A rare archaic bronze inscribed ritual food vessel, dingLate Shang/Early Western Zhou DynastyThe globular body flanked by two upright loop handles...

An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, duiWarring States PeriodThe deep oval bowl raised on four slender tapering legs issuing from incised monster...

A rare bronze inscribed ritual tripod wine vessel, jueLate Shang/early Western Zhou Dynasty, 12th-10th century BCThe vessel with a deep U-shaped b...

A rare archaic bronze ritual food vessel, guiEarly Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th century BCThe compressed globular body cast in high relief on e...

A very rare grey limestone head of Buddha ShakyamuniTang Dynasty, Longmen Caves, 7th century ADThe smoothly carved face with meditative expression...

A rare marble painted-lacquered head of a BodhisattvaProbably Yuan DynastyThe Bodhisattva's face deftly carved with a serene expression, with narr...

A large stone head of GuanyinQing DynastyThe head finely carved in sensuous volumes, the full fleshy face with slightly downcast eyes accentuated ...

A rare copper-alloy figure of a BodhisattvaTang Dynasty or earlierThe figure finely cast standing with hips gently swayed, the left arm held up ho...

A carved wood figure of GuanyinQing Dynasty The Goddess of Mercy seated in the posture of rajalilasana or 'royal ease' on a waisted lotus pedestal...

A large wood figure of 'Water-Moon' GuanyinProbably Qing DynastyThe deity finely carved with a gentle, contemplative expression, the hair worn in ...

A sancai blue-glazed tripod dishTang DynastyFinely potted with rounded sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, the cavetto and well cove...

A large painted pottery model of a horseTang DynastyWell modelled in confident mid-stride with head uplifted, mouth agape, flaring nostrils and bu...

A rare ochre glazed 'Parrot' cupTang DynastyOf shallow oval form, one end formed as a parrot lying on its back, the finely incised tail and wing f...

A rare dingyao spittoon, zhadouNorthern Song DynastyThinly potted with a compressed globular body incised around the exterior with stylised lotus ...

A rare Dingyao moulded 'Buddhist lion' dishSong/Jin DynastyFinely potted rising from a recessed flat base to flaring sides, crisply moulded to the...

A Longquan celadon'funerary' jar and coverSouthern Song DynastyThe ovoid body carved around the exterior with lobes, rising to a rounded shoulder ...

A Longquan celadon gourd-shaped ewerYuan DynastyThe globular body vertically fluted, applied with a short spout on one side opposite a C-shaped ha...

A rare Junyao green bowlSong/Yuan DynastyThe vessel with deep rounded sides, covered all over with a lightly crackled sage-green glaze, thinning a...

A rare Junyao bowlYuan DynastyFinely potted with deep curving sides rising to a gently tapering rim, covered in a lavender-blue glaze except in th...

A Junyao jar and a Junyao bowlYuan DynastyThe bowl well potted with steep sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a slightly-incurved rim, co...

A Junyao purple-splashed tripod incense burnerYuan Dynasty The compressed globular body raised on three short legs, the short neck culminating in ...

A pair of celadon vases, congGuangxu six-character marks and of the periodEach in the form of an archaic jade cong, of square section supported on...

A rare teadust-glazed bottle vaseQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe globular body rising from a spreading foot to a tapering neck and everted...

A rare flambé-glazed bottle vaseQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe compressed globular body rising from a short, slightly splayed foot to a l...

A celadon arrow vase, touhuQianlong seal mark and of the periodOf flattened form, the compressed globular body supported on a slightly splayed foo...

A very rare white glazed 'cut-through' 'lotus' bowlQianlong seal mark and of the periodThinly potted with rounded sides rising from a straight foo...

A rare copper-red glazed stem bowlQianlong seal mark and of the periodFinely potted with a flared rim to the wide, curving well and raised on a ta...

A rare café-au-lait ground famille rose 'orchid' bowlDaoguang iron-red seal mark and of the periodFinely potted with deep rounded sides rising to ...

A Dingyao moulded 'Buddhist lion' dishJin DynastyThe shallow body finely moulded to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a striding Bud...

