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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1492497
(stock #7526)
Very good Han Dynasty heavy spinach green lead glazed jar with zoomorphic impressed band at the top. Excellent condition, small unglazed spot near mouthrim- please examine enlargements. D: 14cm/5.5in and H: 11.5cm/4.8in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1492707
(stock #7529)
Chinese burnished Neolithic bowl with side lugs, there is a repair on the edge noted in last enlargement and some of the black pigment in the design is not original. Majiayao culture circa 3000BCE. D: 12cm/4.8in and H: 6.8cm/2.6in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1493209
(stock #7536)
Very rare Warring States Period circa (circa 475BCE–221 BCE) jar with ribbed pattern. I’ve seen these in publications, but this is the first one I have seen in person. There is one chip on the mouthrim, as can be seen in enlargements, but otherwise in excellent condition. Very sharply carved with decorated lugs. H: 13cm/5.1in and D: 16cm/6.2in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre AD 1000
item #1494330
(stock #7344)
Early stoneware celadon glazed large basin shaped bowl circa Jin Dynasties (266CE–420CE) with wide flat mouth rim, incised wave patterns on rim and cavetto. D: 19.4cm/7.6cm and H: 5.9cm/2.3in. There are some shallow chips on mouthrim and kiln adhesions in center and rim- please examine enlargements. Ex Dr. John Au, Australia..
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1497555
(stock #7380)
Unusual pottery bowl with hand molded snake handle. This came out of China and has a good petrichor and water absorption on the base, circa 2000-1000BCE. 14cm/5.5in and H: 12cm/4.7in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1497779
(stock #7384)
Six Tang Dynasty miniature tomb figures of Chinese noblewoman Heights are 6cm-10cm. Please see notes in enlargements for actual size and condition. These were collected from different sites and represent an eclectic collection. Also note last image for all six images together.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre AD 1000
item #1498160
(stock #7386)
Classic celadon Yueyao glazed bowl from Zhejiang, 5 Dynasties period, circa 907 to 979CE. Unglazed circle at the bottom of the cavetto is where another bowl was stacked while being fired. There are couple of very small firing hairlines and tiny chips on the rim, otherwise good condition for an 1100 year old ceramic. D: 15cm/5.9in and H: 5.8cm/2.2in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Architectural Elements : Pre AD 1000
item #1500414
(stock #7419)
High fired ceramic brick with image of a standing soldier and other decorative elements. There is some old calligraphy scratched on the surface which is old but not original. See enlargements for scale.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1500449
(stock #7420)
Han dynasty brick with impressed coin and “mythical” beast, repurposed into a functioning ink stone. The aesthetic is in the Song “shizi” style. Scale is noted in enlargements.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre AD 1000
item #1500451
(stock #7421)
Han dynasty brick with impressed classic Han dragon, repurposed into a functioning ink stone. The aesthetic of the inkstone is in the Song “shizi” style. Scale is noted in enlargements.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre AD 1000
item #1500452
(stock #7422)
Tang dynasty brick impressed lotus, repurposed into a functioning ink stone. Although the lotus is represented in Han Dynasty secular art, this style of lotus is always associated with Buddhism, which would be more in common during the Tang. The ink grinding surface is a little rough but to me gives it a a naturalistic charm, like a lake in the mountains. The scale is enlargements.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Architectural Elements : Pre AD 1000
item #1500500
(stock #7423)
Han dynasty brick with impressed Chinese character repurposed into a functioning ink stone. Scale is noted in enlargements, unusual shape possibly a corner stone that has been cut and rounded in the back. There is also a small “well” in the front corner.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1501191
(stock #7423)
Chinese Neolithic high fired, well potted jar with side lugs. Very good condition with original pigment and no repair- just two surface chips (see enlargements) enlargements. Majiayao culture circa 3000BCE. D: 15cm/5.9in and H: 10cm/4.1in
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #1501633
(stock #7230)
Tang Dynasty buff colored, with traces of original pigments pottery statue in the image of a tomb guardian Zhenmushou “earth spirit”. These are increasingly difficult to find these days. The horn has been repaired and there is a repaired surface chip on the back. H: 33cm/13in and W: 10.5/4.1.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1501708
(stock #7231)
Tang Dynasty white pottery statue in the image of a Zhenmushou “earth spirit”. These are increasingly difficult to find these days. This has a powerful human face, and muscular body with wings bat like ears and cloven hooves. Repaired throughout- all the breaks are clean, please examine enlargements- small bit missing at the top of horn tip. H: 48cm/18.9in x W: 16cm/7in.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre AD 1000
item #1502280
(stock #7241)
Good Cizhou type high fired, well balanced, ovoid soy glazed with russet highlights jar from a northern kiln, circa- Five Dynasties to Northern Song. There is a possible chip on the outer mouthrim (see enlargement)- difficult to tell if this happened after firing or before. There are remnants of kiln supports on the concave foot. H: 9.6cm/3.8in and D: 10.3cm/4in.