Rare Large Chinese Song Dynasty / Dali Kingdom Buddhist Jar
with TL Test
This rare large pottery jar has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province and dates to the Dali Kingdom (AD 937 - 1253), coinciding roughly with the time of the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) elsewhere in China.
A CHINESE DONG-KHE WARE CHILONG VASE, 18TH CENTURY.
A Dong-Khe (Tongqi) ware double-gourd vase entwined with a chilong dragon. The ware emanates from the district close to Tehua where the famous Blanc de Chine was produced and the wares developed along similar lines though Tehua had the advantage of having a superb translucent porcelain paste. The ware should properly be called pottery rather than porcelain and ... Click for details
Two Chinese Han dynasty molded pottery chickens, each standing with tail feathers out and head up. Circa 3rd century. 3 1/8”H x 4 3/8"L and 2 ¾”H x 3 1/2"L. Very good overall condition. The larger chicken (which might be a rooster) has traces of black, white, and red pigment remaining. There is a small loss on the larger chicken's side (see enlargement 10). Chickens and birds were common mortuary figures during the Han dynasty. From the private collection of a former American expatriate t... Click for details
decorated with incised striations around the neck and low relief spiral design on the body.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 32 C.M. / Width 33 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soi... Click for details
decorated with incised striations around the neck and low relief spiral design on the body.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 18 C.M. / Width 19.5 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of s... Click for details
Very rare and unusual Chinese painted pottery granary with cyclindrical shape, overhanging roof, supported by three legs in the shape of bears, original red, black and white pigments remaining. It is very difficult to find painted granary like this.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, circa 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 33.1 C.M. / W... Click for details
Rare Chinese painted pottery fat lady riding horse, the fat lady with nice facial expression, wearing tunic and sitting on a saddle cloth in elegant gesture, the horse standing on rectangular base, ears pricked and a tail, with red, white, green and black pigments remaining. Thermoluminescence test from Oxford is included.
Rare Chinese painted pottery fat lady riding horse, the fat lady with nice facial expression, wearing tunic and sitting on a saddle cloth in elegant gesture, the horse standing on rectangular base, ears pricked and a tail, with red, white, green and black pigments remaining. Thermoluminescence test from Oxford is included.
