Price on request.A nice brownish-black glazed wine receptacle with still some sticky remains of the sweet rice wine that was placed in it. Size: H. 20.6cm. W. 18cm.  More »

Price on request.A nice brownish-black glazed wine receptacle with still some sticky remains of the sweet rice wine that was placed in it. Size: H. 20.6cm. W. 18cm. Condition: No repairs or chips.   « Less

This is a small and very finely potted Song Dynasty (960 – 1276) small yingqing bowl. It stands on a short glazed foot rim and base rising to an everted u-shaped  More »

This is a small and very finely potted Song Dynasty (960 – 1276) small yingqing bowl. It stands on a short glazed foot rim and base rising to an everted u-shaped glazed body stopping short of the rim. Both the rim inside and outside of the bowl is unglazed exposing the porcelaneous body. On the inside and the base of the bowl, it is incised with some branches and a single prunus flower. The bowl has minor abrasion and bubble burst which can be seen in picture 3, as shown by the tiny brown spots. There is no hairline crack, chip, repair or restoration. Overall the bowl is in good condition. The measurement of the yingqing bowl is: Diameter 9.6cm and the Height is 4.4cm. Please refer to our stock # S60021013 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a Song dynasty (960 – 1276) porcelain cosmetic box and cover. The sides and bottom half is ribbed to look like a melon form, the recessed top is moulded in the  More »

This is a Song dynasty (960 – 1276) porcelain cosmetic box and cover. The sides and bottom half is ribbed to look like a melon form, the recessed top is moulded in the form of a stylised double flower with a short stalk. The box is covered in a pale bluish glaze of yingqing type, which pools in the crevasses to an aquamarine tone. The rims and base are unglazed, exposing the white porcellanous body underneath. The top is decorated on its lid with two stalks of incised flowers depicted by six small iron brown stones. The interior reveals three small containers in the form of open flowers linked by appliqué tendrils with a faint taint of iron brown accenting each of the tendrils with the three small containers in the pale bluish glaze color. There is some abrasion, sand grits on the base and inside of the bowl as shown in the pictures. There is also a chip on the center lotus bud (picture 3). Other than that, overall in good condition. The measurement of the cosmetic box: Diameter 10.5cm and the Height is 3.7cm. Please refer to our stock # S60021012 when inquiring.   « Less

Price on request:A nice detailed Han granary with three bear like legs in a rich deep green glaze. Size: H. 30 cm. Roof diameter 23 cm. Condition: No repairs. Some kiln  More »

Price on request:A nice detailed Han granary with three bear like legs in a rich deep green glaze. Size: H. 30 cm. Roof diameter 23 cm. Condition: No repairs. Some kiln chips. Please refer to our stock # PT-030 when inquiring.   « Less

This is museum quality, small Liao dynasty (907-1125) sancai green glazed molded moon flask ewer. It stands on a flat foot rising to a rounded side body with a spout mouth  More »

This is museum quality, small Liao dynasty (907-1125) sancai green glazed molded moon flask ewer. It stands on a flat foot rising to a rounded side body with a spout mouth and a handle. The top opening of the ewer is molded into the shape of five leaves in five divided panels (picture 6). On each side of the molded body, it is decorated all round with rounded heads and within it side, there are two dragons flying in the dense molded cloud. Another interesting feature of the moon flask ewer is the color variation in the glazing. It ranges from dark green to green and lemon green color which is clearly shown in picture 1,2 and 3. This could be due to the uneven firing temperature resulting in the variation in the glazing. The handle is not straight but tilt to the left (picture 4) There is no repair or restoration. The glaze shows patches of iridescent silvery green and oxidise pertina on several places (picture 5). There is some expected degradation, chips & minor losses, abrasions, as a consequence of long period of burial and subsequent cleaning. On the handle, there are two natural firing faults at the top and bottom of it (picture 5). The dimension of the Moon Flask Ewer: The Height is 17.8cm, Width is 9.9cm and the Length is 18.8cm. Please refer to our stock # L60021002 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a nice piece and of museum quality Tang dynasty ((618 – 906 A.D.) copper green glaze ewer. The shape of the ewer looks stout and strong. It has a long body  More »

