Chinese tomb pottery shrine decorated with Sancai glaze in yellow and green with red slip painted details. The shrine is sculpted with lattice doors and filigree roof.

Age: Ming Dynasty (1366 – 1644)

Dimensions: 17" high x 14 1/2" wide x 8 1/2" deep

A fine root wood figure depicting an aged Daoist Immortal, holding a ruyi scepter in one hand and standing on a high rock surrounded by waves in an imaginary sea . The head of the Immortal is partly carved while the body and partly the stand are naturally shaped. Made of two parts fixed together. Ming Dynasty, 17th cent. H. 20,5 cm. Condition: very good patina with some wear .

An interesting an artful Chinese glazed pottery figure of an Equatian dignitairy dating to the Wei-Sui period - 386-618 AD.

He is dressed in a robe and wears a hat, sitting as if the horse has just being brought to a halt. wiht a determined expression on his face.

Size: The figure measure 29,4 x 24 cm.

Condition: A choice figure with wear for type and age, and some nicely done restoration. Much original glaze still remains.

Ex Danish Private collect...

A superb quality matching pair of large pottery figures a female attendants, dating to Ming Dynasty, 1400-1500 AD.

The figures are placed on high hexagonal plints and wear a fine two-colour blue and turquoise glazed robe. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Finely painted facial details.

The heads are attachable, as often seen on the largest figures from this period.

Both figures hold a plate in front of their chest.

Siz...

A Pair of Chinese Export Plates, Kangxi, circa 1700.

A pair of porcelain plates made for export to Europe at the end of the 17th century. The dishes with shallow foliate edges, the cavetto decorated with flower stems in the manner of Astor pattern porcelains. The centre of the plates feature a fine decorative flower basket. The back of each plate has a typical Kangxi lozenge mark.

Just under 22 cm and 21.5 cm diameter. The edge of the first plate has some small nibbles ...

Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty

This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...

Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty

This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date thes...

Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty

This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail, including the sun and the moon in this example. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the...

Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty

This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and some have a surprising amount of detail.hey were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date t...

Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty

This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and many have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple. We find it quite difficult to date...

Antique Chinese Jun Ware (Chun Yao) chawan (tea bowl) with grey-blue glaze. Outside with drips of dark and light blue glaze mingling to create greens and browns. Evaluation done in the 1930's by TZ Shiota when the family was inheriting the collection from their great grandfather, Federic Torrey. The collection was stored in a trunk since his death in 1935.

Age: Yuan Dynasty 13th century

Dimensions: 2 1/4" high x 5 7/8" wide

Provenance: From the personal collection...

Sukhothai glazed ceramic fish dish.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th-16th Century
Size: Diameter 23.8 C.M. / Thickness 8.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice glaze and condition overall (natural minor cracks on the rim). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Sukhothai stoneware Naga.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size of Naga only: Height 34.8 C.M./ Width 12.5 C.M. / Length 15.5 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 36.8 C.M. / Width 11.5 C.M. / Length 16.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlarged photographs for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Sukhothai celadon glazed dish.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Diameter 23.8 C.M. / Thickness 8.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice glaze and condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 17th - 18th Century
Size: Height 64.3 C.M. / Width 38 C.M. / Depth 21.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A pair of Sukhothai pottery jars with natural shell and barnacle from shipwreck.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th-16th Century
Size: Height 26.5 - 26.9 C.M. / Width 19 - 19.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to their age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Sukhothai pottery jar.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 32.5 C.M. / Width 20 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A superb quality very large pottery figure of a male attendant or official, dating to the earlier Ming Dynasty, 1400-1500 AD.

The figure is placed on a high hexagonal plint and wears a fine two-colour blue and turquoise glazed robe. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Finely painted facial details.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from this period.

The figure holds a bottle under his arm.

Size: c...