A unusually elaborate pair of pottery figures of female Attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1650 AD.



The ladies are dressed large thick robes, with imposing hairdresses. One is wearing af fan, the other is wearing purse in front of her chest. Both are standing on round plints. They are glazed in torqouise and dark blue colours.

Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing and a fine expression.

Size: c...

A larger elaborate pottery figure of a female Courtisan, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to c. 1550-1600 AD.

A beautiful young woman, seen in motion forward, in an expensive dress, holding a basket, standing on a square plint. She is glazed in fine green and yellow Sancai colors. Beautiful ornate headdress.

This type are the finest and most elegant figures we've had from Ming dynasty, with it's careful thick glazing and finely painted details.

Size: 28-29 cm...

This is an authentic nephrite jade dragon pendant measuring 3-1/2" in length and 2-3/8" in width. The stone is somewhat more olive in tone than is shown in the photographs. The sinuous dragon is situated on a bi disc which is beautifully carved on the underside, as shown in the photographs. PLEASE NOTE: if you collect in this area, you are undoubtedly aware that the market is flooded with later copies and fakes, often labeled "archaistic" and selling for relatively low prices...

A very nice pair of decorative pottery figures of Soldiers, China, dating to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The soldiers are dressed in dark blue and turqouise glazed uniforms with harness and helmets. Each are carrying a weapon - an axe and a sword. They are placed on square plints. Helmets and boots in pigmented colors.

Height: c. 22-23 cm.

Condition: A superb pair of pottery figures with wear for age and type.

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An unusually elaborate pottery figure of a female Attendant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1600 AD.

The lady is clad in a large thick robe, with an imposing hairdress and she is wearing a mirror in front of her chest, and is standing on a round plint. She is glazed in torquise and dark blue colours.

Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing and a fine expression.

Size: c. 22,5 cm...

A large and high quality Ming Dynasty pottery figure of a warrior probably an officer, dating to 1368-1644.

The figure with many fine details. A high helmet with decorations, the harness is covered with dark blue and turquoise colored glaze with lions on the shoulders and chest. He is wearing a helberd in his hand. Pigmented colors in red, white, black of which much remains.

The head is attachable as on most larger ming figures...

A rarely seen set of zodiac figures with animal heads and human bodies. All are dressed in long gowns with long sleeves, their hands folded in front of their chests.

The Zodiacs are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig or boar...

A very large Ming Dynasty Tomb pottery horseman soldier, c. 1500 AD!

This figure is dating to the Ming dynasty around 1500 AD. and is very large!. It depicts a exceptionally scultured and detailed horseman - likely a soldier. He is seated on a horse. The soldier is fully glaced with a fantastic lively green jacket which looks like a sort of bodyarmor. The helmet, face and horse are decorated in different colours.

Size: The figure measure ca. 40 cm...

A Large Chinese Yue Celadon Bowl. Circa, 220-589 CE, Six Dynasties. Found in the Philippines. Large stoneware bowl with a carved and combed decoration and is covered in an olive green celadon glaze. Measurements: height (3.5”inches) diameter (10”inches) across...

Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Bronze Cauldron / Jar

This domestic bronze cooking vessel was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly earlier. It has two handles on opposing sides of the shoulder. It is quite "heavily-cast" and the casting lines are quite pronounced, especially across the flat base. There is some corrosion, mostly to the base where it comprises mostly malachite (green) and azurite (blue). There are also black carbon deposits on the surface in places,...

Large Chinese Neolithic Caiyuan Pottery Jar with Oxford TL Test

This large and impressive pottery jar was made by peoples of the Caiyuan Culture (c. 2600 - 2200 BC) and has been excavated from the Ningxia Autonomous Region in the north of China. It is quite "heavily-potted" and has been fired to a very pleasing pale yellowish-brown with the surface colour becoming more red in places. The upper surface has been burnished and is very smooth to the touch. The lower surface has been simply yet ...

Neolithic/Bronze Age reddish clay, pottery jar from an unknown culture. I acquired this in a group of Chinese Neolithic pottery pieces but I can’t find any references to this being Chinese. I tend to think this from Thailand or some other Southeast Asian culture. Low fired with very good near invisible restoration. If you know what this is, drop me a line and let me know. D: 12cm/4.7in and H: 8.5cm/3.6in.

A Small Chinese Celadon Glazed Dish. Circa, 960-1279, Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Small stoneware dish or saucer with an olive green celadon glaze and a flat bottom. Measurements: diameter (3.2"inches) across. Condition: in perfect condition. UV light checked. Photos by: The Oriental Room® Feel free to contact me at theorientalroomph@gmail.com for further inquiries, price offers, additional photographs, or for payment and shipping options. I will gladly assist you....

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

This large and impressive pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age, and has been excavated from Gansu or Qinghai province in the north-west of China. It is of a very attractive shape: from its fairly small flat base, the body spreads out to a wide waist and then tapers in again to a neck of about the same width as the base before flaring out to fo...

A Chinese White Glazed Dish. Circa 14th Century, Dehua Kilns, Fujian, Yuan Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Dish with shallow walls, decorated with a carved scrolling floral pattern and is covered in a creamy ivory-white glaze turned brown, below an unglazed rim, stopping short above its foot. Measurements: diameter (4.2"inches) across. Condition: some age related wear but is overall in good condition. Feel free to contact me at theorientalroomph@gmail.com for further inquiries,...

Two Small Qingbai Glazed Dishes. Circa, 14th Century, Fujian, Yuan Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Two simple dishes, covered below their rims with a grey-white 'Qingbai-type' of glaze, stopping short above their feet. Measurements: diameter is approximately (3.5"inches) across. Condition: some age related wear but they are overall in good condition. Feel free to contact me at theorientalroomph@gmail.com for further inquiries, price offers, additional photographs, or for paym...

A Chinese Longquan Celadon Brush Washer. Circa, 15th Century, Ming Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Dish with petalled interior walls and a bamboo exterior decoration and is covered in a grass-green colored celadon glaze. Its base has an unglazed ring. Measurements: diameter (5"inches) across. Condition: the dish has two hairline cracks. Feel free to contact me at theorientalroomph@gmail.com for further inquiries, price offers, additional photographs, or for payment and shippin...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Bowl with Molded Floral Decoration. Circa, 12th-13th Century, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, Southern Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Bowl molded with a central flower, surrounded by lotus sprays around its inner wall, all underneath a key-fret border. It is covered in a green-white ‘Qingbai-type’ glaze, below its unglazed rim. Measurements: diameter (5”inches across), height (approximately 2”inches tall). Condition: there is a restoration on a smal...