A Junyao purple-splashed dishYuan DynastyThe shallow dish covered in a thick glaze of lavender-blue, darkening at the everted rim to a mushroom hu...

A pair of famille rose 'ladies' dishesYongzhengEach potted with shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the interior finely painted with a...

A pair of large blue and white 'lotus' jarsWanliEach of ovoid form, robustly potted, rising to the high shoulders and short waisted neck with lipp...

Three blue and white boxes and coversMing DynastyComprising a square box and cover, the cover painted with three sages gazing up at the moon, the ...

A rare blue and white 'shoulao' sleeve vaseCirca 1640The tall cylindrical body deftly painted in cobalt-blue around the exterior with a continuous...

A very rare blue and white garlic-head vaseKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThe compressed globular body surmounted by a tall waisted ne...

A blue and white celadon and copper-red vase, MeipingKangxiDecorated around the exterior with a continuous scene of craggy mountains by water in c...

A rare massive blue and white fish bowlLate Kangxi/YongzhengWell painted on the exterior in varying shades of blue with four rectangular cartouche...

A near pair of blue and white 'dragon' bowlsQianlong seal marks and of the period Each potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, pain...

A blue and white five-piece altar garnitureLate Qing DynastyComprising an incense burner and cover, a pair of gu vases, and a pair of candlesticks...

A near pair of blue and white 'Bajixiang' bowlsQianlong seal marks and of the period Each with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a ge...

A large blue and white vase, HuQianlong seal mark, Republic PeriodPainted around the body with scrolling lotus, with further lotus scrolls on the ...

An iron-red and green-enamelled 'dragon' dishChenghua six-character mark, KangxiFinely potted with deep curving sides, decorated in the centre of ...

A rare wucai 'month' cupKangxi six-character mark and of the periodOne side delicately painted in blue and enamelled in shades of green, iron-red ...

A pair of very rare iron-red and green-enamelled ovoid jarsYongzheng six-character marks and of the periodEach jar finely potted with broad should...

An iron-red and blue and white 'sea creatures' bowlQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior...

A pair of famille rose blue-sgraffiato-ground 'medallion' bowlsDaoguang seal marks and of the periodEach delicately enamelled around the exterior ...

A puce-enamelled blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowlGuangxu six-character mark and of the periodSturdily potted with the rounded sides painted t...

A pair of large yellow-ground iron-red and green-enamelled blue and white vases, huGuangxu six-character marks and of the periodEach enamelled in ...

A famille rose yellow-ground jardinière19th centurySturdily potted, the tapered cylindrical body decorated in vivid enamels to the exterior with f...

A large famille verte 'dragon boat' rouleau vase19th centuryThe cylindrical body beneath a straight neck and everted rim, finely decorated around ...

A pair of famille rose 'ladies' platesQianlongEach finely enamelled with a scene of two elegant ladies, one seated by a table gazing into a mirror...

A kesi 'shou' panelWanliThe panel colourfully woven with a large shou character flanked by a pair of cranes in flight amidst scrolling clouds and ...

A rare silk kesi 'dragon' panelWanliThe rectangular panel finely decorated with a large front-facing dragon coiling around a flaming pearl and eme...

A rare polychrome and carved lacquer table, Pingtou'anMing DynastyThe top rectangular panel elaborately decorated in red and green with birds and ...

A rare huanghuali throne-shaped mirror-stand, jingtai17th/18th centuryThe back in three sections, high in the centre flanked by two lower curving ...

A huanghuali document box, xiang18th century The rectangular case composed of well-figured panels with a hinged cover, the fitted top panel with a...

A huanghuali seal chest, guanpixiang18th century The chest of rectangular shape with a flat top opening to a shallow single tray, above a pair of ...

A rare huanghuali two-tiered stand, xiangji17th centuryThe elegant stand of 'four-corners flush', consisting of a single rectangular panelled top ...

A large scholar's rock on a rootwood standQing DynastyThe stone with an irregular structure and punctuated with a large opening, of brownish-grey ...

Manner of Bian Wenyu (1576-1655)Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank, cyclically dated to Yimao year corresponding to 1639Hanging scroll, Ink and...