Very Rare Chinese Warring States Painted Pottery Ritual Vessel with Bowl & Ladle (Oxford TL Tested)

This unusual and rare pottery ritual food or wine vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dense high-fired grey pottery. It has a rounded rectangular mouth on top of which sits a cover (to be used as a bowl) and on opposing sides of the neck are two sturdy square-cut loop handles each with two small round appliqués on top...

Rare Chinese Warring States Painted Pottery Ritual Food Vessel (475 - 221 BC)

This unusual and rare pottery vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dense grey pottery. Both the vessel and its cover have been decorated with elaborate cold-painted geometric patterns in white and reddish-brown pigments...

Rare Chinese Warring States Painted Pottery Ritual Food Vessel (475 - 221 BC)

This unusual and rare pottery vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a dense grey pottery. Both the vessel and its cover have been decorated with elaborate cold-painted geometric patterns in white and reddish-brown pigments...

Rare Chinese Warring States Painted Pottery Ritual Food Vessel with Brazier (475 - 221 BC)

This unusual and rare pottery vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a high-fired dense grey pottery. It is hollow with the top flat surface being concave. It has two study handles at opposing sides that each have four small round appliqués to the upper surface...

Rare Chinese Warring States Painted Pottery Ritual Food Vessel (475 - 221 BC)

This unusual and rare pottery vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a high-fired dense grey pottery. It is hollow with the top flat surface being concave. It has two study handles at opposing sides that each have four small round appliqués to the upper surface...

This is a rare and authentic ancient Chinese nephrite pendant dating to ca. 4700-2500 BCE. The stone is a bluish-green celadon color with brownish inclusions and noticeable calcification. The piece measures 4-1/2" in width (11cm) and is in outstanding condition.If you collect Ancient Chinese Jade, then you know just how difficult it can be to be certain that what you are acquiring is the genuine article and not a later copy...

This is a large, authentic Hongshan cloud-shaped nephrite pendant measuring 8-5/8" (22cm) in width, dating to ca.4700-2500 BCE. The stone is generally olive-green in tone, with brownish inclusions, as shown in the photographs. It is in outstanding condition. If you collect Ancient Chinese Jade, then you know just how difficult it can be to be certain that what you are acquiring is the genuine article and not a later copy...

A Chinese female headdress formed by an ornate pierced and repousse partially gilt metal body. Decorated with phoenixes and blossoms embellished with remnants of king fisher feathers, pearls, pompoms, framed green glass and mirror pieces. Condition: feathers quite completely lost, losses, loose paper lining, needs a refreshment. Dimension: height c. 18.5 cm, width c. 27 cm, c. 12 cm deep.

Fine & Rare Chinese Warring States Burnished Pottery Amphora

This fine and attractive jar, or amphora, was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and is very likely a predecessor to the more widely-known later Han dynasty pottery amphorae that have a "swirling" pattern to their bodies. It is very finely-potted and relatively highly-fired and made from a dark grey/black pottery...

This is a superb example of an archaic jade Bi disc, dating to ca. 2100-1600 BCE. The piece measures 7-3/8" in diameter. The stone is of pale celadon color, with brown and black inclusions. A related example was sold by Christies, The Yangdetang Collection, Part II, Hong Kong 28 November 2018, lot 2710. I have included a copy of the Christies listing for purposes of comparison, for those of you who might not have access to the catalog...

It would be impossible to overstate either the beauty or the importance of this magnificent 2000 year-old jade carving. It measures 8-1/2" in height (22cm) and, apart from one or two age-related minor abrasions (shown in the photographs) is in outstanding condition. Authentic discs such as this one, featuring a dragon and phoenix motif, are exceedingly rare, as those of you who collect archaic jade are aware...

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

This fine quality 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 a very smooth surface. It has been decorated by cold-painting various coloured pigments with a design of swirling cloud patterns within vertical and geometric bands...

Rare Chinese Warring States Incised & Burnished Black Pottery Jar

This fine and very rare pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and comes from Yunnan province (see information below). It is made from a dark grey/black pottery and has a finely-burnished surface, particularly smooth to the touch, making it a delight to handle as well as to view. Around the shoulder is a band of lightly-incised wavy lines and on each side a scroll-shaped appliqué. The handles hav...

Fine & Rare Chinese Warring States Incised & Burnished Black Pottery Jar

This fine and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and comes from Yunnan province (see information below). It is finely-potted, relatively highly-fired and made from a dark grey/black pottery. It has a burnished surface, particularly smooth to the touch making it a delight to handle as well as to view. Around the shoulder is a band of lightly-incised wavy lines and on ...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Owl Jar / Ewer - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This rare and interesting pottery vessel was made by peoples of the Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC). Such vessels are sometimes called "owl" jars. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a reddish-grey pottery. The "top" of the vessel has woven impressions, most likely made when this piece of clay was being formed, resting on a woven mat, prior to being luted to the top of the ewer. Decorative strip...

Very Rare Chinese Neolithic Decorated Pottery Jar - Banshan Phase

This very rare and interesting pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Banshan Phase of the Majiayao culture (c. 2600 - 2300 BC) , from present day Gansu province. Banshan pottery is usually recognised as being finely burnished and elaborately painted, but more unusual vessels such as this were also made and are sometimes found alongside the painted vessels.

This jar is of an attractive form with its wide bod...

Very Rare Chinese Neolithic Twin-Necked Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This very unusual and extremely rare pottery jar was made around 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), from what is now eastern Gansu province, China. Potters of the Qijia culture made a whole variety of vessels, the most well-known being the twin-handled cups and cord-impressed jars, of which we have examples for sale. However, strange and unusual vessels have als...

Very Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Incised Buddhist Pottery Jar

This very rare and interesting pottery jar was made between the 10th and 13th centuries, during the Five Dynasties period (AD 906 - 960), Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and comes from Yunnan province, at the time an isolated part of the south-west of China.

It is complete with its original cover and the decoration to both the jar and cover features elaborate incised patterns bas...