Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Pottery Money Tree Base (AD 25 - 220)

This very rare and unusual interesting pottery object was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). It is the base to a "money tree" and has been excavated from Sichuan province. The coin-shedding, or money, tree is known from late Han Dynasty funerary art from the south-west of China. It was believed that if shaken, coins would fall from it...

Rare Large Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Pottery Jar

This rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age...

Ming dynasty 15th century blue and white large bowl with flower motif, good condition with shallo glaze chip at the back of the rim please see picture for detail, size: 15 cm diameter.

Ming dynasty 15th century blue and white large bowl with flower motif, good condition with hairline at the rim please see picture for detail, size: 15 cm diameter.

Rare Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider

This very rare and unusual pottery model of a horse & rider was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a reddish-pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, good traces of which remain. Note the detail of the rider, his clothing and his hands. Note also the sturdy legs of the horse and the way the horse's unusually long tail joins the cut-out base to give extra strength to the model...

Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Vase / Jar (Fang Hu)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is relatively highly-fired and has been made from flat slabs of pottery that have been luted together in imitation of an archaic bronze vessel. Its form is unique to the Western Han period and is known as a "fang hu". Amazingly, it still retains its original cover...

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...

Fine Tall Chinese Tang Dynasty White Pottery Female Figure

This fine and impressive pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a dense and quite highly-fired creamy-white pottery. The lady stands upright, as if in attendance, with hands clasped across her waist...

Fine Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain "Baby" Bowl

This fine quality qingbai porcelain bowl was made during the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1127 - 1279). It is quite "thinly-potted" with a particularly translucent body. and is coated with a pale greenish-blue qingbai glaze...

Good Han Dynasty bronze bowl with molded taotie masks, there is an epoxy repair noted in the last two enlargements, but otherwise very good condition- considering it is 2000 years old. D: 15.3cm/6in and H: 7cm/2.8in.

A very rare Ming dynasty fahua type wine jar with lotus flower and leaf motif, good condition no damage minor glaze degradation please see picture for detail, size: 22 cm height, 21 cm diameter.

Qing dynasty 18th century Yongzheng period large armorial plate, good condition no damage no chip crack or restoration please see picture for detail, size: 31.5 cm diameter.

Ancient Chinese stucco statues are exceedingly rare. Most were destroyed, and the survivors are badly damaged. The one we are presenting is in exceptional condition. It has not been restored; only the topknot has been replaced. There are very few missing pieces, and the gilding and pigments show very little wear. The damaged areas allow us to see the iron reinforcements (see the forearm and earrings)...

19th Century Chinese White Jade Nephrite Carved Plaque Toggle with Moving Center

It is 2.5 inches ( cm) wide by 4.9 mm thick. It is 39 gram.

It has flea bite chips, inclusions, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Beautiful small Qing Dynasty Ding censer with glaze emulating bronze, ideal for the scholar’s desk Perfect original condition, there are couple of small areas on a side handle where the glaze did not take- just minor firing imperfection. H: 5cm/2in and D: 5.7cm.

Rare jacket back panel from the remote Miao Jiupang group from Jiahe County, Guizhou province (see last enlargement), with purple embroidered pattern between the spaces in the tin decoration. This style of decoration is unique to this group and very difficult to make, as every tiny bit of tin has to be individually cut and crimped.There are some small repairs noted in last enlargements...

Hand carved Chinese Boxwood(Buxus L)dorje/vajra “thunderbolt”. Nice patina with a wonderfully smooth surface. Used in tandem with a bell, these are used in Tantric rituals. L: 15cm/5.9in. free shipping.

A rare Wucai / Five color dish with well balance potted, decorated with a pair Phoenix on flight in the center within classic scroll and the cavetto is plain, surrounded by classic scroll to rim side. Underside with continuous Ruyi design with most beautifully six character mark of Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhe to the upper side, unglazed base with perfect condition, no any chip, no any crack and entirely free from any restoration. Diameter: 26,9 cm.