Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar with Cover (206 BC - AD 8)

This superbly-shaped pottery jar with its wide body, long narrow neck and flared mouth was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from quite a highly-fired grey pottery that has been "cold-painted" in a red pigment, the decoration comprising swirling (cloud?) and geometric patterns...

Rare LARGE Chinese Neolithic Xindian / Tangwang Pottery Jar

This rare and extremely large pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age. This large jar is of the Tangwang type, described by some as a separate culture, by others as part of the Xindian culture...

LARGE Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC).

This large and imposing pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 – 221 BC). It is made from quite a high-fired fine-grained grey pottery and has a smooth burnished surface. Around its middle are three bands of impressed decoration...

Fine TALL Chinese Han Dynasty Iridescent Glazed Pottery Hu Jar

This superb large pottery jar, of "hu" form, was made around two thousand years ago during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a high-fired reddish pottery. It has a wide lower body with a particularly elegant long neck that flares out into a wide mouth, and quite a large foot. There are raised decorative bands surrounding its shoulder, neck and mouth...

A Large Chinese Blue and White 'Lions and Ribbons' Dish. Circa, 1506-1521, Zhengde Period, Ming Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. The dish features an elegantly ridged rim, adorned with intricate depictions of lions playfully interacting with ribbons and auspicious symbols...

It is a very rare piece with amusing motifs of three fishes. With obvious old crackles in the glaze, the bowl was kept in very good condition without any defects.

Date: Liao Dynasty (AD965-1125)

Width: 11.7cm

An old Cotton box is included.

Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar (Dragon)

This exceptional painted pottery jar was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8)...

TALL Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar with Cover (206 BC - AD 8)

This superbly-shaped pottery jar with its wide body and long narrow neck was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from quite a highly-fired fine-grained grey pottery that has been "cold-painted" in various different coloured pigments, the decoration comprising swirling (cloud?) and geometric patterns...

Fine LARGE Chinese Western Han Dynasty Glazed Stoneware Jar (206 BC - AD 8)

This large and impressive stoneware jar, of the type often referred to as "proto-porcelain", dates to the latter part of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The upper body, and inner mouth, are coated with an attractive olive-green glaze that is very finely-crackled. The unglazed neck and lower body have fired to varying shades of reddish-brown. To the upper and lower neck are bands of incised wavy lines...

Fine Chinese Neolithic Machang Painted Pottery Jar (Published)

This rare pottery jar of an unusual form was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province.

It is quite thinly-potted and very well-proportioned. It has a wide globular body with quite a tall narrow neck that, unusually, bulges out slightly at its mid-point...

Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar (4,000 Years Old)

This unusual pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), in the north of China, what is now eastern Gansu province. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes.

This example is made from a buff-coloured gritty pottery. It is nicely-proportioned and has a notched band around the outer mouth edge...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Caiyuan Culture

This fine and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago 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 finely-potted, relatively highly-fired and has a smooth burnished surface. It has a wide body that tapers down to a relatively small base and one sturdy handle from the waist to the mouth edge...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Lobed Ewer with Petalled Rim...

A Large Chinese Blue and White 'Chrysanthemum' Dish. Circa, 16th Century, Zhangzhou Ware, Wuzai Erlong Kiln, Ming Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. This large dish features a central motif of six intricately designed chrysanthemums, surrounded by a band of elegant waves. Twin chrysanthemum sprays adorn the inner walls, complemented by a cross-hatched diaper border. The entire composition is beautifully rendered in exquisite underglaze blue. Note: a comparable dish can be found in the b...

A Large Chinese Blue and White ‘Quilin’ Dish with Floral, Bird, and Could Decorations. Circa, 16th Century, Zhangzhou Ware, Ming Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. This large dish features a centralized Qilin, elegantly surrounded by intricate floral and branch motifs, as well as delicate bird designs complemented by cloud patterns. The reverse side of the plate is adorned with graceful floral scrolls, all rendered in exquisite underglaze blue. Note: the book titled Zhangzhou Ware...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Longshan Culture Black "Egg-shell" Pottery Stem Cup (Ex. Harvard Art Museums)

This very rare and desirable black pottery stem cup was made by potters of the Longshan Culture (c. 2400 - 2000 BC), Shandong province. Such wares are referred to as "egg-shell" pottery due to the extreme thinness of the pottery. The surface colour and smoothness of the black pottery is further enhanced by burnishing. Due to their elaborate style and fragility it is thought that such cups wer...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Longshan Culture Black "Egg-shell" Pottery Stem Cup (Published)

This very rare and desirable black pottery stem cup was made by potters of the Longshan Culture (c. 2400 - 2000 BC), Shandong province. Such wares are referred to as "egg-shell" pottery due to the extreme thinness of the pottery. The surface colour and smoothness of the black pottery is further enhanced by burnishing. Due to their elaborate style and fragility it is thought that such cups were used for rit...

Lovely pottery small lead glazed stove from the Eastern Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE). There is original flaw in one of the pots on top and a minor glaze chip on the upper edge but otherwise excellent condition with a lot of lead glazed silver parrifin patina on the whitish surface. There are still random traces of the silver patina on the surface. See last enlargement for reference from He Li’s Chinese Ceramics. L: 25.cm/9.8in, W: 18.5m/7.2in and H: 9.5cm/3.8 in.Excellent example of ...