Ceramic Antiquities

Antique Chinese painted pottery jar with original pigments remaining. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Size: Height 28.2 C.M. / Width 22.3 C.M. Condition: Well-preserve...

A set of Antique Chinese green glazed pottery granary jars. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during t...

This is an antique Japanese miniature shrine known as a Kawara Zushi, a small devotional structure traditionally associated with folk belief...

A figurative construction ceramic probably a water collector simply modeled, this head is very expressive and the details can clearly be seen. The Trowulan archaeological site, approximately 100 square kilometres, located in the Mojokerto Regency is believed to contain the remains of what was once the capital city of the Majapahit Empire, featured by 14th century poet Mpu Prapanca in his poem Nagarakretagama. The city was razed during a fight between Girindrawardhana and Kertabhumi in 1478. The Trowulan site is the only archaeological site dating to the Hindu-Buddha classical age to be found in Indonesia. Archaeological remnants and artefacts of the old city in the Trowulan Site were found buried underground as well as on the surface and are still being found today.rtefact:Majapahit terracotta...

Antique Chinese painted pottery standing court lady, with original pigments remaining. Age: China, Northern Wei Dynasty, A.D. 386 - 535 Size: Height 20.4 C.M. / Width 5 C.M. / Depth...

Kadjar hexagonal tile in hand-painted enameled earthenware decorated with a character in traditional blue clothing turbaned with an orange and green turban, holding an ax and an incense pot...

Ming-Dynastie Chinese blue and white porcelain 'Crow-Cup' Bowl, Wanli, ca. 1600 A Wanli Kraak porcelain "crow cup" bowl, Late Ming Dynasty, ca. ...

Sassanian hematite domed stamp seal engraved with the image of a crouching stag with large antlers. Circa 4th/5th century AD. This seal is pierced through the side to allow for suspe...

A superb pair of large and elegant Chinese 'Nanjing' porcelain baluster vases, each intricately decorated with an encircling battle scene of warriors on foot and on horseback on its ...

Antique Chinese pottery cocoon jar. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Siz...

Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Lidded Serving Tureen, 19th century, length 11 inches. In very good condition with no cracks, chips, or repairs.

Antique Sukhothai celadon glazed dish. Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, Sawankhalok kiln, 14th - 16th Century Size: Diameter 23.8 C.M. / Thickness 8.7 C.M. (size excluding stand) Co...

Antique Chinese green glazed pottery jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han per...

Description Sharing with you this very nicely Dutch decorated Chinese Porcelain Kangxi - Yongzheng teapot What you see is a Jingdezhen made porcelain bowl in Famille Verte from aroun...

A fine antique porcelain bowl. In the Imari style. Decorated with a floral river scene in blues, reds, and greens with gilt accents. With a scalloped rim. Marked to the base with...

This is an object called 'Shigaraki Tanuki' which was made around 1980s. It was made in a town called Shigaraki in Shiga prefecture in Japan. It is made with porcelain. Tanuki is a J...

A Japanese antique ceramic vase with a quiet, time-worn presence. The piece shows a small chip along the rim, and several kiln marks remain visible on the body—subtle traces of its h...

36'Large Japanese beautiful porcelain vases A pair of baluster Imari porcelain vases, Japan, Meiji. Polychrome floral decor, very beautiful ,

Antique Chinese green glazed pottery granary jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern...

Chinese, 19th century. A Peranakan porcelain or Nyonya ware vase decorated with flowers and a flying bird. Approx: 17.5" H x 4.25" W (vase measur...

A Japanese antique storage jar from the late Edo period, originally used for preserving food or materials. The surface displays a rich interplay ...

Decorative Chinese box origin China, Canton for export hand painted circa 1930.

Antique Japanese ceramic jar. Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th century Size: Height 34 C.M. / Width 46.2 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall. 100% satisfaction and authenticity guaranteed...

A massive pottery pair of horses standing on all fours and striding with its right hoof forward. Extended snout ends in parted lips showing teeth beneath in a braying attitude. Low relief bridle on face and well defined eyes. Raised mane down back of the neck A fantastic example of the Wei dynasty horses. Large, exquisite walking Ferghana horses with great attention paid to anatomical detail were the choice of the wealthy. The horse was second only in importance to the dragon. It was supposed to possess magical powers which the early Chinese were eager to explore. It would be the horse that would carry the deceased to the next life and it would be the amount of horses that an individual owned that would guarantee his ongoing status in the hereafter. Thermoluminescence certificate from Madrid Labs included. In southern China, people turned to Daoism, and mingqi, as well as above-ground sculptures, became ever more infused with animal iconography and energized with dynamic lines. The north of China was eventually united by nomadic Tuoba invaders who founded the Northern Wei dynasty...

