Han Vases and Vessels

This Pickling Jar was once used to pickle eggs and features a wonderful array of hand-painted motifs which include birds, foliage and other subtle symbols and patterning. The hand-pa...

A gorgeous Chinese flambe glazed vase with molded deer head handles, Qing dynasty, 19th century. The vase of pear shaped archaistic "hu" fo...

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...

A sublime Chinese Yueyao glazed guan jar with incised decoration and applied handles, five dynasties period (907- 979 AD), China. The vessel of somewhat flattened globular form, w...

This ceramic vase is attributed to the Han dynasty. The form features a classic bulbous body rising to a narrow neck with a gently flared rim, all resting on a subtle footed base. It...

Fine-grained, buff-colored clay. Potted thin. Upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and chocolate brown. Majiayao culture, Banshan type, 3rd millennium BC Peri...

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...

Sculptural, large ceramic Neo-Renaissance Rubboli vase is finished in cobalt, red and gold lustre. Hand-painted decor follows the classical shape of the piece, with abstract pattern accentuated the base and the top of the vase, and traditional designs of mythical beasts surrounding central medallion motifs. The vase is a stunning, museum quality example of the revival of the magnificent Italian Renaissance decoration of the 16th century. Late 19th century collecting craze for Renaissance majolica, especially lusterware, prompted the Italian potters to hunt for the secret formulas that were lost four hundred years earlier. Studios owned by such ceramicists as Cantagalli, Molaroni, Rubboli, Santarella, and others attempted to duplicate antique lusterware pieces for the general public. Each studio developed their own closely guarded formulation. In 1870s Paolo Rubboli...

The vessel’s plump ovoid body—rising from a low foot to a short neck with a flaring mouth—evokes the silkworm’s cocoon, a form that echoes the central role of sericulture in early Ch...

Neolithic Jar with strap handle from Gansu Province. Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1990s. Date : 3,000-2,000 BC Made in : Gansu province Dimension : 23cm (Height) x 8.5cm(Mouth ...

Chinese brown ochre green glazed stoneware vinegar storage jar. Decorative with god, natural patina. Historically these jars were used to ferment and store vinegar in a Qing-dynasty...

Neolithic Vase with raised neck, slightly flared, two handles. Geometric designs and stylized bovine heads in black. Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1990s. Date : 3,000-2,000 BC M...