Antique Chinese Bronze Stirrups, Tang Dynasty
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Pre AD 1000 item# 906831 (stock# A72)
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This is a pair of extremely rare ancient Chinese cast bronze stirrups from the Tang Dynasty period time (618-907 A.D). These stirrups have an open work base and sides with beaded ribs. It has a large swivel attachment with a square slot to receive the stirrup strap flanked by heads of mythical unicorn animal cast in relief and engraved.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 18 ½ cm (7 ¼ in) Length: 12,8cm (5 in) Width 6cm (2 ¾ in)
CONDITION: in good condition and is well preserved considering its age, with beautiful mottled green-blue patina showing its age and usage.
REFERENCES: Not many stirrups from the Tang Dynasty period time have been preserved and it is especially rare for a pair (such as these) to be preserved. Another similar pair of stirrups is in the Royal Ontario Museum collection of Chinese Art.
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Ancient Chinese Bronze Hu, Zhou Dynasty
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Pre AD 1000 item# 753586 (stock# A2)
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An authentic antique Chinese bronze Wine vessel HU of pear-shaped body with cover, handle and chains, decorated with two horizontal rows of geometrical patterns and handles on either side of a mythical animal, all resting on splayed foot, 533 - 466 BC, Zhou Dynasty.
MEASUREMENTS: Height with the handle: 15 inches (38 cm).
CONDITION: repair to the base-as shown in the picture, missing small top finial, attractive green and brown patina and some earthen encrustations.
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Ancient Chinese Bronze Wine Vessel & Cover, Han Dynasty
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Pre AD 1000 item# 795773 (stock# A68)
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Antique Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel Hu of globular form rising to a flared neck, the sides cast with three raised horizontal ribs, flanked by taotie –masks suspended loose rings, the cover with three hooked ring flanges, the overall patina with areas of green encrustation, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). Bronze wine vessels were the symbols of the social status of the owner.
CONDITION: very good condition considering its age, circa 2nd century BC.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 29.5 cm (11 5/8in). Width: 21 cm (8 ¼ in)
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Ancient Chinese Bronze Wine Vessel, Han Dynasty
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Pre AD 1000 item# 753538 (stock# A26)
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Antique archaic Chinese ritual bronze wine vessel Hu of spherical form rising to flared neck, the sides cast with three raised horizontal ribs, flanked by taotie – masks with overall deep patina, Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD).
Bronze vessels were important symbols of distinction, social status, ownership and wealth.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 27.4 cm (10 ¾ in). Width: 19.7 cm (7 ¾ in)
CONDITION: in good condition considering its age except for some small repair to the foot.
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Antique Chinese Bronze Chou Dynasty Censer
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Pre AD 1000 item# 906803 (stock# A71)
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Ancient Chinese Chou Dynasty (1046 - 256 BC) Ritual Bronze censer Ding with rectangular body, mottled green- blue patina, supported on four feet, pair of square tab handles rising above the rim.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 23cm (9in) Length: 16.5 cm (6 ½ in) Width 10cm (4in)
CONDITION: in good condition considering its age, circa 5th century BC, showing its age and usage.
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Ancient Chinese Sword, Warring States Bronze Sword
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Pre AD 1000 item# 753897 (stock# A43)
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Authentic antique Chinese Bronze Sword, Warring States Period (475 BC 221 BC) 5th - 3rd Century BC ". A rare and a fine bronze sword with straight double-edged blade and fully developed sold –hilt with two bands on the grip. This type’s high qualities manufactured sword belonging to the high-ranking officers or nobleman well balanced for cutting and stabbing as a practical close combat weapon.
CONDITION: the sword is broken and repaired, covered with dark green patina with the areas of deterioration. The blade it is still sharp and it showing its age and usage.
MEASUREMENTS: overall length: 43 cm (16 7/8 in), length of the blade: 33, 5cm (13 1/8 in) width of blade at widest point: 4,5cm (1 ¾ in)
REFERENCES: Very similar swords are published in the books.
1. “Swords and Hilt Weapons” page 173
2. “Ancient Chinese Armies 1500-200BC” Osprey Men-At-Arms Series page 23.
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Antique Chinese Gild Bronze Guanyin 18th century
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Pre 1800 item# 753967 (stock# C76)
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Antique Chinese Ching Dynasty, Qianlong period (18th century) gild bronze figure of Guanyin. A goddess shown seated atop a mythical giant monstrous fish "Kun" in "dhyanasana" and holding a vase in her left hand and the right hand raised in a mudra, dressed in loosely draped robes and a cowl covering the high piled hair containing a figure of Buddha seated upon a lotus. This elegant and beautiful figure is finely executed with chiseled precise details.
Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 23cm (9 in) length: 21cm (8 1 / 4 in). Width: 10cm (3 7/8 in).
CONDITION: the figure is in good condition except that the gold gilding is mostly worn out, also in the base is a small round hole and the scratches- file marks, both are later alterations which indicates that at some time the figure was mounted on a later period base.
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Antique Chinese Bronze Sword, Han Dynasty
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Pre AD 1000 item# 754026 (stock# A44)
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Authentic antique rare and a fine ancient Chinese bronze sword from Western Han Dynasty Period (202BC-24AD) with straight double-edged blade, round hilt with disc shape pommel. The sword is well balanced for cutting and stabbing as a practical close combat weapon.
CONDITION: the sword is broken and repaired, a beautiful green patina with the areas of deterioration. The blade is still sharp and it showing its age and usage.
MEASUREMENTS: overall length: 45 cm (17 ¾ in), length of the blade: 35cm (13 ¾ in) width of blade at widest point: 4.5cm (1 ¾ in)
REFERENCES: Very similar swords are published in the Catalogue “International Exhibition Of Chinese Art “by Royal Academy of Arts London 1935- number Illustrated Supplement to the catalogue 3s.6d. illustration 155, page 13.
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Chinese Bronze Mirror, Han Dynasty, TLV Pattern
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Pre AD 1000 item# 588086 (stock# A47)
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Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) cast bronze circular mirror with multiple nipples decorated with “TLV” ancient motif that embodied concepts of early Chinese astronomy and cosmology. Such mirrors were in effect miniature universes that could be held in the palm of one's hand.
MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 15,5 cm (6 1/8 in).
CONDITION: in good condition with beautiful greenish patina.
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1. “Masterpieces of Chinese Bronze Mirrors in the National Palace Museum” published by the National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan
2. “Later Chinese Bronzes” by Rose Kerr
3. “Ancient Chinese bronzes” by William Watson
4. “Circles of Reflection, The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors”
5. “Bronze Mirrors From Ancient China” Donald H .Graham Jr. Collection
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Antique Bronze Guanyin Ming Dynasty
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Pre 1700 item# 905497 (stock# C123)
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Authentic Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) red and gild lacquered bronze Buddhist figure of Guanyin- Avalokitesvara shown seated dignified on a throne flanked by small figures of Louhans wearing long robes open at the chest, with a serene face surmounted by a crown.
CONDITION: in the original condition with a beautiful old deep patina showing the age and usage.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 20 cm (7 7/8 in) length: 12 cm (4 3 / 4 in). Width: 7 cm (2 3/4 in).
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