Garlic Head Vase

Chinese antique suantouping or 'garlic head' vase in under-glazed blue and white porcelain, created in China during the Kangxi style and dating from the later 19th century.

Dutch Delft Blue and White Vase, 18thc. Garlic head form decorated with chinoiseries in cartouches with floral scroll and lappets. 13.5” h. x 7” diam.

Large 18th century Dutch Delft ribbed octagonal "garlic-head" form vase having hand-painted blue and white basket and ribbon motifs in panels and all-over foliate designs.

A finely decorated pair of Japanese Satsuma vases with garlic head mouths, Meiji period, early 20th century, Japan.

The decorations of these two garlic-head vases are based on those on Chinese porcelain of the Kangxi period (1662-1722).

Large blue and white garlic-head bottle vase, delft, 1720-1750. The octagonal bottle vase stands on a wide, spreading foot with a tall garlic neck over a spherical body ending in a ...

Pigeon-egg blue, garlic-head vase with Yungzhen mark, Qing Period.

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 l...

Potted in a balanced baluster form with a gently flared mouth and a stable foot, this vase presents a calm and harmonious silhouette. Animal-form handles holding looped rings add scu...

This dish is covered in a rich green glaze, with a central medallion depicting a sinuous dragon in high relief, surrounded by a continuous band of floral scrolls. The dragon’s scales...

A stunning and massive Chinese high fired gray pottery jar of remarkable size and girth, with impressed geometric design, Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), Zhejiang Province, China. ...

A massive pottery horse with separately made head and tail, standing on all fours and striding with its right hoof forward. Extended snout ends in parted lips showing teeth beneath i...

A finely carved Chinese zitan wood figure of an unidentified bodhisattva, possibly Guanyin, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The androgynous figure has a plump, almost matronly ...

A well modelled pair of Tang dynasty painted pottery soldiers. The warriors portrayed standing, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplate...

Han earthenware celedon glazed hill jar The hill jar represents the five sacred mountains which is the path between the earth and Paradise. The mountains are filled with animals tha...

A sublime Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel, called a bianhu, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China. The bianhu with a flattened oblong body, applied taotie masks, and loose ring ...

A fine and unusual Chinese Tang Sancai glazed model of a horse and rider, Tang Dynasty (618 to 906 CE), early 8th century, China. This fantastic sculpture portrays a male figures se...

A wonderful Han Dyansty (206 BC-200 AD) storage vessel. The circular body set upon three legs and fitted with a lid. The entirety covered in heavy leaded green glaze, imitating bronz...

A fantastic Chinese Han Dynasty archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, hu, and cover, ex. Michael Goedhuis, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), China. The archaic ritual bronze hu of typical...