Liao Bowl

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre 1492: item #385205
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Liao Dynasty “sancai” bowl in amber glaze. There are two small chips, which have been filled and touched up. 18.2cm/7.2diameter and 8cm/3.4in height. I purchased this in a lot of Liao ceramics from an old collection which are nowadays very hard to find.

Liao Amber Glazed Vase

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre 1492: item #380283
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Fine amber “sancai” type Gangwa Ware vase from the non Chinese Liao Dynasty, which paralled the Han Chinese 5 Dynasties and Northern Song. Excellent original condition, please note that the random spots of missing glaze on the body happened during firing in the kiln and is perfectly normal and “of the period” for these pieces. There is one tiny chip on mouthrim and a larger one that happened prior to firing and is covered in the original glaze that may be noticed in photos, also there is an orig... Click for details

Han Wine Jar

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre AD 1000: item #373202
0761

Eclectic wine jar from the Han Dynasty with compressed mouthrim. Excellent condition, please note the carbonized roots at the bottom in the last photo. 25cm/10in height and 13.5/5.8in width.

Jin Dynasty Russet Glaze Wine Bottle

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre 1492: item #372648
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AN OVOID BOTTLE WITH RUSSET GLAZE, JIN DYNASTY, 12TH ~ 13TH CENTURY.

Classic wine bottle with flanged neck, decorated with two stylised birds in flight. The contrast between the iron-oxide decoration and glaze is not pronounced as the bottle has fired to an attractive russet hue, a rarity in itself. The unglazed foot exposes a light and coarse body that indicates that this bottle comes from one of the Cizhou ... Click for details

Chinese Qingbai Phoenix bowl, Song, 10th ~ 12th C.

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre 1492: item #370587
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A GOOD CHINESE QINGBAI BOWL, SONG DYNASTY, 10TH ~ 12TH CENTURY.

This is a museum quality bowl moulded with phoenix and flowers within a liewen border. Thin porcelains were difficult to fire without distortion and the potters overcame this by firing the bowl on its unglazed mouth rim. The glaze is also known as ying-ching, shadow blue, and with this ware colour is almost everything. This example exhibits a pale icy b... Click for details

Majiayao Basin

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre AD 1000: item #357544
0711

Majiayao, Machang phase circa late 3000.BCE neolithic pottery basin. Usually I try to not go over the top with hyperbole in descriptions when listing an item, but to say this is “museum quality” is an understatement. Although a few pieces (usually jars) have this abstract anthropomorphic design on the outside this is the only one I have seen that has it painted on the inside of a ceramic vessel. Given that the basin is slightly contracted at the bottom yet the figure still appears in proportion ... Click for details

Northern Song White Glazed Cizhou Jar

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre 1492: item #318040
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Northern Song vitreous glazed over white slip Cizhou jar. There is a simple repair on one side of the body which is pointed out in photos and chip on mouthrim. Dimensions: 13cm/2.9in width and 9.5cm/3.7in height.

A Pair of Song Qingbai Dishes.

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre 1492: item #294274
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A PAIR OF SONG DYNASTY QINGBAI DISHES, 10TH ~ 12TH CENTURY

A pair of deep dishes with carved decoration beneath a pale blue-green qingbai ( ying-ching ) glaze. The rims still have evidence of the bronze rims that were once applied to the unglazed rims of these dishes. Qingbai wares are often found with dull grey glaze, these dishes have the true “shadow blue” colour. ... Click for details

Chinese Tang amber glazed pot.

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre AD 1000: item #259729
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A T’ANG WATER POT.

Moulded in two parts and luted together horizontally. Tang dynasty, 6th ~ 8th century.

2” high, tight firing crack in the unglazed base. Evidence of burial.

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Chinese Zhou Dynasty Pottery Animal

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Ceramics Pre AD 1000: item #188985
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Very Rare Ancient Chinese Zhou Dynasty Pottery Animal - This very rare heavy pottery animal was made during the Zhou Dynasty (1027 - 256 BC). It is made from fairly high-fired dark grey earthenware and has been individually sculpted. Exactly what animal it represents is open to interpretation but its crudeness has a certain charm about it. This is the first time we have been able to obtain an object such as this. Length 20 cm (8 inches). Although the end of one ear has been lost there are no r... Click for details