Fertility amulet carved in the shape of a male infant standing and holding a lotus flower. Ivory, with a fine patina. China, 18th century. Height: 2 1/8" (5,4 cm). The pice is nicely mounted on a custom plexi stand. Very good condition.

A rare and finely carved Chinese Celadon Green JADE CHIMERA, 18/19th Century. Intricately detailed work with beautiful stylized wings. Very good condition, no repairs. Provenance: from an important Washington D.C. diplomatic estate. Size: 7.5 cm. (3"), 185 gr.

DESCRIPTION: A significant Chinese sculpture featuring a Scholar with his boy attendant, carved from a large slab of burl hardwood. The undulations and knobs of the slightly curving burl slab have been beautifully incorporated into the carving, forming the scholar’s garment and top of his curled hat. The bearded scholar looks slightly upward with a pleasing expression and holds a scroll in his hands. At his side is his young attendant gazing upward with a charming smile...

Chinese wooden shrine enclosing Guan Yin on lotus base and her acoyltes Longnu and Shancai. 19th century or earlier. 70 cm high x 32 cm wide. Good condition. Smoke encrusted patina.

A very finely cast statue of Bodhisattva Manjusri wearing diadem and formal attire, holding a book in his left hand, his right hand in argumentative posture. Manjusri is sitting cross-legged on an elevated lotus throne resting on the back of a stylized lion, itself standing on a rounded base. Bronze with dark-green patina. Traces of an original lacquering and gilding. China, early Ming Dynasty. Height: 6 1/4" (16 cm). Tiny part of diadem missing, otherwise very good condition.

The Taoist immortal Liu Hai is performing a handstand on his three-legged toad. Condition: leg of the animal and foot of Liu Hai with small loss, a crack. Dimension: 9.5 cm high.

A wonderful Chinese Bronze Buddha, crowned on a lotus seat with serene expression in the face.

The antique inscribtion says 'Ming Di Yong Ping San Nian Zhi', translatable as 'Made in the Third Year of the Yongping Reign of Emperor Ming'.

Ming Di was the posthumous reign title of Liu Yang, who succeeded to the throne on the death of his father to become the 2nd emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The third year of his rule would have been 60 A.D...

A well preserved Pair of mounted QING DYNASTY Painted and Gilt Wooden Temple Figures or High Priests. 19th Century, China. Good condition. Size: H. 18.5" (47 cm.). Price is for the pair.

The handsome head of the Buddha, Very finely carved with serene expression. With slightly smiling mouth, downcast eyes, large arched eyebrows in relief, straight nose and pierced elongated earlobes. His hair arranged in rows of small curls and surmounted by a domed usnisa. Height of the head on the mount is: 25 In (63cms) and 21 In (53cms) for the head alone without mount. Estimated value: U$D 4000 / 5000

Stupendous and very rare JIN DYNASTY SHANXI TERRACOTTA TOMB BRICKS individually mounted on museum quality stands. One depicts a festive flute player in flowing robes, the other a drummer playing the waist drum (1115 -1234 A.D.), China. The Jin Dynasty which co-existed with SONG, China early in the 12th Century, were forest dwellers known as Jurchen, who spoke an inner Altaic language and had conquered the Manchurian heartland in 1115. Their leader Aguda (r...

Small four legged portable Buddhist altar with a statue of bearded Bodhisattva Padmapani standing on an elevated and stylized lotus throne and holding a gourd in his left hand. Gilt bronze with partly encrusted green patina. China, Wei Dynasty period (386-534 AD). Height: 3 5/16" (8,5 cm). Gilding partly missing in small areas, otherwise very good condition. Ex. old German collection.

DESCRIPTION: A large, museum quality, carved and lacquered Chinese sculpture of the Taoism deity Hsuan Tien Shang-ti, dating from the Ming Dynasty, c. 1500's. The Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heavens, Hsuan Tien Shang-ti is known by numerous titles within China; he is best known to foreigners and laymen as the Northern Emperor, Pei Ti (Cantonese Pak Tai) or Chen Wu...

Bronze Scroll weight of a seated monk, one of his legs folded underneath the other, his hands resting upon his upright knee, wearing a robe patterned with flower-like designs. Ming Dynasty, 17th century Size: 2.5" tall, 1.25" wide

Chinese Song Dynasty Guanyin Wood Sculpture. 41.5 inches, 105 cm.

Outstanding 18th. Century heavy casting of Buddha, both hands grasping flowers, eyes in serene expression, with incised robes extending towards a double-lotus base. It would appear that this piece may have at one point in time had a mandorla mounted to the backside.

Measures 6.5 in. (16 cm) in height.

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An interesting Chinese tomb figure of possibly an attendant to serve in the afterlife. Tomb figures appear constantly in the history of Chinese art through the tombs of past dukes and imperial personages. Age: Ming/Qing, Size: Length 3.5" Width 2.75" Height 10.75"

A Chinese bamboo lohan 
carved and pierced wearing long robes with smiling expression and arms raised -- 9in. (24.1cm) high, 18th /19th Century, (worm holes, minor losses). Provenance Christies London 1999

Pair of Chinese small stone lions, wonderfully carved with great detail and expression, traces of color, each lion is carved standing on a little stone platform, Ming Dynasty. Size: 7" high x 4" wide x 5 1/2" deep.