Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from quite a "gritty" clay with small pieces of white grit visible in places. The surface colour varies, a result of uneven conditions during firing, from pale grey to orange. The two loop handles join the shoulder to the mouth which is of the form sometime...

Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has quite a tall body for its type with a small flat circular base. The pottery is fairly highly-fired and the surface has fired to a verity of colours, mostly pale grey but also dark grey, yellowish-brown and almost orange. The two loop handles join the shoulder to the mouth which is of th...

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Anonymous vintage abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Japan, circa 1970s (one related work from the same source bears a handwritten date of “1973” on the reverse). Approx. 38 × 45.5 × 2 cm (15 × 17.9 × 0.8 in). Age-related wear is present, including surface grime, scuffs, fine cracking, and areas of paint loss or lifting—creating a one-of-a-kind presence shaped by time beyond intention.


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Anonymous vintage abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Japan, circa 1970s (one related work from the same source bears a handwritten date of “1973” on the reverse). Approx. 32 × 41 × 2 cm (12.6 × 16.1 × 0.8 in). Age-related wear is present, including surface grime, scuffs, fine cracking, and areas of paint loss or lifting—creating a one-of-a-kind presence shaped by time beyond intention.


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Chinese necklace created by the well-known California jewelry artist, Pat Tseng. The necklace, skillfully made with yarn-stuffed hand-dyed silk tubing for a modern effect. Combined with traditional Chinese knot work to highlight special antique jade beads. The central bead is a piece of jade carved in the form of a fu-lion and cub. Other round beads and bi-shaped rings are made of jades in a variety of greens and yellows.
Pat Tseng was featured in "Ornament Magazine" in 2015 where her ...

Japanese Meiji to Taisho period cylindrical wood hibachi with a relief design of butterflies above flowering grasses in lacquer and shell inlay. Original copper liner with nice old patina. 10 5/8"high x 10" diameter. Late 19th to early 19th century. Very good, solid overall condition with intact lacquer and inlay. There is typical wear and scratches to the wood.

Chinese Neolithic / Bronze Age Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has a wide body with a small flat circular base. There are two loop handles joining the shoulder to the mouth which is of the form sometimes referred to as "saddle-shaped".

Height 14.5 cm, diameter 15 cm. A presentable example but with minor damage to the vulnerable ...

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has a wide body with a relatively small flat base. There are two loop handles joining the shoulder to the mouth which is of the form sometimes referred to as "saddle-shaped". It is quite highly-fired and the varying surface colours (mostly grey, but also some orange to the mouth) are ...

A Nepalese gilt bronze standing figure of Lokeshvara Padmapani, 17th/18th century, possibly earlier, inlaid in two places with turquoise. Height 16.5 cms., 6.5in.

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

This very attractive twin-handled 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. It is particularly "thinly-potted" made from a pale creamy-orange coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired, having an almost metallic ring to it when tapped. Its form is m...

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. The designs are masterfully rendered in the famille rose (fencai) palette, featuring delicate hues of pink, yellow, green, blue, black, ...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled 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. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired. The surface colour is more "creamy" than many other similar examples and the form a little more "precise". The surface burn...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Three-Handled Jar - Qijia Culture

This very 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. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as a variety of finer vessels such as this, with none, one, two or three handles, although those with three handles are by far the rarest. It is relatively high...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Three-Handled Jar - Qijia Culture

This very 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. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes as well as a variety of finer vessels such as this, with none, one, two or three handles, although those with three handles are by far the rarest.

It is made from ...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled 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. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery, the colour of which varies a little in places, that is quite highly-fired, having an almost metallic ring to it when tapped. The surface of the handles are very lightly incised with vertical lines....

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled 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. It is fairly "heavily-potted" and made from quite a high-fired grey pottery, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface that is smooth to the touch. The handles have lightly-incised vertical lines.

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Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled 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. It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery that is quite highly-fired, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface, very smooth to the touch. The handles have very lightly-incised vertical lines. It has a s...

Chinese Neolithic Twin-Handled Pottery Jar - Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC)

This twin-handled 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. It is fairly "heavily-potted" and made from quite a high-fired grey pottery, having an almost "metallic ring" to it when tapped. It has a burnished surface that is smooth to the touch. The handles have lightly-incised vertical lines.

Heigh...