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...

Late Qing blue and white porcelain headrest decorated in underglaze cobalt with a dragon emerging from stylized waves, a phoenix in flight above, and a flaming pearl between them. The pillow has a tapered rectangular form with paired coin-shaped apertures at the top, traditionally used for ventilation and cooling. Secondary sides are decorated with floral sprays, allowing the piece to read well from multiple viewpoints...

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 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...

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

Diameter approximately 18.3 cm.There is a chip to the rim. There are 3 hairlines. There is a firing crack to the rim. More pictures are available.

Width approximately 13.5 cm (across the handles). In good condition.

1900's Chinese Molded High Relief Blue & White with Underglaze Copper Red Porcelain Peach Censer with Wood Carved Lid and Stand

It is 5.6 inches (14.22 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) and 5.5 inches (13.97 cm) wide measured without lid and stand. It is 9.5 inches (24.13 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) and 5.5 inches (13.97 cm) wide measured with lid and stand. It is Lb.

It has small chips and firing crack at the opening's rim, stains, and surface wears and scratches...

Pair of 16th Century Ming Dynasty Chinese Gilt Lacquered Wood Fu Lions

They are 3.4 inches (8.63 cm) tall by 4 inches (10.16 cm) wide and approximately 34.5 mm thick. They weigh 149 gram.

They have been repaired (glued back) at each lion's paw. They also have peeling, chips, one lion is missing a paw, stains, cracks at the back of one lion, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Old Chinese Salmon Coral Hediao Nut Pit Carved Beads Necklace

It is 15.75 inches (40 cm) in length. The coral beads range from 18.8 mm to 17.34 mm wide. The hediao beads range from 26.42 mm to 25.98 mm in length and 15.42 mm and 14.81 mm wide. It is 133 gram.

It is tarnished and has flea bite chips, small holes, and inclusions at the coral beads, stains and flea bite chips at the openings of the hediao beads, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos)...

1970's Chinese Gilt Silver (tested silver with acid silver test kit) Enamel Kirin 麒麟 on Wood Carved Stand

The overall height is 7.3 inches (18.7 cm). The qilin is 6.2 inches (15.9 cm) tall by 8.2 inches (2.1 cm) wide. The total weight is 1.4 Lb...

Chinese antique long painting table made all of elm (jumu) wood. Beautiful rustic appeal with traces of original lacquer and patina. Elegant lines with simple side stretchers and carved curling cloud motifs spandrels on a simple apron.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 33 1/2" high x 81 3/4" long x 16 5/8" deep

Rare Ming dynasty 15th century interregnum period blue and white bowl with three friend of winter motif, good condition with short fain line at the rim please see picture for detail size: 15.5 cm diameter.

Rare Ming dynasty 15th century interregnum period blue and white bowl with flower scroll motif, good condition with short line at the rim please see picture for detail size: 15 cm diameter.

Ming dynasty blue and white bowl with lotus leaf motif good condition with hairline at the rim please see picture for detail size: 15 cm diameter.

Rare Ming dynasty Xuande 15th century blue and white large bowl with flower scroll motif, good condition with part of the rim has damage please see picture for detail size: 17 cm diameter.

Very rare sample Song dynasty Hutian Qingbai lotus bowl with lotus petals motif, very rare sample in large size in 14 cm diameter, condition please see picture for detail, excavated from 10 - 12th century Srivijaya kingdom site in south Sumatra.