Chinese Yixing ‘Gongju’ Tea Pot, 19th ~ 20th C.

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #980815
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A CHINESE YIXING ‘GONGJU’ TEAPOT, 19th ~ 20th CENTURY.

A small Yixing red stoneware teapot, the base impressed with a two-character stamp ‘Gongju’. The interior opening for the spout is a single hole. The teapot seems to have had very little use but the interior is a little tea stained.

The teapot is in fine condition except for a ... Click for details

Fine Chinese Ming Dynasty Incised Celadon Bowl

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #975255
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Fine Chinese Ming Dynasty Incised Celadon Bowl

This fine stoneware bowl was made during the 14th - 15th Century. It is "heavily-potted" with the inner surface decorated with an incised scrolling pattern. It is coated in a thick crackled celadon glaze of very good colour, save for the unglazed base which is fired to a reddish brown. It is often the case with such heavily-crackled celadons that some crackles may penetra... Click for details

Very Rare LARGE Chinese Xixia Dynasty Stoneware Jar

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #973681
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Very Rare LARGE Chinese Xixia Dynasty Stoneware Jar

This large and impressive stoneware jar was excavated from a tomb in north-west China and was made during the Xixia Dynasty (AD 1038 - 1227). It is "heavily-potted" and coated in a thick iron glaze. There are two sturdy handles joining the neck to the shoulder. To quote from the fine book by He Li, "Chinese Ceramics The New Standard Guide", "Little was known about Xixi... Click for details

Rare TALL Chinese Liao Dynasty Stoneware Jar

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #973679
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Rare TALL Chinese Liao Dynasty Stoneware Jar

This large and impressive stoneware jar was made during the Liao Dynasty (AD 907 - 1125). It is particularly "heavily-potted" and coated with a thick green glaze, both inside and out. There are lumps and bumps in the glaze and part of the glaze has not vitrified properly leaving a matt appearance. Note also the kiln scar to the side.   ... Click for details

LARGE Chinese Ming Dynasty Cizhou Stoneware Wine Jar

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1700: item #973217
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LARGE Chinese Ming Dynasty Cizhou Stoneware Wine Jar

This large and truely impressive stoneware jar was made during the 16th / 17th century at the Cizhou kilns in Hebei province in the north of China. It was made for the storage of wine and is heavily-potted with the decoration in underglaze iron. The inner surface is coated in a thick iron brown glaze. There is a ring of kiln scars around the shoulder, a common featu... Click for details

Chinese Song Dynasty Longquan Buddhist Celadon Dish

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #973013

Fine & Rare Large Chinese Henan Temmoku Jar Song 13th.c

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #972980
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Fine Large Chinese Henan Temmoku Stoneware Jar. Song Dynasty 12/13th.Century

Ht. 8 1/8 ins. Diameter 10 ins. This superb and monumental jar is a very sophisticated example of the Temmoku wares of Henan province. The shape is very fine and the glaze breaks from black to a wonderful persimmon colour. There is an example with a less interesti... Click for details

Green Foo Dog Lion Joss Candle Stick Holders, Ming

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1700: item #971681
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Two extremely rare green glaze foo lion candle holders of the Ming dynasty, these are not the typical joss stick holders, for reference of this type, please refer to the book " Song dynasty ceramics" by Rose Kerr. Shown on page 57 fig. 53, is a candlestick in the form of a lion, though dated 12th-13th century, the spouted form atop the backside of the lion renders it a candlestick. In good condition with minor chips and grazing of the glaze, all commiserate with age. They measure 6 inches high.... Click for details

Rare Chinese Yuan / Jin Dynasty Bowl +Jun-like Splashes

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #968123
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Rare Chinese Jin / Yuan Dynasty Bowl with Jun-like Glaze Splashes

This rare and very interesting stoneware bowl was made during the 13th - 14th century. It is "heavily-potted" and coated in a thick iron-brown glaze that is a little matt in places. Within the brown glaze are three large glaze splashes that range in colour from a dark greenish-brown to a streaky reddish-purple, very much like a Jun type of glaze, indica... Click for details

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Moulded Celadon Jarlet

Chinese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1492: item #968108
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Chinese Yuan Dynasty Moulded Celadon Jarlet

This rare and interesting small stoneware jar, or jarlet, was made during the 13th - 14th century. It is quite "heavily-potted" and has been made in two halves that have been luted together at the waist. The lower half has a moulded pattern of lotus leaves and the upper half has a moulded pattern of scrolling branches and blossoms. There are two small loop handles at the sid... Click for details