A Chinese white jade carved openwork of a "Falcon and Goose", possibly Liao Dynasty (907-1125). It's mounted with a silver pendant, with a "Wenyin" pure silver mark on the back. 7 cm long
A very rare Chinese Sancai 'Peony' vase, Liao Dynasty (907-1125). The vase is heavily potted, the globular body tapering to a short straight foot, incised with large peony flowers highlighted in amber and green enamels borne on leafy meander reserved on…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…