Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Pottery Jar

This large and impressive pottery jar was made around the 13th / 14th century, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early part of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Until recent years, this type of jar was almost unknown in the west with some people initially attributing them to the Liao Dynasty (same general period but in the north of China)...

Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Pottery Jar

This large and impressive pottery jar was made around the 13th / 14th century, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early part of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Until recent years, this type of jar was almost unknown in the west with some people initially attributing them to the Liao Dynasty (same general period but in the north of China)...

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

This rare pottery jar, complete with its original cover, 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. The jar has been decorated with incised lotus leaf patterns...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Stoneware Ewer

This ewer was made in the during the latter part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It has a sturdy handle and spout, also two small loop handles at the shoulder. The finely-crackled pale olive-green glaze covers the upper two-thirds of the body. It has a flat base.

It is of a good size with a height of 21 cm (8.25 inches). The "feel" of the glaze suggests it was recovered from a shipwreck...

Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished & Painted Pottery Cocoon Jar

This pottery jar, its form often referred to as a "cocoon jar" due to the shape of its body, was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). Its function was that of a grain storage jar. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a fine-grained grey pottery...

Fine LARGE Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Dish - Peony

This impressive and large example of Longquan celadon ware was made during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) at the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province. It is coated in a crackled celadon glaze of very good colour. To the base within the foot ring the unglazed body has fired to a yellowish brown with also signs of the pale grey body...

Fine Large Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Glazed Pottery Buddhist Jar

This large and impressive pottery jar was made around the 13th / 14th century, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possible the early part of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Until recent years, this type of jar was almost unknown in the west with some people initially attributing them to the Liao Dynasty (same general period but in the north of China)...

Fine Rare TALL Chinese Liao Dynasty Stoneware Jar (AD 907 - 1125)

This rare stoneware jar was made during the Liao Dynasty (AD 907 - 1125). It is particularly "heavily-potted" and coated with a thick and uneven olive-green glaze, both inside and out. The upper surface of the small mouth as well as the flat base remain unglazed revealing the pale pinkish-brown body.

Height 47 cm (18.5 inches)...

A Chinese Fencai (Famille Rose) “Rooster and Cockerel” Octagonal Dish. Circa, 18th Century, Yongzheng-Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty. This exquisite Chinese porcelain dish showcases a harmonious scene at its center, depicting a Rooster and chicks nestled among rockwork and blooming peony branches. These elements symbolize prosperity, harmony, and family...

A Chinese Export “Cathedral of Seville” Octagonal Dish in Underglaze Blue and Polychrome Overglaze Enamels. Circa, 1735-1796, Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty. A dish in hard-paste porcelain, octagonal in shape, is decorated in underglaze blue with polychrome overglaze enamels. The riverside scene depicts a Chinese lady punting a boat towards the Spanish Cathedral of Seville, The Sacristía Mayor...

A Chinese Famille Rose Cup and Saucer with Figural Designs. Circa, 1745-1796, Mandarin Ware, Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty The dish depicts a familial scene featuring a mother, father, and child inside an elegantly garnished indoor setting, framed by panels showcasing landscapes sceneries. Accompanying the dish is a cup adorned with figures of a family enjoying a garden setting...

Tang - Five dynasties Yue ware large deep plate with carved lotus flower motif, good condition with part of the rim has been restored please see picture for detail, excavated from Srivijaya kingdom 10 - 12th century site in south Sumatra, size: 28.5 cm diameter.

Very rare Song dynasty longquan celadon large washer bowl with inward mouth rim, outer wall with double layer lotus leaf motif, good condition with part of the rim has been restored please see picture for detail, excavated from Srivijaya kingdom site in south Sumatra 10 - 12th century kingdom, size: 21 cm diameter, 10 cm height.

This hard-paste porcelain bowl is glazed over a glaze of iron red and green. The underside bears a four-character mark in cobalt blue. The decoration depicts the eight Chinese Taoist immortals with their attributes. This bowl dates from the Ming Dynasty, and its style corresponds to the reigns of the Jiajing or Wanli emperors, who ruled in the 16th century. The mark is not a dynastic mark but rather an auspicious symbol expressing good wishes...

Song dynasty Guan type longquan washer bowl good condition with kiln fault at the rim no crack no restoration please see picture for detail, size: 13 cm diameter

Qing dynasty 17 - 18th century Ge ware large deep plate, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration please see picture for detail, size: 30 cm diameter.

Chinese Yuan / Early Ming Dynasty "Blue & White" Cover (for a "Yuxi" jar)

This sturdy cover for a large jar was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the Ming Dynasty. Although not actually white, nor particularly blue, it is classed as "blue & white" ware and was made at the kilns at Yuxi in Yunnan province, one of the first places in China where underglazed blue & white ware was produced. The floral and geometric pattern are in underglaze cobalt blue. The glaze has a "f...

Chinese Song Dynasty Small Glazed Stoneware Jar

This small and attractively-shaped jar was made around the 11th -13th Century during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The glaze is a dark brown, quite thick, and covers the upper body. The lower body below the waist, and the flat base, remain unglazed. There are a few small "nibbles" to the mouth edge. No repair or restoration. Diameter 8.5 cm.

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