Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Bowl in Kiln Saggar

A rare opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) kiln saggar still containing its Qingbai porcelain bowl, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain wares in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire several years ago and now offer for sale. 

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Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Bowl in Kiln Saggar

A rare opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) kiln saggar still containing its Qingbai porcelain bowl, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain wares in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire several years ago and now offer for sale. 

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Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar (4,000 Years Old)

This pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), in the north of China, what is now eastern Gansu province. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes. This particular example is made from a coarse buff-coloured gritty clay.

Height 14.5 cm. It is in fine condition with no sign of any restoration...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar (4,000 Years Old)

This jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), in the north of China, what is now eastern Gansu province. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes. This particular example is made from a coarse gritty clay and more "heavily-potted" than some. It is of a rarer form that most known cord-impressed Qij...

Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar (4,000 Years Old)

This jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), in the north of China, what is now eastern Gansu province. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes. This particular example is made from a coarse gritty clay and more "heavily-potted" than some. It has a particularly pleasing form with its wide body and wi...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar (4,000 Years Old)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made some 4,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Qijia Culture (c. 2050 - 1700 BC), in the north of China, what is now eastern Gansu province. They produced a variety of pottery vessels including cord-impressed pottery of many shapes and sizes. This particular example is made from a coarse buff-coloured gritty clay and is of a rarer form than most known examples, wi...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod - Siwa Culture

This fine and interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, thi...

Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Cover (for a jar)

Many Han Dynasty pottery jars are known although only a small percentage of them still retain their covers. Here we have a cover made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It has an interesting moulded pattern of hills or mountains outlined in white and reddish-brown "cold-painted" pigments. It is made from quite a high-fired grey pottery. Would really transform a Han "hu", or can be a nice and inexpensive example of ancient Chi...

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

This pottery head was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a fairly high-fired grey pottery. It has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been painted pink, red and black pigments to pick out the facial details.

Height 10.5 cm. It has been repaired, as is most obvious at the back of the head. Still, a very presentable GENUINE example. ...

In aikuchi mounting (without tsuba guard) in a lacquered sheath perfectly imitating the wood grain with deep carvings. On the handle of the scabbard is a centipede in relief and copper alloy as well as a bee and a grasshopper. It bears a signature in a cartouche,Shôzan. The blade, mumei, in hira zukuri presents the decoration (horimono), deeply chiseled, of a dragon with 3 claws chasing the sacred pearl. Total dimensions: 49 cm, blade 24 cm.

This piece has some very beautiful oil spots that look like rainbows when exposed to sunlight or strong light. It's very rare phenomenon. One of oil spotted tea bowl "Yuteki tenmoku" is designated as national treasure in Japan, however this piece is small size. Please refer YouTube movie. https://studio.youtube.com/video/Z5jX4ZYdVbI/edit Size: 11.0cm(D)/ 4.8cm(H) Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan.

Very rare potter image of a woman breastfeeding her child. This is the only one in this style I have ever seen. The woman is kneeling in heavily swaddled clothing-in her right hand she is holding her breast to feed her child that she is cradling in her left- a timeless image. H: 18.5cm/7.2in

Banko polychrome enamelled terracotta teapot, representing on each side masks from the Japanese folklore. Handle in wicker work. On the spout, Hyottoko, a comical and childlike character. He is recognizable by the shape of his elongated mouth with two red dots (he blows fire with a bamboo pipe), his white scarf with blue dots around his face and his eyes of different sizes. During local festivals like in Miyazaki, he appears in traditional dengaku dances and plays the role of a clown ...

The Liberty and Co. was established in 1875 by Arthur Lisenby Liberty with the intention of selling goods and furniture from all around the British empire. By the end of the XIX th century, and with the growth in popularity of the arts and crafts movement, the well implanted business diversifies. Most of the items sold were now custom made for Liberty and are sold in the numerous shop of the firm. This specific line occurred by the year 1905 and was fully made of hardwood in Japan. Wit...

Bronze with a brown patina representing a snail with a very interesting pose. Its angular pose suggests that it could be exposed in such a way that he would mimic a real snail going up or down a wall. The texture of the shell and the skin are rather realistic and emphasize the expression of snail’s long globular eyes. A hole in its mouth could be used to turn the whole sculpture into an incense burner. Foundry stamp at the base of the tail Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912) Length: 7.5 ...

It is a very convincing bronze sculpture of a mouse with a light brown patina, represented with an astonishing set of detail on its eyes, nose and fur. She is seated on her rear paws and holding a hazelnut on her front paws, it is perforated so the whole sculpture could be used as an incense burner. Even though rats have a poor reputation in the west they are omens of good luck and prosperity in Asia. Foundry mark on the rear of the nut Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912) Length: 8 cm â€...

Detailed tiny mouse in cast bronze, represented lying on a hazelnut. The texture of its fur and the finish of its eyes and nose is pretty impressive, the tail is curving on the left side of the subject. Even though it is a bad omen in the west, mice are beloved animal in Asia and especially in Japan where they are thought to be symbols of good fortune and prosperity Small foundry stamp on the bottom of the hazelnut Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912) Length: 7cm – Width: 5 cm - Height: ...

Mask of the Noh Theater representing the character of Shishiguchi. This finely carved from wood mask shows a face with powerful features, with polychrome pigments to enhance its fierce expression. Its height: 25.5 cm. Nicely mounted on a custom stand. Very good condition. NOTE: Shishiguchi means litterally "The Lion's Mouth" This mask is mainly used to interpret the spirit of the lion in a scene of "Shakkyo", a Noh play from which all the lion dances of Kabuki theater are originating.