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Fine Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Pottery Attendant Figure
This pottery figure of a male servant or attendant was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dark grey pottery that has been relatively highly-fired. The tall slim figure stands in attendance with hands clasped together beneath a long robe. It has been coated in a greyish-white pigment with details picked out in black and red pigments. All of the pigment is original and ...
C.P.Sheffield
Sold A Chinese Wucai Dish for the Japanese Market.
Decorated with three floral sprays.
Chongzhen 1628-1644.
Diameter: 5 7/8" (14.9 cm).
Condition: some fritting and kiln grit in green enamel
Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1700
item #1462885
(stock #BV1)
C.P.Sheffield
Sold A Parcel Gilt Bronze Vase.
With two flanges and a straight neck.
The body incised with a Lingzhi
16/17thC.
Height: 7 1/2" (19.0 cm).
Condition: casting flaw to the front
C.P.Sheffield
Sold A Baluchi Shield.
The small hide covered shield embellished with numerous decorated brass mounts.
The reverse with four iron rings.
Baluchistan 19thC.
Diameter: 11.1/4" (28.7 cm).
Condition: very good, some degradation to the hide
Modern Japanese Ceramics
Sold, with thanks! A quintessential work showing the decorative aesthetic of Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmon Tokkuri. It is 13.3 cm (just over 5 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
The youngest winner ever at the 13th National Ceramic Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), Ichino Hiroyuki is a powerhouse in Tamba, bringing that long forgotten corner of Japan’s ceramic realm back into the limelight. He was born in Sasayama, heart of Tamba, in 1961, and studied in Kyoto ... Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Bowl in Kiln Saggar
A rare opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) kiln saggar still containing its Qingbai porcelain bowl, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain wares in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire some time ago and now offer for sale. Northern ...
The Kura
Sold, Thank you! A catfish in bronze by Kome Jiichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the mid Showa era. The slippery creature is 30.5 cm (12 inches) long and in excellent condition, signed with an incised signature beneath. Kome Jiichi (1896-1985) He was born in Toyama prefecture, on of the traditional homes of bronze work in Japan. He graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts studied under Takamura Kouun. Exhibiting with the Bunten National exhibition, he was awarded there in 1942. He re...
Large Japanese Showa period circular form burlwood tray with raised sides made from a single piece of wood. 15 7/8” diameter x 2 1/4" high. The raised sides are 3/8" thick. Weighs just over 2 lbs. Likely dates from the first half of the 20th century. Very good overall condition. From the estate of a collector of Japanese mingei in Phoenix, Arizona. The original price tag remains on the bottom.
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
USD $495.00 A refined PAIR of gilded and matching Chinese wooden relief carvings, QING DYNASTY, 19th Century. Intricately hand carved scrolling, foliage, birds and flowers. Size: width 9" x height 3" x depth 2".
Good condition.
Senatus Consulto
$495.00 A large, Museum Quality pottery figure of a male attendant carrying a flask or a vase under his arm. The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.
The figure is placed on throne made of Lotus flowers on the top of hexagonal plint, both in fine Sancai colours - a two-colour green and yellow glazed robe. He wears a high hat. Finely painted facial details. Lotus thrones are very rare for Ming pottery figures. The head is attachable as often seen on the largest fig... Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Covered Box
This attractively-painted pottery box, complete with its cover, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery (box & cover have a ring when tapped) that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, very good traces of which still remain. The scrolling design seems to be a mixture of cloud and, possibly, zoomorphic patterns. The function of this vessel was as a food...
Momoyama Gallery
$495.00 A large Kuro-Oribe chawan, hand thrown and carved from fine Mino clay during the later Meiji Period (1868 - 1912). It comes with a very good Japanese wooden box. Oribe-yaki – I guess no other pottery had a greater influence on the aesthetics of Japanese pottery. Oribe ware is a historically important Japanese pottery variety that emerged during the late Momoyama and early Edo periods in Tajimi, in modern day Gifu prefecture. Developed under and named after th... 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. Pottery jars from the Siwa culture are rarer than those of the preceding Qijia and Majiayao cultures and most known examples are made from an orange or buff coloured pottery. Blac... Fine Large Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Kneeling Figure (206 BC - AD 8).
This rare pottery figure of a kneeling servant or attendant was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a grey pottery that is unusually highly-fired, having an almost "metallic" ring to it when tapped. It has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been painted pink, red and black pigments with, remarkably, almost all of the original pigment s... Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Pottery Ding Tripod (206 BC - AD 8)
This fine-quality pottery vessel, complete with its original cover, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery and quite highly-fired, both vessel and cover each having a distinct ring when tapped. This vessel, a ding, has sturdy square-cut handles and stands on three feet. The cover has a raised circular band on its top allowing it to be turned upside-down and used ...
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
USD $495.00 A very rare and superb hand made genuine QING DYNASTY SILVER BOWL, with extensive open carving work and depicting the Dragons chasing the flaming Pearl. The base is stamped by a Chinese Hallmark:
"SS, followed by a Chinese Character and 90, SUN SHING" as shown in one of the photographs, ca. 1900.
Weight: 199 gr. excluding the inset glass bowl. Size:
height 7.6 cm. x 13.5 cm.
diameter. This silver bowl
also has a later added glass inset bowl, which can be removed for easy cleaning!
Rare Chinese Northern Zhou Dynasty Painted Pottery Armoured Horse & Rider
This very rare pottery model of an armoured horse & rider was made during the short-lived Northern Zhou Dynasty (AD 557 - 581). It would originally have formed part of procession of similar horses. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a pale grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment with reddish-brown and pink pigments applied on top. The rider is made from solid pottery and in his...
Momoyama Gallery
$495.00 Late Edo (1603-1868) Period Shino Chawan with all highlights of the Japanese aesthetics of wabi sabi and a Zen buddhistic infinity symbol. It is in perfect antique condition and comes with an antique wooden box. Shino-ware dates to the Momoyama period when potters were attempting to recreate white porcelain-wares that were being imported from China at the time. Originally they were made in single-chamber anagama style kilns set into the hillsides. Later, with the advent of... |