Archaistic Jars

A Chinese Archaistic Bronze Covered Vessel China. 19th Century Dimensions:7 x 9-1/2 x 7-1/4 inches (17.8 x 24.1 x 18.4 cm) Condition: Very good with wear. AVANTIQUES is dedicated to...

Chinese Celadon Funerary Jars (12th -13th Century) Vases with lids, bird finials and four cloud-forms in high relief. Clay: dense, dark grey; thinly potted. Glaze: rich, lustrous bl...

An ancient Egyptian stone vessel/jar, Old Kingdom, 2600-2800 BCE. This is an original lime stone jar from the time of the pyramid builders, thes...

A massive antique stoneware storage jar (known as tsubo in Japanese) circa 16-17th century (Muromachi to early Edo period). The heavily potted jar is of a typical "medieval" form with swelled shoulder, short neck and tapered body, made for vernacular use in the kitchen. The jar is unadorned except the groove lines around the short neck and along the lower half of the body. The surface is covered with a thin glaze with black markings and runoffs resulted from the iron slip interacted with ashes in the kiln fires. Tokoname ware is one of the six ancient kilns in Japan dated to the 9th century and made in Aichi Prefecture in central Japan. Using local iron-rich clay, it is renowned for its unglazed thick-walled storage jars with a strong Mingei (folky) appeal. When the chado (tea ceremony) became highly appreciated in the 15th century during the Muromachi period, tea masters, equivalent to today's taste makers...

Two ensuite Korean porcelain jars circa early 19th century Joseon Dynasty, attributed to Punwon-ri ware and measures 5.5" diameter x 4" height and...

Set of three large ceramic pots from the Martaban area of Burma, 18th century. These large and heavy stoneware jars were used to store food, drinkwater etc; they were partly put in t...

A large Chinese Neolithic funeral jar from Yangshao culture (5000-3000BC). The reddish earthen ware features a bulbous body, a short neck with a round opening and two jug ears on the side. It was hand built with coiling method which it can be felt along the body and padded outside. The red ocher paint decorates the outside with a quarterly-divided design, with geometrical patterns of circles, dots, squares and mesh and curvy lines dominating the upper surface. The lower part remains unpainted. These types of painted jar were found by Swedish archeologist Johan Gunnar Andersson...

Pair of 19th century Chinese bronze and enamel studded vases after archaic model.

On offer is a stoneware ceramic jar with black iron glaze from Khmer Kingdom (now Cambodia) dated to Angkor period circa 12th century. The vase is const...

A large ceramic storage jar with dark brown black glaze from Martaban Area of Burma (nowadays Myanmar) circa 15th-16th century. Martaban jar is a generic term for large heavy stoneware jars that were shipped out of the port of Martaban. It doesn't identify the origin where these jars were made as many jars exported from the port were made in China, Thailand and Vietnam instead of from local kilns, which could be distinguished by the different materials and styling. During the Ming dynasty, this busy port was under the jurisdiction of Thailand. These jars were documented from 14th century and the export lasted until Martaban ceased to be an important international port after the Burmese attack in 1613. The current jar on offer is identified as a true Burmese jar...

A stone ware pottery jar used for storage, made in southern China Fujian or Guangdong province since Song Dynasty for domestic use as well as export. They were widely exported to South East Asia and further, and sometimes known as Martaban Jars due to the transit port of that name in Burma. This jar on offer is of the classic form, likely made in the South China during Southern Song to Yuan Dynasty (11th-14th century, precisely dating these pieces are difficult). The jar features a half dipped light...

A small and very unusual vessel, found at a Estate sale, provenance and details unknown.