Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure

This very rare pottery figure was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The figure, depicted wearing robes and headgear, represents an official. It is made from a high-fired buff-coloured pottery and coated in finely-crackled three colour glossy glazes over, in places, a white slip.

Height 26 cm. It is in exceptional condition. There is no sign of repair to the pottery, as is confirmed by looking inside the hollow body...

Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure

This very rare pottery figure was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The figure stands upright wearing a hooded robe and has his hands clasped across his chest. It is made from a fairly highly-fired orange-coloured pottery and coated in finely-crackled three colour glossy glazes under, in places, a white slip.

Height 25.75 cm...

Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure

This very rare pottery figure was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The figure, depicted wearing robes and headgear, represents an official. It is made from a fairly highly-fired orange-coloured pottery and coated in finely-crackled three colour glazes.

Height 26.75 cm...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Groom Figure

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a high-fired creamy-coloured pottery. The body has been coated in a finely-crackled golden-amber glaze, the colour of which varies slightly according to its thickness. In places the glaze has acquired a silvery-golden iridescence resulting from its long burial in damp conditions. This figure represents that of a foreign groom...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Groom Figure

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a high-fired creamy-coloured pottery. The body has been coated in a finely-crackled amber glaze, the colour of which varies according to its thickness. This figure represents that of a foreign groom: note the clothing and the hairstyle.

Height 26.5 cm. It is in very good condition...

A beautiful Chinese pottery tomb figure of a female rider / Attendant on horseback. The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The figure is finely glazed in blue and torquoise colors. Pigmented colours in red, white and black. She is holding holding a box in her hand.

She has an elaborate high headdress and was made with many finely painted details.

Size: c. 37 cm. high and 28 cm...

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

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

Height: c. 22-23 cm.

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

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A unusually elaborate pottery figure of a female Attendant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1650 AD.

The lady wears a beautiful robe, glazed in green and yellow Sancai colors. She has an imposing hairdress with a scarf around it. She carries a basket with fruits or flowers on one arm, as if she was returning from the garden. The figure is placed on a square plint.

Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing

Size: c. 28 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. The slightly concave base remains unglazed.

The body and mouth are decorated with several raised bands and groove...

A pair of museum quality, large pottery figures of male attendants, dating to the mid Ming Dynasty, ca. 1500 AD.

The figures are placed on large Lotus thrones on top of high hexagonal plints in two-color yellow and green glazed robes. Also known as the Sancai colors.

They both wear high hats. One is carrying a box, and the other is carrying a fan(?) over his shoulder. Finely painted facial details. Lotus thrones are very rare for Ming pottery figures.

The heads are attac...

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. The surface of both the body and the head have been decorated in a swirling cloud pattern above two bands comprising cold-pai...

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. The surface of both the body and the head have been decorated in a swirling cloud pattern above two bands comprising cold-painted red, white a...

Very Rare Chinese Warring States Lacquered Wooden Ear Cup

This very rare survivor is a lacquered wooden "ear cup" (a food or wine vessel) from the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It has been coated in a dark brown, red and pale yellowish lacquers with geometric patterns to the "ears" and inner mouth. Ear cups from this period tend to be larger and with more elaborate handles (or "ears") than those from the later Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8).

Length 17.25 cm, width 15.a5 cm....

Very Rare Large Chinese Warring States Lacquered Wooden Ear Cup

This very rare survivor is a lacquered wooden "ear cup" (a food or wine vessel) from the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It has been coated in a dark brown and red lacquer with geometric patterns around the inner mouth. Ear cups from this period tend to be larger and with more elaborate handles (or "ears") than those from the later Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8).

Length 18 cm, width 15.5 cm. As can be seen from o...

Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Lacquered Wooden Ear Cup

This rare survivor is a lacquered wooden "ear cup" (a food or wine vessel) from the early Western Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The inner surface has been painted with a red lacquer on top of which are swirling geometric patterns in black, whereas the underside and the "ears" have been painted in a brown lacquer with lining details and further fine decoration in red. Length 14.5 cm. As can be seen from our images and as should of cours...

Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Lacquered Wooden Ear Cup

This rare survivor is a lacquered wooden "ear cup" (a food or wine vessel) from the early Western Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The inner surface has been painted with a red lacquer on top of which are swirling geometric patterns in black, whereas the underside and the "ears" have been painted in a brown lacquer with lining details and further fine decoration in red. Length 14.5 cm. As can be seen from our images and as should of cours...

Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Lacquered Wooden Ear Cup

This rare survivor is a lacquered wooden "ear cup" (a food or wine vessel) from the early Western Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The inner surface has been painted with a red lacquer on top of which are swirling geometric patterns in black, whereas the underside and the "ears" have been painted in a brown lacquer with lining details and further fine decoration in red. Length 14.5 cm. As can be seen from our images and as should of cours...