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BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £185 Rare Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (AD 618 - 906)
This rare and interesting pottery figure was made during the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a grey pottery that is solid (as opposed to being hollow as are the majority of Tang figures) and relatively highly-fired. It has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, very good amounts of which still remain. The figure wears a hood and stands alert with his right hand across his chest... Rare Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (AD 618 - 906)
This rare and interesting pottery figure was made during the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a grey pottery that is solid (as opposed to being hollow as are the majority of Tang figures) and relatively highly-fired. It has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. The figure represents a soldier, or possibly a guard, who is standing to attention with his left hand held out... Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Incised Pottery Jar
This very rare and unusual vessel was made during the latter part of the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and most likely comes from the south central region of China. It is made from a sandy-yellow high-fired pottery, almost like stoneware, and is of cylindrical form with the wide mouth tapering in. Around the shoulder are four sturdy horizontal loop handles. The base is flat, albeit with some firing bubbles...
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £600 Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Pottery Money Tree Base (AD 25 - 220)
This very rare and unusual moulded pottery object was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is the base to a "money tree" and has been excavated from Sichuan province. The coin-shedding, or money, tree is known from late Han Dynasty funerary art from the south-west of China. It was believed that if shaken, coins would fall from it...
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £650 Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Pottery Money Tree Base (AD 25 - 220)
This very rare and large moulded pottery object was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is the base to a "money tree" and has been excavated from Sichuan province. The coin-shedding, or money tree is known from late Han Dynasty funerary art from the south-west of China. It was believed that if shaken, coins would fall from it...
June Hastings
$550.00 A rare Eastern Han (206 BC- 219 AD) jar with incised decoration about the collar area. All the features one wants to see are found on this rare artifact, such as root impressions, worm tracks, and traces of calcified (petrified) roots. This jar is not the typical molded type made for burial, but was actually used in real life as utilitarian ware for everyday use. The jar is in excellent condition and measures 6.5" high x 7" diameter.
Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Bowl
This attractively-shaped bowl of rare form was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery and has a small foot and flared rim. The surface has been burnished smooth and its colour varies from pale to dark grey, a result of uneven conditions in the kiln during firing. Diameter 15 cm... Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Hill Jar (Tigers, Stags, Horsemen)
This rare and unusual pottery vessel, the type known as a "hill jar", was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is made from a relatively high-fired reddish pottery that has been coated in a green glaze, the colour of which varies according its thickness. Although many examples of "hill jars" are known, this particular example is unusually decorated... Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Milling Shed
This rare and very interesting pottery model of a milling shed was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). The building has a doorway at the back and a gabled roof. Inside is the rice pounder and mill. It is made from a fairly high-fired red pottery...
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £250 Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Bowl with Spoon
This rare pottery bowl with spoon was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). Both are made from a fairly high-fired grey pottery and quite "heavily-potted" with the inner surfaces cold-painted in red pigment. The bowl has a "rolled" rim with incised bands surrounding the body just below the rim. There is a recessed circular area in the centre of the bowl...
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £150 Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar with Bird Cover
This very rare and unusual pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a grey pottery and has been formed in a two-piece mould, each half having been luted together at the sides. The cover is in the form of a bird and, likewise, has also been made in a two-piece mould. The body of the jar has two moulded ring handles...
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £185 Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Ladle / Bowl
This rare pottery vessel was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is a large handled-bowl, or ladle. It is made from a fairly high-fired grey pottery with the inner surface cold-painted in red pigment. There is a recessed circular area in its centre. Length 19.5 cm. It is in very good condition with no sign of restoration or repair. In places around the rim are "calcified" burial deposits. *** TO ORDER THIS ITEM... Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Dish with Painted Fish Pattern
This rare pottery dish, or shallow bowl, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). Most known Han Dynasty pottery objects tend to be jars or figures with dishes and bowls being quite rare. This is quite a large dish with a diameter of 25 cm. It is made from a dark grey pottery that is relatively highly-fired. The inner surface has been painted with a pattern featuring three fish surrounded by simple bands and ge...
Zentner Collection
$4,750.00 Unusual Archaic Chinese round jade carving, dated from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–24 AD), incised with wonderful scenes of a grinning man holding a Ruyi scepter, riding on the back of a chimera on one side, and on the other side is a woman dancing while a man beside her plays the flute. A fantastic piece with excellent detailing and character. Thin in design.
The Western Han (206BC - 24AD) was regarded as the first unified and powerful empire in Chinese history. Lasting from ... An Unusual Chinese Han Dynasty Finial or Cover 206BC- 220AD Ht. 6 1/4 ins. (15.8 cms) This unusual object may be the cover to a jar or some sort of finial, we have never seen anything like it before or, indeed, found any book illustrations of similar. Overall condition is good, although the tip of the bird's beak is broken off and the bird has possibly been reattached. *** TO ORDER THIS ITEM PLEASE EMAIL US QUOTING OUR STOCK NUMBER (see above) - WE SHALL THEN EMAIL YOU BACK WITH PO...
JJ Oriental
Sold. Thank you A rare carved jade of an old man with a beard. Half of the jade on top is translucent and the bottom bottom half opaque.
It is from the Hunan culture which was absorbed by the Han as their control spread over the whole of China.
Size: H. 3.8cm. W. 1.3cm. See last three photos.
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Rare Chinese large and beautifully sculpted terra cotta figure of a farmer. Standing with a long spade and a handleless shovel in his hands, he tilts his head slightly upward as if surveying his crops or checking the weather. He is dressed in boots and a hat and his robe is secured around his waist with a belt from which hangs another tool or knife. Sculpted with the simplified geometric proportions traditional during the Han period but unusually large in scale. Intended for burial, this f...
JJ Oriental
$2,500.00 A well done rare large carving of a stone sitting Han dog or lion. This stone dog was must probably used as a tomb guardian. Very Heavy.
Size:H. 42cm -16.5 inches
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