Large Chinese Song Dynasty Painted Pottery Tile of a Warrior

This rare and unusual pottery tile depicts an armoured warrior. It was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It is made from a grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been applied various different coloured pigments. This tile depicts a formidable warrior. Note the thick-set facial features, also the headgear and the decorative armour he wears...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)

This fine and attractive pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a creamy-white pigment on top of which have been applied red and black pigments to pick out the details of the head, mane and tail. For its size it is particularly well-modelled...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)

This pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a reddish-brown pigment with black and white pigments to highlight the head, mane and tail. The horse stands straight, alert, looking ahead.

Height 22 cm (8.5 inches)...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Chair (16th Century)

This rare and very nice pottery model of a folding armchair with a horseshoe back was made in the second half of the 16th century (c. 1550 - 1600). It is made from a relatively highly-fired red pottery that has been partially glazed in green and amber glazes. In places the surface of the glaze has acquired a silvery iridescence through long exposure to moisture...

Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar with Geometric Pattern

This rare pottery jar, or "guan", was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC- AD 220). It has an unusual raised decorative geometric band surrounding the shoulder and is coated in a yellowish-brown, almost golden glaze, the colour of which varies in places according to the thickness of the glaze as well as, in places, iridescence, a result of long burial in damp conditions...

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...

A pair of Chinese pottery brick tile with figures.

Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size: Height 28.6 - 29 C.M. / Width 23.5 - 24.2 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 48.5 - 48.8 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)...

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

Rare Chinese Northern Zhou Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse & Rider

This attractive pottery model of a horse and rider was made during the Northern Zhou Dynasty (AD 557 - 581). It is made from a relatively high-fired reddish pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment on top of which have been applied red, pink and black pigments. The rider is a musician, a drummer, and is in the act of beating his drum...

Chinese Sui Dynasty Glazed Pottery Female Figure

This attractive pottery figure was made during the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 618). It is made from a relatively high-fired creamy-white pottery (often regarded as better quality and more desirable than red-pottery figures). It was originally coated in a translucent pale greenish-yellow finely-crackled glaze...

Rare Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Painted Pottery Winnowing Figure

This very rare pottery figure was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in a creamy-white pigment. The kneeling figure is in the act of winnowing. Note the detail of the figure's face and the way in which the long sleeves from his robe are tied behind his back.

Height 13 cm...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Foreign Groom Figure

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906) and represents a foreigner, in this case, a groom. It is made from a red pottery that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments. The figure stands with legs apart, head held up and arms raised. The facial features are quite well-defined; note also the head gear.

A good size with a height of 30 cm...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Male Figure

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a relatively high-fired creamy-white pottery (often regarded as better quality and more desirable than red-pottery figures) that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, good traces of which still remain. He stands obediently, hands clasped together across his waist, with his head turned very slightly to his left. This figure is particularly well-de...

Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Lady

This pottery figure was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a creamy-white pottery (often regarded as better quality and more desirable than red-pottery figures) that has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, good traces of which still remain. She stands as though in attendance with her hands together across her tummy. Note the detail of the hairstyle and the clothing.

Height 26 cm. This figure is in fine condi...

Lovely pottery small lead glazed stove from the Eastern Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE). Minor fritting and a couple of chips on the upper corners, but overall, in very good condition for a two thousand year old piece. There are still random traces of the silver patina on the surface. I scraped off a small section the surface layer and a beautiful silver patina is revealed (see enlargement #5), up to the buyer of they want to clean the whole piece. See last enlargement for reference from...

You are considering a rare and beautiful Archaic Chinese Jade Scepter or Tablet, "Gui," dating to circa 2000BC. The piece measures 7.5 inches (18.5cm) in length and is, as one would expect, carved (drilled and polished) entirely by hand. As the photos will show, the stone is predominantly a gray-green nephrite, with some areas of darker brown. There are "striations" visible on the surface, which may indicate that the piece had been wrapped in a cloth/textile, which left an imprint. A similar, al...

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. The body is in pinkish-brown terracotta covered with a thick lead-green glaze which has run down in places in drops, mainly on the upper edge where they can be seen curiously rising, which is normal because these ceramics were fired upside...

Ancient Chinese Buddhist Stone Prayer Tablet - Song / Yuan Dynasty

This stone panel, sometimes described as a "prayer tablet", was excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province in the South-West of China and dates to the 13th to 14th century, i.e. the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early Ming Dynasty. It is one of several that we bought nearly twenty years ago to compliment our collection of Yunnan Buddhist pottery, that have since been in sto...