Antique Chinese green glazed pottery granary jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern...

Antique Chinese painted pottery horse and rider. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907 Size excluding stand: Height 35.3 C.M. / Width 10.3 C.M. / Length 28 C.M. Condition: Well-...

Chinese blue and white porcelain teapot with six-character mark, ca 1700 A blue and white porcelain teapot with a silver mounted spout. The front and back feature a painting of a st...

an antique handpainted red Chinese porcelain big bowl, there is a pattern in the bottom of the bowl, mark hand painted. , Measures: 10” x 4.5 ''bow...

This is a maneki-neko made in Japan around the 2000s. It is made of porcelain. --- A maneki-neko is a Japanese figurine believed to bring good luck and prosperity. It is usually mad...

Qing Dynasty an antique rare early 20th century Chinese porcelain vase as a Chinese Famille Rose lamp with incised yellow ground decorated wi...

This bowl is made from Tokoname ware, a type of pottery from Aichi Prefecture. Tokoname ware has a history dating back to the 12th century, and there are still several active kilns t...

A pair of antique Song Dynasty Chinese porcelain olive green vases decorated with gods around the vase and flying dragon on top of each vase. Each lid decorated with crane on the top...

An elegant Chinese Ming dynasty pottery figurine depicting a horse in a standing pose with polychrome finish (aubergine, light brown and g...

A rare Minai pottery bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada, late 12th/ early 13th Century of deep rounded form with slightly everted rim on a splayed foot, decorated overglaze in poly...

The bowl is potted with gently flaring sides and a neatly trimmed foot. The interior is carved in low relief with a stylized peony scroll, the broad petals and flowing tendrils rende...

This vase is sturdily potted with a robust ovoid body that rises from a short, spreading foot to a gently tapering neck, finishing with a lipped mouth rim. The exterior is decorated ...

2 Asian Chinese-style (20th Century) blue and white porcelain jardinieres with scenes (PRICED EACH)

China, Ancient Bronze “Money Tree” Yaoqian Shu with original pottery base, Han dynasty (25 BCE – 220 CE) Dimensions: 155cm, 62 inches high A sculpted terracotta pottery base in the form of a tortoise with attendants and inserted with five individual bronze pole segments with twenty four individual hanging bronze open work money “branches” attached in tiers, four per tier and topped with a figure of a bronze phoenix as apex most bearing varying degrees of malachite and azurite encrustation from ancient burial. Important Description Details: Pottery "tortoise" base: 14.5" high and 11" wide Bronze sections: 7pcs pole bronze sections approximately 8" length each 1pc top "phoenix" bronze section approximately 7" high and 6" wide 20 pcs long bronze hanging wings approximately 10" long and 5" wide each 4 pcs short bronze hanging wings (near top) approximately 7" long and 4" wide each Total 32 pcs with ancient green and blue azurite patina. Catalog reference: Schneible Fine arts catalog - 35 Years Collecting Treasures- Number 11p. 28 (see photos) Provenance: Provenance: Private family collection formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Zabriskie Gallery, 2008. History of money trees: In the late Han Dynasty tombs...

This vase features a traditional vase coated with a clear and rich green celadon glaze. A fine network of crazing covers the surface. The neck is adorned with raised vine motifs, whi...

This is an incense burner which was made in Japan around 1970s in Showa era. This incense burner is made with porcelain. Dimensions: 6 x 6 x H8 cm

Chinese porcelain blue and white tea caddy with elongated Elizas, Kangxi period A tall Chinese tea caddy of blue and white porcelain with lid...

Shaped antique oval Chinese plate from my private collection: simply elegant, for any use on any table. It's one of my private collection, about 35 years...

A Japanese antique ceramic vase with a calm, understated presence shaped by time. Although an older piece, it remains in good condition with no cracks or chips, retaining the integri...

Antique Chinese green glazed pottery jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han per...

Large and wide Vietnamese vase from the Bien-Hoa kilns in black enamelled ceramic with decorations of dancers, dancers, warriors in relief. Alternating enamelled ceramic and raw cera...

Antique Chinese pottery armoured horse and rider with Oxford TL test. Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included. Age: China, Northern Wei Dyn...

Antique Chinese green glazed pottery granary jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern...

