A Large and Rare Straw-Glazed Pottery Amphora, Tang Dynasty

Famous annamese cream glazed ceramic ewer covered with a cream glaze. Traces of excavation are clearly visible in the glaze. Dates : Presumably Ly Dynasty (11-13th century) Region ...

This jar would have served as a mortuary object (mingqi), placed in a tomb as a substitute for the more valuable bronze and lacquer vessels. Along with a variety of other funerary earthenware objects, attendant figures, and animals, richly decorated vessels of this kind were intended to serve the spirit of the deceased in the afterlife. Period : Han dynasty Type : Jar Medium : Earthenware Dimension : 28.5 cm(Height) x 11cm(Mouth Diameter) Condition : Good(Overall in well-preserved ancient burial condition with some soil still adhering (showing minor abrasions and wear due to prolonged burial underground) Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong * Han Dynasty Earthenware...

The oviform body is divided into few lobes, and the shoulder is applied with a pair of small loops molded. Period : Five Dynasties-Song Dynasty(907~1279) Type : Ewer Medium : Zheji...

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...

A ceramic vase from Thailand, with light cream glaze and painted floral decorations. Late 19th Century. While the golden age of Thai ceramics ended around the 15-16th Centuries, Thai craftsmen learned the art through generations, later producing smaller numbers of pieces with different clays and glazing techniques, inspired by the original master artisans of places like Si-Satchanalai and Sawankhalok. This small vase is beautifully preserved, measuring approximately 5 inches in diameter and 9.5 inches high. Its light beige glaze and still visible painted decorations is reminiscent of the impeccable craft of the ancient Southeast Asian ceramics.

The antique Chinese clay vessel is handcrafted from clay and fired. Shallow enrelief bands encircle the upper part of the vessel.    

Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa culture large pottery Amphora jar. Age: China, Neolithic period, 1350 B.C. Size: Height 33 C.M. / Width 26.2 C.M. Condi...

This is a vase believed to have been fired at the Cizhou kilns in northern China. Known for their distinctive white-slip base and bold black glaze decoration, the Cizhou kilns flouri...