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. His hands are clasped together across his chest where there is a purpose-made hole: perhaps he originally held a...

A piece of Iyo-zome cloth which is made of hand-spun cotton and has katazome (stencil-resist-dye) pattern. The name Iyo-zome is originated from Iyo sudare (bamboo screen) since the pattern looks like wood grain by looking through two layers of them. Stripes are dyed with two katagami (stencil paper), one is vegetable indigo and the other is natural brown dye. Two katagami are dyed by displacing them so that they make wood grain like pattern. Iyo-zome was very popular in Bunka (1804 to 1817) in E...

Tile images on cracked pale glaze decorate this squared bowl stamped on the bottom Fuji from the Fujimiyaki Kiln of Nagoya enclosed in an old wooden box. There is one tiny gold repair on the rim, otherwise is in perfect condition. 13.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) square, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall.
The founder of Fujimiyaki, Murase Hachiroemon I (Miki) was a samurai of the Owari Domain who served in various positions, regional magistrate and head of the domain school. He was also skilled in many ar...

A beautiful Kuro-Raku Chawan decorated with the character Kotobuki (Great Fortune) in red by the 88 year old Hyakuhyaku-okina (Shibakawa Souemon, b. 1853). It is 11 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition, enclosed in an old wooden box.
The Shibakawa family was a prominent merchant family located in Fushimi-machi, Semba, Osaka, since the end of the Edo period. The Shibakawa family’s history dates back to around 1837 when Shinsuke Shibakawa, the grand...

Unlined kimono with shibori "Seigaiha" pattern. It is made of two kinds of asa (hemp or ramie) textiles, uneven weave (chijimi) in the top and plain weave with shibori in the bottom. It is possible that it was worn at a festival or on a stage. In excellent condition. 20th century. W:130cm, L:158cm

Asa (hemp or ramie) unlined kimono with kasuri and stripes pattern, which is natural dye. In excellent condition. 20th century. W:128cm, L:156cm

A Pair of Very Rare/Fine Korean Silla Horn-Handle Pottery Cups/Covers-4th-6th C.: Korea, old Silla dynasty, 4th 6th century. A very well potted with a black clay pottery cup and covers, with a horn-handle attached each cup, and original lid. It is in very good condition but a tiny chip on the cover rim (see photo #1), it measures 10cm h. x 11cm d.

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. They have been "cold painted" with white and red pigments, traces of which can still be seen. ...

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. They have been "cold painted" with white and red pigments, traces of which can still be seen. ...

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. They have been "cold painted" with white and red pigments, traces of which can still be seen. ...

Fine Chinese Warring States Decorated & Burnished Pottery Jar

This fine and rare attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a relatively highly-fired fine-grained grey pottery and has a burnished surface, very smooth to the touch. The upper body and neck and decorated with bands of lightly-incised geometric bands, whereas the lower body is decorated with bands of cord impressions. To one side of the waist and neck there are unusual m...

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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Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery House (16th Century)

This architectural pottery model was made during the 16th century (c.1550 - 1600). It is made from quite a high-fired creamy-white pottery. Note the detail of the roof and its supports. It is coated in a thick attractive green glaze with traces of red pigment to the unglazed door and windows. The unglazed sides are coated in a white slip or pigment, each side having a circular firing hole. "Calcified" deposits, from its long buri...

Chinese Miniature Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Model of a Ewer (16th Century)

This pottery model of a ewer was made during the 16th century (c.1550 - 1600). It is made from a hard creamy-white pottery and coated mostly in a green glaze with just a touch of yellow glaze at the tip of the "spout".

Height 10.5 cm. Good overall condition - at the pointed top there appears to be "calcified" burial deposits adhering to the surface.

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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...

A fan shaped dish from the Gentaku Kiln dating from the first half of the 20th century decorated with a poem and autumn persimmon fruits. It comes enclosed in a wooden collectors box annotated inside with a description of the piece in delicate brush strokes. The dish is 25 x 28 x 5.5 cm (10 x 11 x 2 inches) and is in excellent condition, stamped Gen on the underside. A very intriguing bit of Japanese Ceramic history. In the early Showa period, the first generation, Kahei, built the Gentaku Mou...

A 19th century fan shaped dish from Southern Kyoto decorated with sailboats passing the pines of Matsushima in front of Mt. Fuji enclosed in an old wooden collectors box. It is 23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm (9-1/2 x 6-1/4 x 1 inches), with minor chips to the edges typical of the softer clay of Awata. It is stamped on the underside Rakunan, Junzan. Rakunan refers to the southern part of Kyoto city.

Cranes soar inside this set of five dishes from the Tosa domain on Shikoku. Outside waves crash about over the fawn spotted Gohon glaze. Each is clearly stamped on the base Odo. They are roughly 15 x 10 x 5 cm (6 x 4 x 2 inches) and all are in fine condition, but for one hairline crack.
In 1653, under the order of Tosa Domain's lord at the time, Yamanouchi Tadayoshi, a potter named Kuno Seihaku was invited from Osaka to open a kiln in Odo (present-day Kozu Town), located north of Kochi C...