Gilt-bronze Belt Plaques and Fittings with Box
Four sets of gilt-bronze belt plaques and fittings, Possibly Song or Liao dynasty with box, the decorative segments of varying sizes from 2.0 cm to 2.8 cm wide (62). Segments of belt in this form, in metal or jade, were likely influenced by the central…
Liao Dynasty Phoenix Plaque with Box
A gilt bronze 'phoenix' plaque, Liao dynasty with box, 10.2 cm long, For a similar piece, see Artemis Gallery, Colorado, Auction 17 June 2021, lot 109
Liao Dynasty Amber Glazed Tea Bowl
A Chinese amber glazed tea bowl, Liao Dynasty (916-1125), well potted in red stoneware, covered in an even amber coloured glaze, the glaze falling all the way to the foot. 5.5 cm high, 9.5 cm diameter.
Liao Dynasty Cizhou Vase with Floral and Line Patterns
Good Chinese Cizhou vase, probably Liao Dynasty (916-1125), of baluster form below a short neck, decorated with alternating patterns of flowers and line work, in a brown glaze on a cream ground, height 12 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private…
Early Chinese Textile Fragments with Mythical Bird and Cranes
Two early Chinese textile fragments, Han Dynasty (202 B.C. - 220 A.D.) and Liao Dynasty (916-1125), the Han dynasty silk fragment embroidered on fine silk ground with a mythical bird. The Liao Dynasty silk garment fragment embroidered with a depictions of…
Liao Dynasty Tri-Color Brush Washer with Lion Carvings
A Chinese Liao Dynasty Tri-colour brush washer carved two lions (chip on lion's head), this Liao tri-color pen holder & washer is decorated with nature inspired patterns such as chrysanthemum, sunflower, peony, butterfly and wave. Moulded and coloured…
Liao/Jin Dynasty White Jade Apsara Brooch
A Chinese white jade plaque of an Apsara, Liao Dynasty (907-1125) or Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), carved as a flying celestial being surrounded by flowing scarves and clouds. Later mounted as a brooch. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 3.5 cm high, 7.1 cm…
Iron-Decorated Cizhou Jar, Liao Dynasty
A rare Chinese Cizhou iron-decorated jar, Liao Dynasty (916-1125), the jar of squat globular form, potted in stoneware, covered in white slip, with iron brown decoration of four stylised flowers to the shoulder, each separated by six vertical iron brown…
Amber-Glazed Vase from Liao Dynasty
An amber-glazed vase, Liao Dynasty, 18.5 cm high, Exhibited: Objects of Desire, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics Song to Yuan Dynasties, 10th to 14th Centuries, Asian Arts Institute of Australia, Sydney, 2013, cat. 85, : Objects of Desire, The Classic…
Sancai Lotus Dish from Liao Dynasty
A Chinese moulded Sancai dish, Liao Dynasty (907-1125), the dish with moulded decoration depicting an open lotus flower, covered in a three colour lead glaze of green, amber and white, the flat base unglazed showing a reddish coloured paste, 2.6 cm high,…
Liao Dynasty Saddle Flask in Emerald Green Glaze
Chinese Liao Dynasty (907-1125) saddle flask, with cylindrical neck, above pressed loop handle, above tapering ovoid body, in a emerald green glaze, lower body unglazed, height 26 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Savage, latterly Dorothy Fu…
Liao Dynasty Hat in Perspex Case
Rare Chinese Liao Dynasty (907-1125) hat, in natural fibre of curved form on circular base, presented in a Perspex case, height 10,5 cm (hat) catalogue note: the Liao Dynasty was founded by Khitan a pro-Mongol people who were originally nomadic…
Liao Dynasty Green Stoneware Cockscomb Flask
A green glazed stoneware cockscomb flask, Liao dynasty, 32.2 cm high. Provenance: Dr Peter Elliott collection, Sydney
Dragon-Elephant Melon Vessel and Goblets
A Chinese melon shaped vessel withragon handle & elephant spout, & two goblets on low stems, in the Tang Dynasty Tradition, gold embossed over metal, the floral arabesques scrolling vine on each of the eight segments, highlighting the Persian & Central…
Chinese Green Glazed Pilgrim Flask, Liao Dynasty or Later
A Chinese green glazed pilgrim flask, possibly Liao Dynasty (916-1125) or later, 30.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Tasmanian collection
Silver Gilt Phoenix Sprinkler
Chinese silver gilt sprinkler of Near Eastern form Tang/ Liao Dynasty manner, the vessel of compressed pear shape on a splayed foot with projecting phoenix heads from the shoulders serving as spouts above engraved wings, all on a finely beaded and…
Rare Chinese Silver Pillow, Liao Dynasty
A very rare and important Chinese silver repousse pillow, Liao Dynasty, 907-1125, probably from a royal tomb, finely decorated in the centre with a pair of phoenix and a flaming pearl of wisdom, the everted rim with eight floral sprays within beaded…
Chinese White Glaze Xingyao Pentalobe Tea Cup
A Chinese white glaze xingyao pentalobe tea cup, Late Tang to Five Dynasties, 10th century, elegantly shaped in the form of a prunus blossom with a faintly recessed rim to the centre, covered inside and out with a glaze of slightly greyish tone falling…
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