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...

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...

This candlestick was wheel-thrown and then glazed with a thick, mottled green lead glaze, creating a beautiful effect. Firing it upside down resulted in attractive glaze drips. The underside reveals the pinkish-beige clay and traces of the throwing process. The candlestick has a simple yet striking form. It exhibits numerous firing flaws, chips, and pieces of clay that have adhered. Chinese work from the Tang period, 8th-9th century. Height: 165 mm. No repairs.

Extremely rare blue and white dish decorated with three Dragons among flowers scroll and underside with two Dragons. Total is 5 Dragons. Ming Dynasty six characters Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhe and of the period. Possibly came from the last journey or the seven the last one of Admiral Chengho to South East Asia and survived till now. Please also see the similar piece on The National Palace Museum Taiwan with the same decoration but even slight smaller with diameter 19,3 cm...

Fine LARGE Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Hu Jar

This fine and impressive pottery jar (hu) was made some two thousand years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a fairly high-fired reddish pottery and is coated in a finely-crackled green glaze covering the outer body and inner mouth, the colour of which varies in places according to its thickness...

A nice eight lobed shape bowl decorated with two kind crackle glazed, these are large with blackish crackled and slight small fine brownish crackled clay to whole body. Condition is excellent or pristine is very good, with no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration. Yuan/Ming Dynasty Ge ware, found at East Java Indonesia. Diameter:16 cm

Rare Large Chinese Western Han Dynasty Tiger Head Painted Pottery Jar (with detachable neck) Oxford TL Tested

This rare and impressive pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The body of a wide globular form with the separate neck modelled into the form of a feline, presumably a tiger. There is a wide circular aperture in the tiger's head...

Rare Large Chinese Western Han Dynasty Tiger Head Painted Pottery Jar (with detachable neck)

This rare and impressive pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The body of a wide globular form with the separate neck modelled into the form of a feline, presumably a tiger. There is a wide circular aperture in the tiger's head...

Extremely rare black glazed bowl with original reddish spots to the body, usualy just found with blue spot of Jian ware in Japan. Condition is good, no any crack, no ay chip excepted in foot rim, free from any restoration. Southern Song Jizhou ware found at Indonesia. Diameter: 12 cm. Height: 5,9 cm.

A bowl with well balance potted, decorated with molded incised Dragon and Phoenix surrounded by key fret pattern with unglazed mouth rim, mark to the small base with Guan of single character which is usualy appear on the Ding ware. Condition is very good, no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration. Southern Song Dynasty Ding ware. Diameter: 20,2 cm

Chinese Western Han Dynasty Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar

This rare and sizeable pottery jar was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly as early as the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from quite a high-fired pale grey pottery and has a tall wide body with a flared mouth. Below the shoulder the surface has been decorated with repeated cord impressions.

Height 26.25 cm (10.25 inches)...

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

This wide pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It has been made by the coiling method and is relatively highly-fired. It has a wide flared mouth. The surface has been decorated with repeated geometric impressions.

Diameter 19 cm, height 12 cm...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Cosmetic Box with a Plum Blossom Design. Circa, 960-1279, Song Dynasty. This circular box, with its soft, pale blue-green glaze, reflects the hallmark qualities of Qingbai ware, known for its translucent greenish-white finish and subtle elegance. The Cover is adorned with a molded plum blossom design, textured with a fine dimpled pattern, that exhibits a remarkable level of detail...

An extremely rare and lovely small blue and white censer, finely and well balance potted, decorated with the classic three friends of winter, these are pine, bamboo and prunus scroll appear with orange peel between the border of glazed and unglazed area in very good condition, no any chip, no any crack excepted the age sign of broken bubles and minor fritting. Early Ming Dynasty Hongwu period found from East Java area. Diameter: 8,8 cm and Height: 7 cm.

Rare Large Chinese Han Dynasty Incised & Painted Pottery Dish

This dish was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery, quite "heavily-potted" and relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. Its flat base is fairly small compared to its overall diameter. The lower body is of a shallow cone shape with a flat wall and rim above...

Fine & Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Pottery Rice Mill / Millstone

This pottery model of a millstone, for grinding grain, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly a little earlier. It is "heavily-potted" and made from a dense grey pottery. The millstone itself is separate whilst the base, for collecting the ground flour, stands on four sturdy legs.

It is a sizeable item at approximately 23 cm square, with a height of 12 cm...

Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar (AD 25 - 220)

This pottery jar of "hu" form was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and comes from Shaanxi province in the northwest of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired reddish pottery and is quite "heavily-potted". There are decorative incised lines surrounding the jar at its shoulder. The surface of the jar and the inner mouth are coated in a unusual coloured glaze, varying in places from a yellowish olive-green t...

Rare Large Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Pottery Money Tree Base (AD 25 - 220)

This very rare and large interesting 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. The money tree itself would comprise a bronze trunk, or pole, to whi...