Chinese pottery granary jar, with cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 46.3 C.M. / Width 23.3 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)...

The mother lying on a cushion plays with her child, her legs crossed and her mutilated foot, her "lotus bud" ostentatiously stretched out. The attitude is provocative and cheerful. The 2 characters are positioned on a large square base, thick and heavy in black hard stone veined with brown. The use of this object escapes us, perhaps it is one of the 4 weights for large carpets, as was customary in India...

18th Century Chinese Qianlong Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Amitayus Buddha

It is 7 inches (18 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide. It is 1554 gram.

It has rubbing gilding, pitting, cut marks, oxidation, missing back panel, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Rectangular copper alloy quadripod incense burner. The belly is encrusted with cabochons and decorated on one side with dragons framing the flamed jewel, with 3 divinities on the other side including Mahakala. The small sides decorated with children and lotus framing 2 handles and lion heads spitting rings, the lid openwork with lotus, divinities, wheel of dharma, horse and elephant on a background of scrolls. The jewel grip framed by scrolls supporting bells. Period Qing dinasty 19/20th...

A Chinese Iron-Brown Painted Bowl with a Figural Decoration. Circa, 1368-1644, Cizhou Ware, Ming Dynasty Found in the Philippines. Bowl with rounded walls and a slightly rolled rim, supported by a straight foot. It is covered in a white slip and is decorated with an iron-brown underglaze standing figure in between floral branches and clouds, bordered by encircling lines. The exterior is decorated with spontaneously drawn standing figures in between vegetations...

A rare Chinese, black glazed, chicken-head ewer; Six Dynasties period, C4-5th. As this handsome ewer shows, chicken-head ewers of the late 4th century to early 5th century are tall with expanding shoulders being the widest point of the vessel. The double stranded handle joins to the dish-shaped mouth with a dragon's head. The non-functioning, double chicken-head, spouts are tall and straight...

A contemporary Chinese eight drawer hardwood sideboard. The drawers are all dovetail construction. Chest is made of single origin hardwood. Drawers operate easily and provide ample storage. Finished in dark warm tones.

Age: Contemporary furniture

Dimensions: 72" long x 32" high x 18 3/4" deep

Large Chinese Western Han / Qin / Warring States Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar (206 BC - AD 220)

This large pottery jar was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly as early as the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC) or the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a fairly high-fired grey pottery. The surface from the shoulder downwards has been attractively decorated with repeated cord impressions that are crisp and clear...

Fine Large Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Jar (206 BC - AD 220)

This rare, large and attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a grey pottery and is quite "heavily-potted". It has quite a wide flat base, a round body with a short neck and flared mouth. Unusually, it has been "cold-painted" with an orange-red pigment, very good traces of which still appear on the surface.

Height 30 cm...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod

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...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod

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...

Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod

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...

Fine Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod with Oxford TL Test

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. This example w...

Fine Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Incised Qingbai Porcelain Dish 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 some time ago and now offer for sale.  ...

Chinese Ming dynasty Longquan celadon dish or brush washer decorated with a carved flower at the center. The foot rim is glazed, and the unglazed base has burnt red from firing. 4 3/4” diameter x 1 3/8” high. Circa 15th to 16th century. Very good overall condition with only typical minor wear and fine scratches to the glaze. There is a small production anomaly to the rim and another to the back of the dish. The flaw on the back looks like a chip or small indent but was filled with cela...

A Chinese, Yue ware, jar; Western Jin dynasty. C4th. The jar is of squat form with four handles, and an imprinted diaper-pattern in a band around the shoulder. The celadon glaze is in good condition, and terminates above the flat, unglazed foot. The interior of the jar is unglazed. Diameter, approximately 16 cm. Condition: The glaze quality is good, with an even crazing. There is an old repair to the rim, approximately 5 cm wide. There is some age-related wear, and tiny chips to the f...

A Chinese, amber glazed, covered jar; Tang dynasty. Elegantly rising, this high-shouldered jar is covered by an amber coloured glaze which terminates, unevenly, above the slightly-splayed foot. The matching lid is covered in the same amber glaze. The paste is of a light, buff colour. Height; 21.5 cm, including cover. Condition; in generally good, unrestored condition. There are a couple of small chips to the underside of the jar's mouth-rim. There are a couple of contact, firi...

This candlestick, of exceptional dimensions, was part of the decoration of the altar of a temple or a palace. It is made of cast lead and partially gilded on red and green lacquer. Exagonal shape. The partly openwork decoration mainly represents flower vases, but also stylized dragons, bats, flowers and coins. Some friezes of the upper edges are unsoldered, but the candlestick is complete, only a vase motif is missing from one of the 24 panels. The top shaft, candle holder is twisted and cracked...