A Ming dynasty 17th century Chinese bronze censer with elephant head motif, base with six character xuande mark, censer is in good condition with small dent near the footring, no damage no restoration, size: 11.5 cm mouth diameter, 15 cm wide with handle, height 9.5 cm, weight is about 850 gram.

A rare quite small and lovely, well potted Longquan ware lotus bowl with a pale bluegreen Celadon glaze. Late southern Song Dynasty ( 13th. century ) Zhejiang ( Longquan ) Diameter : 10,6 cm. H : 4,7 cm. Condition : Perfect, nice glaze condition.

This is another antique wine bottle of the Song Dynasty from our collection.

This large wine bottle is about 1000 years old and has been made in the Ji Kiln. It has a dark glazed body with an some unglazed dragon / phoenix decoration.

It is in good condition. There are only some little spoils of time and a little scratch ( please watch photos )...

Dark grey stoneware body covered with a very nice and glossy, fine Guan - crackled, quite uncommon brownish celadon glaze. Song – Yuan Dynasty ( thirteenth to fourteenth centuries ) Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Diameter : 6,4 cm. H : 6,7 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Perfect condition

The body of the bowl is covered with a thick greenish-creamy-grey glaze whose surface appears like old polished marble. The crackles in the glaze are very attractive. Most probably Ming Dynasty, sixteenth century or earlier. Diameter : 14,6 cm. H : 7,2 cm. Condition : Perfect.

There are traces of an very attractive formerly gilt decoration and connoisseurs will agree that exactly this is it which makes this bowl ( Temmoku ) to an great rarity. Even in Museum collections there are almost no references for such pieces. Southern Song blackware ( 1200 - 1279 ) Diameter : 11,3 cm. H :6,1 cm. Condition : The bowl itself and the glaze in absolute perfect condition...

Decorated with a dragon hunting the flaming pearl. Made in two segments with a horizontal seam. Excellent condition with slight age wear and scratches to the glaze. H. 7 cm , diameter 8 cm.

A rare teabowl. Stoneware with charcoal glaze and overglaze painted decoration of Prunus in pale russet. Southern Song Dynasty 12th century. Yonghe Kiln, Jián, Jiangsu province (Jiangxi ) ( Jizhou ). Diameter : 11,3 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Description: This is a vey finely potted yingqing or qingbai meiping from the Song dynasty. The body is incised with a beautifully free hand drawing of lotus flower with scrolling foliages.

Dimension: The height is 17cm and the dimeter at the widest part of the body is 11cm.

Condition: In good condition with no repair, restoration, chip or crack. Minor abrasion, especially at the mouth (picture 5)and very minor abrasion on the body.

A extremely rare Southern Song ( 1127 – 1279 ) Guan ware, Guanyao washer. The well potted body in a very nice shape covered with a grayish-sea-green glaze with a highly attractive crackle. The light grey ware burnt brown in the firing. Guan´, the official ware of the southern Song court, is perhaps the most admired and desirable of all Chinese ceramics. This rare washer is probably an excavated piece. Diameter : 17,2 cm. H : 5,3 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A pair of petal-lobed stoneware bowls, covered with a transparent greenish glaze. Five Dynasties ( 907 – 960 ) Diameter : 11,6 + 12,1 cm. H : 4,6 + 5 cm. Condition : Perfect.

With a brown glaze. Diameter 10,5 cm, H. 4 cm. Condition: minor fleabite to the rim, oven sand stuck to the inside. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)

A nice Jian ware Temmoku ( teabowl ) Dark brown stoneware with a thick combined black brown glaze. Song ( 12th - 13th centuries ) Fujian ( Jianyao ) Diameter : 11,8 cm. H : 6,5 cm. Condition : Perfect

The conical body covered with a black glaze and russet splashes. Diameter 13 cm, H. 5 cm. Excellent condition. From Hebei Province. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Attractive small bowl, possibly a brush washer. Diameter: 11 cm, H. 4,5 cm. Excellent condition. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279).

True conneusseurs do know how rare is the opportunity to buy a genuine painted Jizhou ware vase like this. Southern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ) The long necked vase is painted with wave and flower pattern. H : 12,6 cm. Condition : The body in perfect condition with no chips and cracks. Glaze losts to the uppermost part of the neck ( below the rim, please look at the last enlargement )

This Jian ware Temmoku ( teabowl ) is extraordinary small and absolutely lovely. Dark brown stoneware, the thick combined black brown glaze in heavy drops come to an end at the base of the bowl. Song ( 12th - 13th centuries ) Fujian ( Jianyao ) Diameter : 9,3 cm. H : 5,4 cm. Condition : Perfect