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Very Fine Later Tang to Jin Dynasty Small Sancai Plate with Carved Design, ca. AD 9th-13th c. |
Origin: China
Period: ca. AD 9th-13th c.
Price: $895 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 2040
Description: Very Fine Later Tang to Jin dynasty Sancai small plate with carved design, ca. AD 9th-13th century. Dimensions: 2cm (1.9") high and 14cm (5.5") diameter.
This little plate has a beautifully vibrant sancai glazes in shades of green, blue, brown and white. We attribute this plate to be from later Tang to Jin dynasty. The small plate has an almost hidden low-relief carving of flowers in the reces ... |
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Rare Tang Dynasty "TangGuanYao" White Glazed Ewer with Green Spots, ca. AD618-907 |
Origin: China
Period: ca. AD618-907
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1940
Description: A fine and rare Tang dynasty ewer from the TongGuanYao kilns with white glazed and green spots, ca. AD618-906. Dimensions:14.5 cm tall, 7.5 cm wide.
The TongGuanYao kilns are very famous kilns during the early Tang Dynasty. They were founded in southern China, Hunan province. The kilns produced only during Tang Dynasty. TongGuanYao in fact was the early name of the famous ChangShaYao kil ...
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Tang Dynasty Sancai Bactrian Camel and Atttendant, ca. AD618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.AD618-906
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1770
Description: Rare Pair! Tang Dynasty Sancai Bactriam Camel and Attendant, ca.AD618-906. Dimensions: (camel) 15.75" tall, (attendent) 13.5" tall. This pair is among our finest acquisitions. We are offering a Tang sancai bactrian camel and his attendent. The camel is modeled standing with his head back in resistance to the urges of the frustrated attendant. Both exhibit the classic runny sancai glaze color of ... |
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Rare Large Tang Dynasty Sancai Lokapala (Warrior Tomb Guardian), ca. 618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.618-906
Price: $18,000 USD + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 6090
Description: A rare and impressive large Tang dynasty sancai Lokapala, (warrior tomb guardian), ca.618-906. Dimensions: approx.29.5" (75 cm) tall. Weight: approx. 15 lbs. This imposing Lokapala was made in the form of a fierce warrior effigy. He is standing on top of a bull. The glaze is rare and highly sought after sancai. Sancai glaze was developed during the Tang dynasty and is a fusion of 3 glaze ... |
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Rare Tang Dyn. Sancai Swan Wine Cup, ca.AD618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.AD618-906
Price: "P.O.R."
Stock Number: 2130
Description: A rare and beautiful Tang dynasty sancai swan wine cup, ca.AD618-906. Dimensions are 6.25" long by 3.75" tall. Sancai glaze was developed during the Tang dynasty and is a fusion of 3 glaze colors: green, beige and white. The fired glaze has mottled and runny appearance. This sancai wine cup appears to be designed as swan with its head and neck curled back and biting its tail. The tail was formed ... |
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Tang Dyn. Earthenware Tomb Figure, ca.618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.618-906
Price: "Sold" Thank You!
Stock Number: 1700
Description: A fine Tang dynasty earthenware tomb figure, foreign fighter, ca.618-906. Dimensions 15" tall, 5" wide, 4" deep. Objects like these are known as mingqi, specifically made for burial objects. It was believed that an object's/individual's (like a servent) essence would be taken into the after-life by the deceased. This figure of a foriegn fighter, (possibly Dutch), is standing in a fighting ... |
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12pcs. Rare Tang Dyn. Marbled Glass Zodiac Figures, ca.618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.618-906
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1490
Description: A rare complete 12 piece set of Tang dynasty marbled-glass zodiac figurines, ca.AD618-906. Glass was, argumentatively, first created in China during the 5th-4th century B.C. Glass modelling techniques had evolved to quite a high level during the 6th century AD. The Tang craftsman were very skilled and inventive with modelling glass and was first in the world to create a variated form of glass we ... |
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Rare Tang Dynasty Sancai, Earthenware Horse, ca. A.D.618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.618-906
Price: "Sold" Thank You!
Stock Number: 1210
Description: A gorgeous and rare Tang Dynasty, sancai, earthenware Horse, ca. A.D.618-906. Most likely made in the northern Chinese Henan or Shaanxi regions. This horse stands 16" tall and is 19-1/2" long from nose to tip of tail. Its posture's alert and ready with a natural head tilt to the right. The entire figure, except the base, is glazed in a combination of 2 to 4 polychrome glazes: blue, green, yellow, ... |
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Rare Tang Dyn. Bronze Mirror, ca. AD618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca. AD618-906
Price: $900 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 314307
Description: Origin: China, Dimensions: 5-1/2" diameter; A beautiful and rare Tang dynasty bronze mirror, ca. AD618-906. The mirror depicts 5 wolves/dogs, playfully running around the mirror amid winding and flowering vines. The canines and ivy are cast in high relief. Metal-smiths used mirror casts only 3 times per cast before destroying and discarding. Quality was lost in each successive run. The ... |