This is a nice piece and of museum quality Tang dynasty ((618 – 906 A.D.) copper green glaze ewer. The shape of the ewer looks stout and strong. It has a long body with a small handle, two lugs and a short stout spout. The neck is straight and slightly high with a short and thicken everted rim. The design on the body is a simple linear abstraction. It is incised with fine roulette design under the ice craze transparent glaze and the spout with ribbed details. The glazing covers two third of the body. The glaze of the ewer uses the iron oxides as colourants. On this piece, a slip is not applied over the ewer but the iron is mixed to the glaze and the applied directly to the ewer. The darker brown to mild yellowish tinge on the glaze is due to the iron oxide not evenly applied or due to the firing process. There is no repair or restoration, crack or chip. There are abrasions at the spout, the two lugs, on the small loop handle and at the rim of the head. Overall, it is in very good condition. The measurement of the Tang dynasty ewer: Height 21.1cm and the Width 8.cm. Please refer to our stock # T60021002 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a fine, beautiful and brightly colored example of a small “Jun” ware bowl which was treated as a “manufacturing defect”. The bowl is well  More »

This is a fine, beautiful and brightly colored example of a small “Jun” ware bowl which was treated as a “manufacturing defect”. The bowl is well glazed in a bright lavender color with pooling of a bright blue sky glaze at the base of the bowl. It would have been a fine piece if not for an over glazed which has resulted in an overflow of a big pool of the glaze down to the sagger. When it cooled down, the glaze glued the base of the bowl to the sagger. This is a good Song dynasty (960 – 1276 A.D) example. The bowl makes an excellent research and study subject specimen as well as a unique display item of a Song dynasty “Jun”.bowl. The condition is as per shown in the picture. . The dimension of the bowl with the sagger is: The width is 15cm and the height is 6.5cm. Please refer to our stock # S60021009 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a Song dynasty (960 – 1276 A.D.) white glaze stem cup. It rest on a flared foot rising inwards to a short neck and then towards a inverted u-shaped cup. It has  More »

This is a Song dynasty (960 – 1276 A.D.) white glaze stem cup. It rest on a flared foot rising inwards to a short neck and then towards a inverted u-shaped cup. It has a simple abstract cloud like wave motive between two bands of lines. On the underside, the white glaze flow stopped short at about half way down the stem exposing the light buff color stoneware. A nice piece. There is no repair or restoration. No chip or crack. Minor firing faults (pic 2 - mid way between the stem), pinholes, minute grits inside and outside the cup and abrasions. Overall, in very good condition. The measurement of the Song dynasty stem cup: Height 7.6cm and the Diameter 8.4cm. Please refer to our stock # S50021008 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a beautifully and evenly potted pear shape vase (Yuhuchung Ping) from the Jin dynasty period (1115-1234 A.D). The pear-shape body gently emerged from the straight  More »

This is a beautifully and evenly potted pear shape vase (Yuhuchung Ping) from the Jin dynasty period (1115-1234 A.D). The pear-shape body gently emerged from the straight foot with it proportionately well potted rounded sides and then slowly curved upwards into a flared-up mouth. The rich and thick black glazed color can be seen flowing all the way downward, stopping short near to the base, revealing the earth ware. The pear-shaped vase which is heavily potted has no chips, cracks or any restoration. Only some abrasion, wear and tear due to the long period of burial. It is in good condition. The measurement of the pear-shaped vase: Width is 16.9cm and the Height 26.0cm. Please refer to our stock # J50021001 when inquiring.   « Less

A rare Mother and child Han Oil Lamp.The Mother is sitting and holding the hand of the child. The head piece was used for the oil holding the oil. Size: H. 26.8cm. W. 11cm.  More »

A rare Mother and child Han Oil Lamp.The Mother is sitting and holding the hand of the child. The head piece was used for the oil holding the oil. Size: H. 26.8cm. W. 11cm. Condition: Most of the green glaze is gone and there is an old repair break around the head. See photos. Please refer to our stock # PT(H)-007 when inquiring.   « Less