A pair of sancai glazed horsesMing Dynasty The pair of horses standing four-square on rectangular bases, wearing full trappings, saddles and mud g...

A Jun ware dish and a Jun ware bowlYuan DynastyThe dish with shallow rounded sides, covered in a mottled pale blue lavender glaze, with a violet s...

A Jun ware purple-splashed dishYuan DynastyWith shallow rounded sides and everted rim, the thick glaze of even pale blue tone with a large mottled...

A Cizhou incense burner and a Henan black and russet glazed bottleJin/Yuan DynastyThe incense burner raised on three lion mask feet and flanked by...

A rare Yue celadon 'bird' box and coverFive DynastiesThe circular box with a flattened cover in the form of a stylised bird with crested head and ...

A Jian 'hare's fur' bowl and a Jizhou tortoiseshell glazed bowlSong DynastyThe Jian ware bowl covered in a thick lustrous black glaze densely suff...

Two sancai glazed dishesJin DynastyOne carved with a fish amongst flowering aquatic plants, the other with a seated hare amongst foliage.13cm. and...

A Yaozhou 'chrysanthemum' bowl and a pair of Yaozhou floral dishesNorthern Song DynastyThe deep bowl moulded to the interior with six large flower...

A Longquan celadon glazed lotus dishSouthern Song DynastyThe low rounded sides decorated to the exterior with overlapping upright lotus petals, co...

A group of Longquan and white glazed waresSong DynastyComprising: a melon form box and cover; a small Longquan jarlet, a miniature white glazed va...

A group of qingbai waresSong-Yuan DynastyComprising: a carved lotus petal bowl and cover; a lobed bowl; a moulded vase with bands of flowering lot...

Two Qingbai ewers and covers and a Qingbai water dropperSong DynastyOne of beehive form with moulded scrolling lotus blooms on a stippled ground; ...

A brown glazed rice measure jarSouthern Song DynastyThe globular body surmounted by a cylindrical neck and everted rim, applied with a band of bos...

A lobed russet-brown glazed bowlSong DynastyThe deep rounded sides with everted foliate rim divided into six lobes with raised thin vertical bands...

Anonymous (18th and 19th century)Amorous couplesInk and pigment on silk, one with two red seals, set of four, and ink and pigment on paper, single...

A ge-type pear-shaped vase, huMing Dynasty or laterThe quatrelobed body flanked by a pair of tubular handles, covered overall in a thick glaze wit...

A Cizhou pillowNorthern Song DynastyOf bean form, incised to the surface through the white slip with four peony blooms borne on scrolling, leafy s...

A Yaozhou-type celadon glazed carved tripod incense burner and a Cizhou-type slip decorated pear-shaped vase, yuhuchun pingMing Dynasty or laterTh...

A large Neolithic painted pottery jarMajiayao Culture, Mid 3rd Millenium BCWith twin loop handles to the mid-body, decorated in red and black pigm...

A large Neolithic painted pottery jarMajiayao Culture, Mid 3rd Millenium BCWith large twin loop handles, decorated in red and black pigments with ...

A Neolithic painted pottery jarMajiayao Culture, Mid 3rd Millenium BCWith loop handles to either side of the body, decorated in red and black pigm...

A Neolithic painted pottery jarMajiayao Culture, Mid 3rd Millenium BCWith large loop handles applied either side of the body, decorated in red and...

A small Neolithic painted pottery jarMajiayao Culture, Mid 3rd Millenium BCWith four applied loop handles at the shoulder and mid-body, decorated ...

Three early-ware jarsNeolithic to Song DynastyComprising: a painted pottery jar decorated in red and black with geometric designs; a large black g...

Two Henan russet-splashed black-glazed vesselsSong/Jin DynastyComprising: a conical bowl with lipped rim and five russet splashes, box; and a glob...

An unusual pair of painted pottery equestriansTang DynastyEach rider wearing a tall hat over a cowl and high waisted tunic, the horses striding fo...

A pair of sancai-glazed pottery horses and ridersTang Dynasty The chestnut-glazed horses standing four-square on unglazed rectangular bases, the m...

A large sancai glazed model of a groomTang Dynasty The figure standing with his arms held before him and fists clenched, as if to grasp a rein, we...

A large sancai glazed model of a groomTang DynastyStanding with arms outstretched and fists clenched as if to grasp a rein, wearing a hat with wov...

A pair of pottery tiles of BodhisattvasProbably 12th CenturyEach pottery brick slightly hollowed with an alcove housing a Bodhisattva, one depicte...

