Important Guanyin in hard Chinese biscuit porcelain of an exceptional size. The deity is represented sitting on a lotus flower. The porcelain is covered with a thick colorless glaze. The deity has a gentle benevolent expression, the finishes are neat, note the presence of details, fingers, nails, toes, and jewelry. There was excellent chiselling work attesting to the double-fired biscuit technique...

A Chinese celadon jade carving of a mandarin duck, with small russet inclusions, it's head turned back to the stylised wings. Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century. 5 cms. Fitted perspex stand. Formerly the property of a lady who was given the jade as a 70th birthday present in 1996. PRICE REDUCTION. Must be sold to clear an estate.

Good Cizhou type black glazed bowl with russet highlights throughout, circa Jin Dynasty circa 1115-1234CE. Excellent condition- no chips or cracks- typical iron oxide paraffin patina. D: 16cm/6.3in and H: 7cm/2.8in. Please note a very similar piece sold at Christie’s July/24/2020 from the FROM THE LINYUSHANREN COLLECTION lot# 57. for $9,375.USD.

Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and fairly highly-fired...

Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and fairly highly-fired...

Chinese Yuan / Early Ming Dynasty Underglazed Cover (for a "Yuxi" jar)

This impressive cover for a large jar, probably a granary, was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the Ming Dynasty. It has an underglazed decoration and was made at the kilns at Yuxi in Yunnan province, one of the first places in China where underglazed blue & white ware was produced. It is decorated with a basic floral pattern.

Maximum diameter 18.5 cm, height 18 cm...

A rare blue and white offering dish with thinly potted in flower shaped, decorated with pattern of double wild goose among chrysanthemum flowers and classic scrolls surrounded around the rim. Condition is very good, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Diameter: 16,1 cm. Please see the similar one in Anhui Provincial Museum China illustrate by Blue and White of the Yuan page 100-101 visible on the last enlargement.

19th Century Chinese White Jade Deeply Carved Relief Plaque with Plum Blossom

It is 2.6 inches (6.6 cm) long by 3.93 inches (10 cm) wide and 7.1 mm thick. It is 75.3 gram.

It has small chips at one corner, flea bite chips, drilled holes at the corners, inclusions, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Decorated Pottery Well Head with Roof

This very rare pottery architectural model of a well-head was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)...

Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Lian Tripod

This fine example of a pottery vessel known as a "lian" was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey earthenware, quite highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped. The wide body is of cylindrical form with a straight wall and stands upon three legs, each moulded into the form of a bear...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Painted Pottery Jar

This rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age...

Rare Large Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Pottery Jar

This very rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age...

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. The thickness of the pottery c...

Fine & Rare Pair of Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Incense Burners (with Oxford TL Test)

This pair of unusually tall and elaborate incense burners was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). They are made from quite a high-fired fine-grained grey pottery that has been decorated with multiple bands of "cold- painted" red pigment. Each incense burner comprises two parts: the lower part has a wide saucer with a stem leading to the container for burning the incense, which is alm...

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. In places there are...