Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl. 12,7 cm diameter. Good condition.

Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl. 12,8 cm diameter. Good condition except very small chipped at the rim.

Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl. 13 cm diameter. Good condition except very small chipped at the rim.

Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon small jar. 6 cm high. 8,5 cm body diameter. Good condition.

Fine Rare Chinese Warring States Painted Pottery Jug

This very rare pottery vessel was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is quite highly-fired and "heavily-potted" with a sturdy handle and the mouth fashioned to form a pouring lip. It was originally painted with diagonal lines in white pigment, although only faint traces of this now remains. Note the round protrusion to the inner surface where the handle is joined to the body...

Large Chinese Neolithic Machang Painted Pottery Jar (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)

This large pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a yellowish-brown pottery that has been relatively highly-fired. It is a well-made jar of good proportions. At the waist of its wide body are two sturdy loop handles...

Unusual pottery bowl with hand molded snake handle. I cannot find any pieces similar in style to this although the reddish clay and heavy potting are reminiscent of Hongshan pottery. This came out of China and has a good petrichor and water absorption on the base, very old- at least 2000 to 3000 years old but probably older. W: 14cm/5.5in and H: 12cm/4.7in.

Fine Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Granary Jar

This tall cylindrical pottery jar in the form of a granary (grain store) was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery (having a distinct ring to it when tapped) that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, exceptionally good traces of which still remain. The painted decoration comprises elaborate scrolling cloud and geometric patterns...

Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Covered Box

This attractively-painted pottery box, complete with its cover, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery (box & cover have a ring when tapped) that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, very good traces of which still remain. The scrolling design seems to be a mixture of cloud and, possibly, zoomorphic patterns...

Chinese Longquan celadon dish with lotus petal design at outer wall. Covered with very nice Bluish green glaze. Song dynasty. There is hairlines at the center. 21 cm diameter

Chinese Song dynasty Longquan celadon Dish. 24 cm diameter. Good condition, except small chipped at the rim. Crackled glazed.

Chinese Longquan Celadon washer bowl. Song dynasty. 12,5 cm dimaeter. 4 cm high. Good conditions.

Chinese Longquan Celadon small dish. Song dynasty. 14,8 cm Diameter. 3,5 cm high. Good condition except tiny Chipped at the rim.

Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl. 8,5 cm diameter. Good condition.

Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar with Bird Cover

This very rare and unusual pottery jar was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a grey pottery and has been formed in a two-piece mould, each half having been luted together at the sides. The cover is in the form of a bird and, likewise, has also been made in a two-piece mould. The body of the jar has two moulded ring handles...

Chinese Tang dynasty or Five dinasties bowl with Cikade or Butterfly motive. 13,7 cm diameter. Bowl have chipped at the rim on restorations.

Green glazed red brown terracotta pot perhaps an funerary urn.There must have been a conical lid that was lost.The pot is probably decorated in molds with scenes of mythological animals, dragons, tigers, chilong. Three small bear-shaped feet support the whole...

Terracotta bowl enamelled with coper green and manganese yellow ocher on a cream ground, incised decoration of scrolls and stylized flowers. Persia around the year 900 Nichapur kilns. Diameter 27cm. Broken and glued. On the back an English collection label. The style is inspired by Chinese ceramics of the Tang dynasty