and shorter foot. It is made from a relatively highly-fire...