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Material: Pottery
Antique Chinese Qing Green Glazed Foo Dog Lion Joss Stick Incense Holder Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A whimsical pair of late Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Chinese pottery Sancai green glazed joss stick incense holders. circa 1890
Born in China around the turn of the late 19th / early 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
Green-Glazed Horse and Rider, Ming period(15-16th Century)
Located in seoul, KR
Statues of Chinese horse and rider, featuring glazes in green, amber, are set on rectangular bases.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Medium: Green-glazed Pottery
Type: Figure
Provenance : Ac...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Two blue-glazed figures, Ming Period (1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
Statues of Chinese dignitaries crafted from terracotta, featuring glazes in blue and ocher, are set on rectangular bases. The wide-sleeved robes and craftsmanship, along with the cyl...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
10th - 12th Century, Song Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Lion Panel
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery lion panel with stand.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panel only: Length 29.6 C.M. / Width 18 C.M. / Thickness 2.7 C.M.
Height includi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pottery Jug from Ancient Holy Land Iron Age c.1000 BC.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Ancient Holy Land Iron Age Pottery Jug c.1000 BC.
Fine large pottery footed jug with loop type handle, etched lines at shoulder. Iron Age from the time of King David.
Provenance: E...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Israeli Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Pottery Lidded Urn C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Pottery Lidded Urn C1920
Measures - 5.5"h x 3"diam
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Octagonal Imari Plate, Late 19th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A decorative handpainted Japanese Imari octagonal ceramic charger, gilt edges, profusely decorated in vibrant shades or blue, red, green and yellow, featuring a rocky island with mat...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Jun Ware Blue and Red Hares Fur Glazed Art Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with blue over red hares fur glazes and dating from the latter 19th or 20th century. Th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Two green glazed figures, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
Statues of Chinese dignitaries crafted from terracotta, featuring glazes in green and ocher, are set on rectangular bases. The wide-sleeved robes and craftsmanship, along with the cy...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Two Green Glazed Horses and Riders, Ming period(15-16th Century)
Located in seoul, KR
Statues of Chinese horse riders, featuring glazes in green, are set on rectangular bases.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Medium: Green-glazed Pottery
Type: Figure
Provenance : Acquired i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Song Dynasty Blue Glazed Foo Dog Lion Incense Burner Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and remarkable original Song (Sung) Dynasty (960 to 1279) dark turquoise blue glazed earthenware pottery joss stick incense holder. Likely Jun ware, Northern Song Dynasty (960...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays his famous Jomon Zogan rop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Koro
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
Bulbous Form
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Koro. The Japanese Satsuma Koro of rounded form neatly potted with a small to...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Plate by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
Painted with Two Snipe Amongst Iris
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Plate by Kinkozan. The Satsuma Plate is extensively de...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Guardian Haitai Lion Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasties
Located in seoul, KR
This figure represent a guardian haitai. The style of the figurine, with its facial features and remnants of paint, suggests it could be a part of funerary art, which was common in C...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Song Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Entertainer Dancer Panel
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery entertainer panel with stand.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panel only: Height 40.3 C.M. / Width 19.8 C.M.
Height including stand: 52...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Song Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Flute Player Musician Panel
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery flute player musician panel with stand.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size of panel only: Height 40.5 C.M. / Width 20.3 C.M.
Height including...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Black glazed bottle, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Black glazed bottle from the late Ming dynasty binh thuan cargo. An identical piece is included on page 146 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Disco...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Rare Pottery Rectangular Brazier with cicadas in Green Glaze, Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This pottery brazier, a burial artifact from the Han Dynasty, features quadrilateral sides that slope inward and a base with slits for ventilation. Each side is adorned with animal m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Satsuma Japanese Meiji Miniature Enameled Teapot Kozon Mark
By Satsuma
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Japanese Satsuma miniature spool shaped pottery teapot and cover finely hand enameled with Kozon mark and dating from around 1880. This delightful teapot has an invers...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Two Chestnut-glazed Pottery Figure of Sacred Bulls, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Naturalistically modelled, standing on a rectangular base with head facing forward and short tail curled to one side, incised details and covered overall in a rich chestnut glaze sav...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Sancai-Glazed ‘Floral’ Dish, Liao Dynasty(916~1125)
Located in seoul, KR
Well potted with shallow sides rising from a short foot, the interior molded with a single chrysanthemum surrounded by peony blossoms picked out in amber and with green leaves agains...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Swatow Lidded Boxes in the shape of Waves and Flowers, Late Ming Era(16-17th c)
Located in seoul, KR
Small green-glazed boxes from the late Ming dynasty cargo. Identical pieces are included on page 142, 143 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discove...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Han Dynasty, Rare Antique Chinese Pottery Amphora Decorated with Bronze Ornament
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare antique Chinese pottery amphora decorated with bronze ornament.
