A Fine Pair of Large Chinese Yuan / Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery "Couple" Tiles with Oxford TL Test

dating to the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early part of the following Ming Dynasty. They are made from a high-fired grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. One tile has a female figure in high relief, the other a male figure, a true pair with each figure looking at each other...

Early 20th century Chinese Yixing Zisha teapot with artist sign, good condition please see picture for detail size: 15 cm wide from spout to handle.

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

This pottery "cocoon" jar was made some 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery that has been decorated with cold-painted coloured pigments in a design of swirling cloud patterns within vertical bands. The paint does not extend all around the jar - this is intentional, as though the painted decoration were intended to be viewed from above...

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

This pottery "cocoon" jar was made some 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery that is relatively highly-fired and has been decorated with various cold-painted coloured pigments in a design of swirling cloud patterns within vertical bands...

Chinese Qing dynasty hexagonal form Yixing zisha pottery tea caddy or canister. The flat panels are decorated with a dense keyfret pattern. A wood lid covers the high cylindrical mouth. 6 1/4” high x about 5” diameter. Late 19th to early 20th century. Very good overall condition with typical surface wear from age and use. The wood lid doesn't sit perfectly flat. From the estate of a former American expatriate to Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s.

Chinese Song Dynasty Painted Pottery Tile of a Female Dancer / Musician

This pottery tile dates to the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) and depicts a female entertainer, holding a musical instrument. It is made from a dense grey pottery that is quite highly-fired and "cold-painted" in various coloured pigments, good traces of which remain. Note the flowing robes.

Quite a large tile with a height of 28.5 cm (11.25 inches), width 25.5 cm (10 inches)...

Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Leaf Jar

This rare pottery jar of elegant form with its small base and wider upper body, originally from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province, 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)

It is made from quite a high-fired grey pottery...

Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Leaf Jar

This rare pottery jar, originally from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province, 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)

It is made from dark grey pottery. The wall of the jar is decorated, simply although effectively, with four lotus leaf panels...

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar with Sanskrit Inscription

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.

Strips of clay have been applied to the outer wall to form six lotus leaf panels...

Fine & Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Sanskrit Inscribed Buddhist Pottery Jar

This very 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...

This small glazed terracotta statuette represents a court musician. She holds cymbals in her hands. The terracotta is covered with three-color lead glaze (sancai): ochre, green, and especially blue, which is very rare. Very few Tang period statuettes are known to have been decorated with blue. All Tang ceramics decorated with blue are always of the best quality; indeed, the face of our Musician is beautiful.This type of hairstyle was worn at the end of the 7th century, around the year 700...

Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cocoon Jar

This wonderfully-shaped pottery jar of very good proportions was made during the early part of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly as early as the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC). This type of jar is often referred to as a "cocoon jar" due to the shape of its body...

Qing dynasty Chinese Yixing Zisha teapot with Mengchen mark and poem on the base, good condition please see picture for detail size: 17 cm wide from spout to handle.

Qing dynasty 19th century Chinese Yixing teapot with Mengchen sign and poem at the base, good condition please see picture for detail size: 15 cm wide from spout to handle.

This piece was made at Longquan kiln famous for fine celadon ware, carved lotus flower. Cup with stem was liked by nomadic people like as Mongolian people named 馬上盃(cup on the horse). YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHaNdVGBRc Size: 9.0cm(D)/8.5cm(H) Certificate: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan.

Qing dynasty 19th century Chinese Yixing teapot with Mengchen sign, good condition with small chip at the cover rim please see picture for detail.

1950's Chinese Yixing Zisha Pottery Vase with Eagle Marked and Signed

It is 12.3 inches (31.25 cm) tall by 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) wide. It is 4.9 lb.

It has stains, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Chinese pottery hu vessel, dating to the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). The vessel is of flattened pear shape with a tall neck, flaring square mouth, and raised square base...