A painted grey pottery equestrianHan DynastyThe rider seated facing forwards with the hands held out to the front, wearing a hat and tunic, the ho...

A painted grey pottery equestrianHan DynastyThe figure in an animated stance, with the head turned to his left, wearing a tunic with voluminous cu...

A sancai glazed figural tileMing DynastyDecorated with a seated Bodhisattva on a lotus throne within a cusped niche, impressed double gourd seal m...

A Fahua pottery figureMing DynastyThe official seated wearing a tall hat and flowing robes decorated with a dragon and phoenix panel beneath a hig...

A large sancai-glazed pottery panelMing Dynasty, 17th centuryDepicting Li Tieguai, the Immortal holding a crutch over his shoulder and rising from...

A group of three Longquan vesselsYuan-Ming DynastyComprising: a squat baluster jar and cover with undulating rim; a tripod bombé-form incense burn...

A Longquan celadon-glazed 'chrysanthemum' dishEarly Ming DynastyWith moulded twin flower spray roundel to the centre, the well fluted with radiati...

A Longquan celadon-glazed 'lotus' bowlProbably 13th centuryThe thickly potted vessel moulded to the exterior with thin petal lappets, covered over...

A Yaozhou celadon-glazed bowlNorthern Song DynastyMoulded to the interior with a central floral medallion encircled by scrolling leafy stems issui...

A Northern celadon-glazed bowlSong Dynasty or later Thinly potted and standing on a narrow, circular foot ring, the bowl moulded to the centre wit...

A small Junyao copper-splashed bowlYuan Dynasty or laterStanding on a short foot, the vessel covered overall in a glassy sky-blue glaze, the inter...

A Junyao conical bowlYuan DynastyThickly potted, rising from a splayed foot to gently curved sides, covered overall in a slightly crackled, thick ...

A Qingbai lobed ewerSong DynastyThe globular lobed body rising to a flaring trumpet neck, with incised strap handle and gently curving spout.21cm ...

A rare Qingbai pear-shaped ewer and coverYuan DynastyWith dragon handle and makara-head spout, with moulded and slip-applied decorative bands of f...

A qingbai lobed 'floral' box and coverSong DynastyCarved with a central flowerhead within a band of petal-form panels, each bearing a small flower...

A small Qingbai vaseSong DynastySet on a spreading foot decorated with an incised petal design, the body with two registers of flowering peony and...

A Qingbai 'Flower' bowlSong DynastyThinly potted of conical shape, raised on a short, tapered foot, moulded to the interior with a floral design, ...

A russet-glazed vase, meipingSong DynastyPossibly Ding ware, the baluster body rising to a short cylindrical neck with everted rim, the russet gla...

A Dingyao incised 'lotus' jarNorthern Song DynastyThe ovoid body with a high-angled shoulder, supported by a short tapering foot, the sides carved...

A Jizhou 'prunus' vaseSouthern Song DynastyThe pear-shaped body raised on a short spreading foot, with waisted neck and flaring rim, resist-decora...

A Jizhou 'dragon and phoenix' paper-cut bowlSong DynastyThe interior resist-decorated with a confronting dragon and phoenix on a speckled creamy b...

A Jizhou 'tortoiseshell' glazed bowlSouthern Song DynastyThe rounded body covered in a brownish black glaze, splashed with creamy caramel tones wi...

A Jianyao 'Hare's fur' glazed conical tea bowlSong Dynasty The thinly potted vessel with straight, everted sides, covered overall in a thick, lust...

Three Jianyao 'hare's fur' bowlsSong Dynasty and possibly laterEach of the conical vessels covered overall in a thick, iron-stricken black glaze s...

A lacquered and gilt wood figure of Guanyin17th/18th century The bodhisattva seated on rockwork in rajlilasana, supported on a raised knee in vita...

A carved and painted wood figure of a LuohanMing DynastyStanding with arms folded and gazing downwards, wearing long flowing robes with a foliate ...

A pair of gilt lacquered wood figures of the HeHe Erxian19th centuryThe jovial twins modelled in mirror image, seated on large wicker boxes and co...

A three-colour peach-shaped 'sanduo' lacquer box and coverQianlongFinely carved in varying degrees through cinnabar, green and ochre layers with a...

A lobed cinnabar lacquer box and coverQianlongThe cover finely carved with an Autumnal scene of a scholar instructing his two boy attendants to sw...

Three carved bamboo brush potsLate Qing DynastyEach deeply carved with scholars in bamboo and pine groves. The largest 18cm (7 1/8in) high (3).For...