Rare Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar

This large and rare pottery jar was made around the 14th to 15th century, during the early part of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It comes from Yunnan province, at the time an isolated part of China with its own distinctive type of pottery, very little of which has been documented in the West. It is made from a red pottery and decorated with various moulded Buddhist motifs...

Chinese Song / Jin Dynasty Cizhou Type Incised Pottery Pillow

This large pottery pillow was made around the 12th to 14th century during either the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234). The upper surface has been decorated with an incised floral pattern, most likely lotus blossom and leaves, within a multi-banded border. The body has been coated in a white slip with the upper surface then coated in a green glaze that is finely-crackled...

A finely potted Chinese earthenware storage jar, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD), with a well-proportioned globular body, short collar mouth, and subtle incised decoration encircling the shoulder. The clay fires to a tan/buff tone with areas of darker surface bloom and earthen deposits, consistent with age and long burial. Measures approximately 8.5" H x 9.75" diameter...

Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure

This very rare pottery model of a seated figure, reported to have come from Sichuan province, was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is quite highly-fired and made from a red pottery that has been coated in white slip on top of which has been applied a transparent glaze with splashes of amber glaze in places...

This piece is very rare as its shape is heptagon and has stem. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8EwafQLRIY Size: 8.8cm(D)/10.0cm(H) Certificate/written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan

Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Chair (16th Century)

This rare and very nice pottery model of a folding armchair with a horseshoe back was made in the second half of the 16th century (c. 1550 - 1600). It is made from a relatively highly-fired red pottery that has been partially glazed in green and amber glazes. In places the surface of the glaze has acquired a silvery iridescence through long exposure to moisture...

Fine Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Flying Horse & Tiger

This fine pair of pottery tiles was made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). They are made of a dense grey pottery, quite highly-fired, and have been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. Each tile is decorated in high relief and in fine detail. The tile on the left features a flying horse surrounded by clouds and, possibly, waves...

Chinese Song Dynasty Pottery Tile - Deer

This attractive pottery tile was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) and depicts a deer. The deer represents longevity, being the only animal able to find the sacred fungus of immortality.

This is quite a large tile with a length of 29.5 cm, height 17 cm...

Chinese Song Dynasty Pottery Tile - Deer

This attractive pottery tile was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) and depicts a deer. The deer represents longevity, being the only animal able to find the sacred fungus of immortality.

This is quite a large tile with a length of 30 cm, height 17 cm...

Large Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar with Bear Feet

This large and impressive pottery vessel was made some 2,000 years ago during the latter part of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), the short-lived Xin Dynasty (AD 9 - 25) or the early Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is very similar to other large amber-glazed granaries excavated from a tomb in Xi'an dated to the Xin Dynasty (AD 9 - 25)...

Chinese Jin Dynasty Painted Pottery Filial Piety Tile (AD 1115 - 1234) - Tian Brothers

This interesting pottery tile was made during the Jin Dynasty (AD 1115 - 1234) and most likely comes from Shanxi province. It depicts a scene from the story of the Tian Brothers, one of the stories of the twenty-four paragons of filial piety:

In the Eastern Han dynasty, there were three brothers in the Tian family...

Rare Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Siba Culture Painted Pottery Jar

This rare pottery jar was made in the early part of the Siba Culture (c. 1900 - 1500 BC), from what is today Gansu province. It is made from a pale orange-brown pottery, the upper body with a smooth burnished surface, has a wide body, short cylindrical neck and two loop handles joined at the shoulder and mouth...

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar

This interesting pottery jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province. It is made from a fairly high-fired pale grey pottery.

The body has been decorated with four incised lotus leaf panels and double wavy lines around the base...

Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Sanskrit Inscribed Buddhist Pottery Jar

This rare and fascinating pottery jar was made around the 13th - 14th century during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and comes from Yunnan province, at the time a particularly isolated part of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery, quite heavily-potted and with a slightly irregular-shaped mouth...

Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Painted & Incised Pottery Buddhist Jar

This rare pottery jar was made in the 12th / 13th century during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province.

It is made from a buff-coloured pottery and is of globular form standing on an integral foot. Around the cover and lower body are bands of "pie crust" decoration, as well as ridges around the mouth and e...

Rare Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Painted Pottery Buddhist Lotus Leaf Jar

This rare pottery jar was made in the 12th/13th century, during the Dali Kingdom (AD 937 - 1253), corresponding to the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province.

It is "heavily-potted" and made from a grey pottery, fairly highly-fired, having a distinct ring when tapped. The wall of the jar is decorated with ...

Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Wine Cup

Made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906) from a high-fired creamy-white pottery and very attractively glazed in three-colour (sancai) glazes. The body stands on quite a sturdy foot that has a slightly concave flat base. A lovely example in fine condition. No restoration or repair. Diameter 6.75 cm.

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Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar

This attractive pottery jar was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a reddish pottery that has been coated with a finely-crackled amber coloured glaze with green streaks. The glaze has run during firing with glaze drips to the flat base. There are a couple of minor kiln scars within the glaze, something that is often seen on similar jars of this period.

Height 15.5 cm. It is in fine condition and h...