This "heavily-potted" small stoneware jar, or jarlet, was made during the 13th - 14th century. It is glazed, inside and out, in a thick celadon glaze that is crackled in places. The concave base is unglazed.
Diameter 8.75 cm. No repair or restoration; a fine example of its type in fine condition
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This "heavily-potted" bowl was made during the 14th - 15th century. The outer wall is decorated with an incised pattern that features a wide key-fret pattern. In the bowl's centre is an incised mark that reads "precious". It is coated in a thick finely-crackled celadon glaze. However, an excessively oxidizing atmosphere in the kiln during manufacture has resulted in a d... Click for details
This is a Chinese celadon glazed bowl with three spurs in cavetto. (Spur marks are caused by the practice of separating items to be fired in the kiln with small pyramids of clay to cause the heat to distribute evenly). The medium celadon green/tan glaze has a crackle finish. The bowl measures 6” diameter and is 2 ¼” deep. It is simply decorated with a couple of incised circles in the bottom of the bowl.The foot and base are unglazed and the base rim show signs of usage. It is in excellent condit... Click for details
A spectacular Shiwan bird that exhibits an array of profuse colors that are sure to delight the most discerning collector. The feathers are all hand incised, the talons are hand formed and inserted into the sculpture, the biscuit of the birds beak had a thin iron wash to give it a realistic appearance. The sculpted rock done entirely by a hand molded process, evidenced by the finger marks within the cavity, is thickly coated with a rich jun-like glaze. The bird was originally acquired from a Vi... Click for details
An amazing Yuan Dynasty, 14th C, deep bowl with black glaze and russet stripes. We will the book “Heaven and Earth Seen Within, Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection” where an identical bowl is pictured. Related bowls are in the Menke and Barlow collections, Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC. This bowl came from the Cizhou kilns, most likely Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province. It is in exceptional condition and measures in 7.5" x 4". (Any w... Click for details
Good Song Dynasty Jian ware tea bowl from the Yulinting kiln, Wuyi Shan, Fujian. There is one shallow chip on the rim which has been filled and colored to match the glaze. This ceramic can be distinguished from the more well known classic Jianyang wares in having a thinner glaze and lighter and smoother clay body. The best known examples from Wuyishan had gold or silver leaf patterns delicately applied; most of the time only traces of lacquer adhesive remain as evidence. This bowl ... Click for details
Good Song Dynasty Jian ware tea bowl from the Yulinting kiln, Wuyi Shan, Fujian. There are two small shallow chips on the rim that have been filled and colored to match the glaze. This ceramic can be distinguished from the more well known classic Jianyang wares in having a thinner glaze and lighter and smoother clay body. The best known examples from Wuyishan had gold or silver leaf patterns delicately applied; most of the time only the traces of lacquer adhesive remain as evidence. This... Click for details
Large Chinese Song Dynasty Longquan Golden Celadon Dish
This "heavily-potted" dish was made during the latter part of the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) at the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province. It is coated all over, save for the footrim, in a thick and finely-crackled celadon glaze. An excessively oxidizing atmosphere in the kiln has resulted in a distinctly yellowish glaze. Dishes of this type are often referred to... Click for details
Fine Pair Chinese Song Dynasty White Ware Bowl Stands
These two very rare bowl stands were made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), most likely at the Cizhou kilns in Hebei province. They are quite "heavily-potted" and coated in a clear finely-crackled glaze over a creamy-white slip, save for the unglazed foot. There are minor chips to the glaze around the rims but no repair or restoration. Each has a diameter of... Click for details
Fine and rare Ming Dynasty round jar with exceptionally fine impressionist flying crane motif. Perfect condition with cream slip and brown underglaze pattern covered in a clear overglaze on a high fired gray stone ware body. D: 9.5cm/3.8in and H: 6.5cm/2.6in.
