Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has a wide body with a small flat circular base. There are two loop handles joining the shoulder to the mouth which is of the form sometimes referred to as "saddle-shaped".

Height 14.5 cm, diameter 15 cm. A presentable example but with minor damage to the vulnerable ...

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has a wide body with a relatively small flat base. There are two loop handles joining the shoulder to the mouth which is of the form sometimes referred to as "saddle-shaped". It is quite highly-fired and the varying surface colours (mostly grey, but also some orange to the mouth) are ...

A Nepalese gilt bronze standing figure of Lokeshvara Padmapani, 17th/18th century, possibly earlier, inlaid in two places with turquoise. Height 16.5 cms., 6.5in.

Rare Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This very attractive twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is particularly "thinly-potted" made from a pale creamy-orange coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired, having an almost metallic ring to it when tapped. Its form is m...

A Chinese Fencai (Famille Rose) “Rooster and Cockerel” Octagonal Dish. Circa, 18th Century, Yongzheng-Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty. This exquisite Chinese porcelain dish showcases a harmonious scene at its center, depicting a Rooster and chicks nestled among rockwork and blooming peony branches. These elements symbolize prosperity, harmony, and family. The designs are masterfully rendered in the famille rose (fencai) palette, featuring delicate hues of pink, yellow, green, blue, black, ...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired. The surface colour is more "creamy" than many other similar examples and the form a little more "precise". The surface burn...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Three-Handled Jar - Qijia Culture

This very rare pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as a variety of finer vessels such as this, with none, one, two or three handles, although those with three handles are by far the rarest. It is relatively high...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Three-Handled Jar - Qijia Culture

This very rare pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as a variety of finer vessels such as this, with none, one, two or three handles, although those with three handles are by far the rarest.

It is made from ...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired, having an almost metallic ring to it when tapped. The surface of the handles are very lightly incised with vertical lines....

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is fairly "heavily-potted" and made from quite a high-fired grey pottery, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface that is smooth to the touch. The handles have lightly-incised vertical lines.

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Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery that is quite highly-fired, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface, very smooth to the touch. The handles have very lightly-incised vertical lines. It has a s...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is fairly "heavily-potted" and made from quite a high-fired grey pottery, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface that is smooth to the touch. The handles have lightly-incised vertical lines.

Heigh...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery that is quite highly-fired, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface, very smooth to the touch. The handles have very lightly-incised vertical lines. It has a s...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. It is fairly "heavily-potted" and made from quite a high-fired grey pottery, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface that is smooth to the touch. The handles have lightly incised vertical lines.

Heigh...

A Buddhist statue with serene expression, wearing Bodhisattva garments. Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, holding the hands in dhyanamudra. Made of hardwood with gilt lacquering and little paint. Condition: little wear, a short crack on one shoulder (see photo no. 6) and traces of age. Dimension: c. 31.5 cm tall, weight: c. 1.5 kg.

Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Jar (206 BC - AD 220)

This attractive-shaped pottery jar was made some two thousand during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from quite a high-fired grey pottery, wheel-made and with a nice smooth burnished surface. The marks to the flat base show where is was removed from the potter's wheel with a wire. The surface has a slight silvery sheen to it, caused by microscopic pieces of mica within the clay (as can be seen when viewed with a magnifying ...

A bold calligraphy work by eclectic Zen Priest Hashimoto Dokuzan enclosed in the original signed double wood box (niju bako). Ink on paper mounted in rough silk with red lacquered rollers, the scroll is 33 x 215 cm (13 x 84-1/2 inches). There is light foxing throughout the image. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hashimoto Dokuzan was a leading figure in early twentieth-century Zen Buddhism, serving as abbot of the major monastery Shokokuji in the city of Kyoto and served as chief, ka...

A haunting 18th century bottle shaped vase with flaring rim covered in pale, blue-tinged white glaze decorated with a band of flowering vines from the Southern kilns of Arita. It is 13 cm (5-1/4 inches) diameter, 25 cm (10 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Imari porcelain, also known as Arita ware, has its origins in the early 17th century and is one of Japan's most renowned ceramic traditions. Porcelain production in the Imari region began around 1616 when Korean potters, brought to...