In the past, this kind of vessel was used for wine container.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Size...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Cizhou Rectangular Pillow with Carved Decoration, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Cizhou ware is known for its robust forms and freely applied decoration, often featuring a white slip under clear glaze. The pillow is rectangular, with a slightly curved top surface to accommodate the head of the sleeper. The decoration on this pillow features an incised design, delineated with fine lines to create a clear and simplistic representation. The motif includes floral elements, likely peony or chrysanthemum, and foliage, which were popular during the Song and Yuan periods. The carving is subtle yet skillful, showing the artistry and aesthetic preferences of the era.
Period : Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th Century
Type : Pillow
Medium : Cizhou Ware
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Datong Museum - Cizhou Pillow...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Standing Green Glazed Pottery Attendant Figure
Located in seoul, KR
This standing attendant male figure is dressed in a front-closing green robe, cinched at the waist with a sash tied in a knot. Atop his head sits a red hat. He adopts a formal pose o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Pottery Bowl Imperial Figures Kizan 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Japanese Meiji period Satsuma pottery bowl, circa 1890.
The bowl having a lobed rim and finely decorated & gilt to the outside with a 'thousand flowers' decoratio...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Pottery Vase Flowerpot 1850s-1890s Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is old Japanese pottery.
It has a very beautiful shape.
It is recommended as a vase as it can be filled with water.
There are some kiln scratches here and there, but I think it...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Sumidagawa pottery Monkeys vase, Ban-Ni, Japan, Meiji Period.
By Sumida Gawa
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Sumidagawa ‘Monkeys’ vase, Ban-Ni, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period.
£1,350.00
Sumidagawa pottery vase, signed Ban-Ni, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period. The large vase, sculpted with an amu...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Korean Buncheong Joseon Dynasty Antique Glazed Pottery Ceramic Wabi-Sabi Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully and sumptuously blue and white crackle glazed and colored, moon pot shaped, hand-decorated/painted Korean Buncheong porcelain vase. Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The vase...
Category
19th Century Korean Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Belitung ship, Large Changsha bowl with plant patterns, Tang Period
Located in seoul, KR
The edges have been dipped in four places with brown, probably iron-oxide. The well of the bowl is freely painted in green and coffee coloured brown.
Period : Late Tang Dynasty
Prod...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
It features two small lug handles on either side of the neck and a spout opposite the main handle. This ewer might have been used for wine or other liquids, which were poured through...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Chinese Qing Melon Shape Yixing Teapot with Strainer, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Chinese Qing Yixing red clay melon shape teapot and cover with integral strainer dating from the 19th century. The teapot is of rounded melon shape with vertical partitio...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Milling Shed pottery with Green Glaze, Eastern Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Made from the standard orange earthenware body of Han green glazed tomb models, this miniature milling station features a circular millstone and a foot...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Northern Wei Dynasty
PERIOD: 386 – 535 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 404 mm x 350 mm x 230 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 560 mm x 530 mm x 200 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermolumin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse with musician
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse with musician
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 420 mm x 365 mm x 145 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Sogdian rider
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Sogdian rider
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 560 mm x 510 mm x 175 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes The...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse with rider
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse with rider
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 520 mm x 420 mm x 180 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Guardian Official Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This figure appears to be a terracotta statuette, possibly representing a court official or a deity given the distinct headgear which could signify a rank or divine attribute. The st...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Vintage Japanese Hip Flask Glazed Canteen Pottery Vessel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Japanese Sake Flask Hip Flask Glazed Canteen Pitcher Pottery Vessel
Folk Art Pottery
6.75 h x 7.5 w x 3.75 d
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to images.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Majolica Stick or Umbrella Stand Fly Frog Bamboo Motif
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful, playful Majolica Stick stand. Beautifully done to capture that moment. Set on natures bamboo, Frog eyes the Fly. Excellent detail and color of glaze. Retains original label.