The ovoid shape suggests the influence from “amphora” of Greece and Rome, while the dragon-shaped handles allude to Persian and Central Asian metalwork. The ubiquitous dragon is a Ea...

Chinese porcelain sitting dog, Dehua, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era Small Chinese porcelain dog, China, 18th century Dehua, Qing dynasty (1644-1911...

A very rare and decidedly charming half-scale terracotta sculpture of the bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, ancient region of Gandha...

A set of Antique Khmer dark-brown glazed pottery bottles and lime pots. Age: Cambodia, 12th - 13th Century Size: Height 5.4 - 8 C.M. / Width 6.3 - 8.3 C.M. Condition: Nice glaze and...

Antique Thai Sukhothai pottery jar from shipwreck. Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16th Century Size: Height 27 C.M. / Width 21 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall (some ...

This vessel was crafted using a refined black-burnished pottery technique, with the entire surface carefully polished to a smooth, lustrous finish. The body features a flaring, trump...

A set of antiques Khmer dark-brown glazed pottery honey pots. Age: Cambodia, 12th Century Size: Height 6.6 - 9.2 C.M. / Width 10.4 - 15 C.M. Condition: Nice glaze and condition over...

Antique Chinese pottery earth spirit. Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907 Size: Height 69 C.M. ...

A square Chinese famille rose teapot, Tongzhi mark and of the period Period: Qing Dynasty Type: Teapot Medium: Famille rose, enamel * Famille Ro...

A set of eight antique Chinese green glazed pottery court man with an Oxford Thermoluminescence Test. Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included...

This jar features carved decoration typical of Cizhou ware. It is characterized by a creamy white slip contrasting with the brown clay body, and the principal motif appears to be a lotus flower. The decoration was created by coating the vessel with a layer of white slip and carving through it to reveal the darker body beneath, producing a strong visual contrast between the background and the motif. Period : Song-Yuan Dynasty Type : Jar Medium : Cizhou Ware Size : 21.5 cm(Height), 11cm(Mouth Diameter) Provenance : Acquired in 1999, Hongkong * Cizhou Ware Cizhou is the name given to a number of stonewares, grey or buff, of varying degrees of hardness, with painted, incised or carved decoration on a clay slip. These stonewares were not only made in the region of Cizhou, Hebei Province, but in several provinces of China during the Song, Yuan and Ming periods. The great centres of production were in the north of China in the provinces of Hebei, Henan and Shanxi. Cizhou wares seem to have been very popular, made for a clientèle of rich merchants, at a period when the paintings of famous...

Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse miniature blue and white Kangxi vase Kangxi (1662-1722), ca 1720 With a scene of floral decor and long Eliza The porcelain vase...

Of broad pear shape rising from a low foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, covered overall with a lustrous brownish-black glaze with rare six bands of russet-strokes radiating in yuhuchunping shape. Period : Northern Song-Jin Dynasty Type : Yuhuchunping Medium : Black glazed with russet painted Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong Reference : 1) Bonhams London 12 MAY 2016 - Fine Chinese Art - Lot 30 (Price realised : £ 37,500 / Type : Closely Related) 2) Bonhams London 11 MAY 2021 - Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On - Lot 99 (Price realised : £12,750 / Type : Related) 3) Christies NEW YORK 22 MAR 2018 - The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics - The Linyushanren Collection, Part III - Lot 521 (Price realised : 35,000 USD / Type : Closely Related) 4) Christies HONG KONG 30 MAY 2024 - Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art - Lot 2854 (Price realised : HKD 201,600 / Type : Related) * Black-glazed ceramics in Northern Song-Jin dynasty Black-glazed ceramics, also known as "black ware," were prominent during the Northern Song (960–1127) and Jin (1115–1234) dynasties. The creation of these ceramics involved the application of a rich, dark glaze, typically achieved using iron oxide. This glaze was applied over a stoneware or porcelain body, then fired at high temperatures to produce a glossy, dark finish ranging from deep brown to black. Notable techniques included the "tea-dust" glaze, which exhibited a speckled appearance, and the "oil-spot" glaze, characterized by small, iridescent spots. The high-temperature firing process was crucial for achieving the desired glaze effects and durability. The design of black-glazed ceramics often included intricate carvings, incised, or molded decorations. Common forms included bowls, vases, jars, and ceramic pillows. These pillows, used as headrests, featured detailed designs such as floral patterns, animals, and mythical creatures. An example of this is a black-glazed ceramic pillow from the Jin dynasty, which features carvings of two lions. Similar pieces can be found in the Guanfu Museum, where black-glazed pillows...