A TANG DYNASTY WHITE GLAZED BOX, 7th ~ 10th C, BLUETT LABEL.
A very attractive white glazed porcelain box from the Tang dynasty. The box is a very high quality production, crisply made and in fine condition with no degradation of the glaze from burial. The box comes with provenance in the form of a label from the well-known London dealer, Edgar Bluett. Both lid and base have a penciled numeral 02098.
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Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Cup & Stand (AD 960 - 1279)
This fine and rare porcelain cup and stand were made during the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127). The delicate pale blue Qingbai (or Yingqing) glaze is finely crackled and is more "glassy" on the cup than on the stand, either due to the cup not being the original for the stand, or because of differing temperatures and conditions in the kiln d... Click for details
A fine small but elegant earthenware jar in the Hu form – the grayware jar vigorously hand painted in flowing patterns with polychrome pigments of white and darker grey pigments in a design of an archaic dragon encircling the lower body of the jar. We believe this piece to date from the Western Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-24 A.D. Excellent condition with light soil deposits from long burial. Measures 4 1/2” high and is 2” diameter at the top opening – 3 5/8” diameter at the widest part of the lower bo... Click for details
This lovely small glazed bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The white stoneware body has been coated in a translucent pale-yellowish glaze that is finely cracked.
Diameter 10.5 cm (4 inches). There is a small chip to the rim that was probably caused during its manufacture... Click for details
Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Porcelain Cup & Stand (AD 960 - 1127)
This fine and rare porcelain cup with stand was made during the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127). The stand is quite elaborate in comparison to the cup and stands on a high footring. On the stand, the yellowish-green glaze is slightly crackled. Cup stands of this type have been found with and without cups in a tomb in Jiangsu province dated to 10... Click for details
Chinese Neolithic Machang Phase Painted Jar (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)
This twin-handled 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. The outside of the jar and the inner rim have been decorated with geometric patterns painted onto the surface in a mineral-based pigment, pri... Click for details
Chinese Neolithic Machang Phase Painted Jar (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)
This twin-handled 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. The outside of the jar and the inner rim have been decorated with geometric patterns painted onto the surface with a mineral-based pigment, p... Click for details
This twin-handled 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. The outside of the jar and the inner rim have been decorated with geometric patterns painted onto the surface in two different coloured mine... Click for details
Chinese Neolithic Machang Phase Painted Jar (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)
This twin-handled 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. The outside of the jar and the inner rim have been decorated with geometric patterns painted onto the surface in two different coloured miner... Click for details
Chinese Neolithic Machang Phase Painted Jar (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)
This twin-handled 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. The outside of the jar and the inner rim have been decorated with geometric patterns painted onto the surface in a mineral-based pigment, pri... Click for details