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
14th-16th Century, A Pair of Antique Sukhothai Pottery Brown Glazed Jars
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of antique Sukhothai pottery brown glazed jars with naturally running glaze on the body, natural shell and barnacle from shipwreck.
Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, 14th - 16...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Greek kylix
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Kylix
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Apulian
PERIOD: 4th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 56 mm x 165 mm x 115 mm
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Miniature Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Censer or Koro
By Kinkozan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese Satsuma pottery incense burner.
With a cream ground and an extensively gilt exterior.
There are numerous cartouches around the censer with each having a un...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Believed to be dignity tomb figures from the Ming Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of pottery dignitary tomb figures from the Ming Dynasty era.
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Set of 5 Japanese Wabi Sabi Small Pottery Vases
Located in Somis, CA
A collection of 5 small Japanese wabi sabi pottery vases in beautiful earth tone. They are bigger than the usual mini vases as some of them are over...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Guardian(Half human half beast) Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This guardian figure represents a fusion of human and beast, a common motif symbolizing protection in Chinese lore. Crafted from pottery, the figure is a testament to the era's sculp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 655 mm x 265 mm x 210 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermoluminescence test by Laboratory Kotalla (Reference 05B101123). Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Dutch gallery
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection, acquired from Dutch art gallery
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export Licence. If you are from outside the European Union, we will have to apply for the export licence again for your country, this takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Due to the fragility and size of this piece, it can only be shipped within the European Union, United Kingdom and neighbouring countries that can be transported by road by private courier (door to door).
This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Neolithic Yangshao Culture Pottery Amphora, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
This pottery has a bulbous body with two small, protruding handles near its widest part. The pottery features horizontal bands of patterns, which include a sequence of geometric shap...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Greek aryballos depicting a horse head
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Aryballos depicting a horse head
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Greek, Corinthian
PERIOD: 7th Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 62 mm x 55 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition
PROVENANCE: E...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 645 mm x 260 mm x 180 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermoluminescence test by Laboratory Kotalla (Reference 04B101123). Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Dutch gallery
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection, acquired from Dutch art gallery
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export Licence. If you are from outside the European Union, we will have to apply for the export licence again for your country, this takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Due to the fragility and size of this piece, it can only be shipped within the European Union, United Kingdom and neighbouring countries that can be transported by road by private courier (door to door).
This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Cizhou Lotus Carved Jar, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This jar features a carved design, which is typical of Cizhou ware. It has a creamy white and brown color scheme, and the prominent decoration of lotus flower, which is a common motif in Chinese art and culture, symbolizing purity and enlightenment.
The carving technique involves coating the vessel with a layer of white slip (liquid clay), then carving away parts of it to create the design, revealing the darker clay body beneath. This technique allows for a strong contrast between the background and the carved 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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Shoji Hamada Japanese Tenmoku & Nuka Pottery Plate Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, unique work by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his tenmoku and nuka trailing decoration glaze technique. Hamada first coated the plate with a thin slip made from a local clay or ochre. This particular clay is rich in iron and provides a darker unglazed background for the trailed Nuka and Tenmoku glazes to pop and radiate (which Hamada poured from a ladle in unique and spontaneous patterns). The original Hamada signed and stamped/sealed box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Standing Cow
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery standing cow.
Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Length 16 C.M. / Width 6.7 C.M. / Height 11.3 C.M.
Conditio...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
6th - 7th Century, Pre-Angkor, Antique Khmer Pottery Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Khmer pottery jar.
Age: Cambodia, Pre-Angkor Period, 6th - 7th Century
Size: Height 28.4 C.M. / Width 35 C.M.
Condition: Nice and condition overall (some expected degradatio...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Hu Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery Hu jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B....
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Green and Ochre Glazed Altar Table with Offerings, Ming Dynasty, 15~16th Century
Located in seoul, KR
The table bearing pig head, rice cakes, dishes of meat, fish and fruit. Known as Mingqi, these terracotta models were customarily included in Chinese burial practices, particularly among the affluent, to aid the deceased in their journey through the afterlife. This tradition extends back to the Neolithic Period. A unique terracotta funeral table...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Pottery Asian Art and Furniture
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Pottery
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