Antique Tea Leaf China

Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops throughout China, where tea drinking was a symbol of taste and upper-class refinement.

Used to store loose leaf tea, this small earthenware jar from the late 19th century is decorated in the classic blue-and-white manner with a richly crazed texture. Elegant in its sim...

An early 20th century Chinese blue and white glazed porcelain tea leaf jar depicting scholars at leisure in a mountainous landscape, with a lid with brass hardware.

A 19th century cast iron herbal tea grinding wheel with elongated mortar from provincial Northern China.


Pagoda Red Collection #: S004


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A pair of early 20th century Chinese grand scale blue and white tea leaf jars with lids and scrolling vine and lotus motif.

A pair of early 20th century Chinese blue and white glazed porcelain tea leaf jars depicting scholars at leisure in a mountainous landscape, with lids with brass hardware.

Blue and white jars hand-painted with a pair of fish, Chinese symbols of abundance.

A well-decorated pair of 19th century Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked 12 the other 21. Now electrified wi...

A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked "12" the other "21", circa 1875. Now electrified.

A pair of large oval English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red ground with gilt reserve, the center panel having a Chinese figure on a gilt groun...

A very beautiful and rare porcelain Famille Verte cabbage leaf and butterfly pattern coffee or tea cup and saucer set, circa early 20th century, Chinese Export.

Used to store loose leaf tea, this porcelain jar is decorated in a style of overglaze enameling known as "famille rose." Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign colors," the f...

Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops throughout China, where tea drinking was a symbol of taste and upper-class refinement.

Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign colors," the famille rose style emerged during the 18th century and employs a pastel palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favors ro...

Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign colors," the famille rose style emerged during the 18th century and employs a pastel palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favors ro...

Blue and white porcelain jar with lid depicting fish and waves, Chinese symbols of prosperity.

A rare pair of Chinese paintings on tea leaf Ca. 1840

A beautiful Chinese celadon glazed deep dish with an impressed peony design to the center, Ming Dynasty, circa 1400, Longquan kilns, China. The lovey dish covered in an attractive ...

A fine Tang dynasty (618 to 906 AD) brown glazed jar with applied lug handles, circa late 9th or early 10th century, China. The jar of somewhat stout proportions, but sill elegan...

A beautiful, perfectly shaped and balanced antique Bizen ware shibui sake bottle (tokkuri) vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a uniqu...

An absolutely stunning Bizen ware stoneware vase/jar/vessel - produced sometime during the late Momoyama period (1568-1600) / Early Edo Period (1603-1867). Bizen yaki ware is a type ...

An antique Japanese brown water jar from the 19th century, with distressed patina. Sold as is, this Japanese water jar features a generous tapering body boasting a nicely weathered b...

A beautiful, darkly fired, antique Bizen ware three-ear tsubo jar/pot/vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a line of hand-incised shoul...

A Ming Dynasty period glazed ceramic Martaban water jar from the 17th century, with tiger motifs and petite handles. Created in China during the 17th century, this Ming Dynasty perio...

A Japanese storage jar (tsubo) made in the ancient Echizen ware tradition by Fujita Jurouemon VIII. Echizen is one of the six ancient kilns in Japan, directly influenced by the Sue w...

On offer is a large Korean ceramic storage jar (hangari) with white glaze and iron red underglaze dragon design. The globular shaped jar derived its form from the Moon Jar of the ear...

A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...

This Chinese Brown Glazed Earthenware Jar from the Song dynasty is a remarkable piece despite its age and slight damage. The jar features a rich brown glaze that is typical of Song d...

A striking Chinese Neolithic to Bronze Age burnished red pottery double handled saddle mouth storage jar, Siwa Culture (circa 1500 to 1100 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China. ...