Rare Chinese Six Dynasties "Fish Lady" (AD 220 - 589)

This very interesting and rare pottery model of a mythical creature with the tail of a fish and a female human head was made during the Six Dynasties period (AD 220 - 589). It is quite heavily-potted and has been "cold painted" with in black and creamy-white pigments.

Length 17 cm (6.5 inches)...

A set of Chinese pottery foreign court man with bulging eyes, high nose, wearing hat, with red black, and white pigments remaining.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size of figures only: Height 35.5 - 36.2 C.M. / Width 9.5 - 10 C.M. / Depth 7.7 - 8 C.M.
Height including stand: 38.3 - 39.2 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...

Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider with Dog

This fine and attractive model of a horse & rider, together with a dog sitting on the horse's back behind the rider, was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). Although such models with dogs are known, they are very rare.

It is made from a relatively high-fired orange-brown pottery that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, very good traces of which still remain...

Fine Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider with Dog

This fine and attractive model of a horse & rider, together with a dog sitting on the horse's back behind the rider, was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). Although such models with dogs are known, they are very rare.

It is made from a relatively high-fired orange-brown pottery that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, very good traces of which still remain...

A Fine Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed & Painted Pottery Horses with Riders

This fine and attractive pair of pottery horses with riders was made during the early part of the Ming Dynasty (!368 - 1644). They are made from a creamy-white pottery with features picked out in turquoise and purple glazes that have, in places, acquired a silvery iridescence due to time and exposure to moisture. The bodies of the horses have been cold-painted in a white pigment, the riders in an orange pigment...

Fine & Rare Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Pottery Camel

This fine and very rare pottery model of a camel was made during the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906).

The camel stands upright and alert and has a very "friendly" looking face! It is laden with a back pack together with, on each side, a water container and a rabbit.

It is unusually "heavily-potted" and made from a dense creamy-white, almost pale pink, pottery that is quite highly-fired...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider

This pottery model of a horse & male rider was made during the early Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644), possibly even as early as the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). It is made from a reddish earthenware that has been cold-painted in many different coloured pigments. Note the detail, for example, to the clothing and the stirrups.

Height 31.5 cm. There are some minor losses and minor repairs, for example, to the lower legs...

Fine Tall Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure

This tall and attractive pottery model of a male attendant was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is heavily-potted and made from a high-fired red pottery that has been cold-painted in a base coat of a creamy-white pigment with orange, red and black pigment on top. The figure stands upright and wears a hooded robe...

Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Groom

This rare and attractive pottery model of a groom is one of three we are selling. They were made in the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are solid (as opposed to being hollow as are the majority of Tang Dynasty pottery figures) and made from a dense grey pottery. Note the detail to the clothing and the figure's posture...

Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Groom

This rare and attractive pottery model of a groom is one of three we are selling. They were made in the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are solid (as opposed to being hollow as are the majority of Tang Dynasty pottery figures) and made from a dense grey pottery. Note the detail to the clothing and the figure's posture...

Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Groom

This rare and attractive pottery model of a groom is one of three we are selling. They were made in the early part of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). They are solid (as opposed to being hollow as are the majority of Tang Dynasty pottery figures) and made from a dense grey pottery. Note the detail to the clothing and the figure's posture...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Glazed Pottery Ox (AD 618 - 906)

This pottery model of a standing ox, or bull, was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from quite a high-fired creamy-white pottery that has been coated in a golden-yellow glaze that is very finely crackled.

Length 15.5 cm. It does have repairs but all parts are original. The price reflects the repairs.

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Fine Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Model of a Desk (16th Century)

This rare pottery model of a desk was made during the 16th century (c.1550 - 1600). Made from a highly-fired hard pale pink pottery and coated in golden-yellow and two different shades of green glazes that have, in places, acquired a silvery iridescence, a result of very long exposure to moisture. The front and side panels have been further decorated with incised geometric patterns.

Length 15.5 cm, height 11.5 cm. It...

Fine Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Well (with Dragons)

This rare and unusual pottery object is a model of a well and was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from quite a high-fired red pottery that has been coated in green glaze that has, due to long burial, acquired a very attractive silvery iridescence. At the top of the "A-frame" is a small tiled roof, above the pulley, below which are two dragon heads. To the edge of the well-head is the water bucket.