All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1457800 (stock #C439)
Authentic antique cast bronze brush washer of the compressed globular body with rounded sides terminating with lipped rim, 17th-19th century(Ming or Qing Dynasty), China...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1414061
Chinese antique white brass hand warmer with moveable handle. Reticulated lid with central Shou or Happiness design and with floral pattern cutout on cover. Oblong in shape. Good condition.

Circa 1900s Ching Dynasty

Size: 5" H (includes handle) x 5 3/4" W x 5" D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1271434
China, silver ink box, with scalloped edges, incised, high density dragon motifs, attractive patina, from late 19th/early 20th century era. Measurements as follows; Height 4 in., Width 3 in., Depth 1 1/2 in. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1490456 (stock #WN429)
Galerie Hafner
$720.00
shipping included
A hexagonal open-work cast bronze incense stick or utensils holder with two dragon handles, standing on three feet. The sides showing four high-relief immortals and two lotus flowers, the base with lattice pattern. Condition: traces of age. Dimension: height: c. 16.3 cm, c. 14.8 cm wide.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1469410 (stock #C473)
An antique Chinese tripod censer, also known as an incense burner Ding, dating back to the 17th -19th century Qing Dynasty. The censer is made of bronze and has a compressed, rounded shape, with a bulbous body and two upright loop handles. The base is raised on three tapering legs and is cast with a Xuande six-character mark.

CONDITION: In good condition. It shows age and use...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1491347
Chinese Qing dynasty pewter-encased rectangular form “san ke zhu” (three pearl) lidded Yixing pottery teapot incised to one side in bamboo, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription signed Chun Quan. The inscription translates roughly as: “Sitting quietly [under] a bright moon [occupying] half of a window, with a book [in hand] and a fragrant incense [burning].” The top edge holds an applied coin and mixed metal strips. Flat, rectangular lid. Jade spout, handle, and square finial...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1492505 (stock #1378)
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze stand for incense burner. 12,7 cm diameter. 2,5 cm high. 760 gram weight. original conditions, free from any repair. please see on the pictures
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1488920 (stock #520)
The vase is in yellow bronze. It appears to have been taken down with a hammer because it has thin walls, however it may have been cast. It is a very simple design object but of excellent quality, the proportions are perfect, the finishes are very careful. Artisans capable of producing a bronze of this fine quality would have been entirely capable of producing such a fine casting...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1492515 (stock #1381)
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze stand for incense burner. 12,3 cm diameter. 2,9 cm high. 567 gram weight. original conditions, free from any repair. please see on the pictures.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1488977 (stock #522)
Guanyin in cast bronze. The deity is represented standing, wearing a long dress, she holds a bottle in her hand. The bronze is very worn but has a superb old patina. Northern China Tang dynasty. 7th-9th century.It was soldered late with tin on a square bronze base so that it could stand upright. Height: 135mm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1396730 (stock #CHOP-012)
JJ Oriental
$695.00
A very rare bronze seal from the First Emperor period with the "ying-yang" impression. Yin is often symbolized by water or earth, while yang is symbolized by fire or wind. Age: 221 -206 BC. Size:L. 1.9cm W. 1cm. H. 1.2cm. Condition: No repairs. Incrustation from long burial. Can be cleaned.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1350779
Helen M Edwards
$690.00
Height: 16 cm (6.5 in)
Width: 5 cm (2 in)
Depth: 5 cm (2 in)
Weight: 0.495 kg

Chinese Ming Period bronze figure; parcel gilt remnant on face; excellent patina; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1384541
Helen M Edwards
$690.00
Length: 9.7 cm (3.7 in)
Height: 5 cm (2 in)
Depth: 3.8 cm (1.4 in)
Weight: 250 g

Rare and heavy Chinese bronze scroll weight of an elephant; pitting to the surface; removable panel on the back may have had a mechanism; has been used as a censer; inlaid silver pattern to the back; silver and copper inlays to the side; 17th or 18th century or earlier; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1391742 (stock #BR-052)
JJ Oriental
$675.00
are Tang bronze warrior that was cast on one side and has some remains of being gilded. It probably was part of a larger array of a larger group of statues. Size: H. 10.5cm. W. 4cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1376458 (stock #BR-021)
JJ Oriental
$675.00
Rare and endearing figure of a young boy disciple of Quanyin (the Goddess of Compassion) wearing a garment etched with a lotus flower - the symbol of Buddhism. He is often depicted near Quanyin with his hands in reverential prayer. The bronze is heavily cast and has wires imbedded underneath the pedestal, perhaps for attaching to a group of figures. (see photo)

Period: Song (11th-13th C)

Size: Height: 19.5 cm (7-5/8 inches)

Condition: No repairs. Has a nice patina.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1492 item #1380673 (stock #BR-033)
JJ Oriental
$675.00
An unusual round paitong brass ink container with a floral design from the Ming period. Inside there are still remains of old dried out black ink. Signed on the underside, probably the maker. Size: Diameter. 7.8cm. H. 2.8cm. Condition: No repairs some wear from centuries of use.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1453022
Helen M Edwards
$660.00
Width: 2.8 cm (1.3 in)
Height: 2.7 cm (1.2 in)
Chinese bronze seal in the form of a Chilong; some surface rusts present
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1457160 (stock #C389)
Ancient Chinese horse snaffle bridle-bit, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC).

Made of bronze bit with a mouthpiece composed of two canons connected in the center, each cast with a loop at both ends.

REFERENCES:

Similar snaffle bits from the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum are published in the exhibition catalog “Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History” by Bill Cooke. Page.117. No. 92. (see the last picture in the listing)...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1436431
Helen M Edwards
$650.00
Width including handles: 13.4 cm (5.5 in)
Height without stand: 5.1 cm (2.1 in)
Weight: 490 gms

Fine Chinese Shisou bronze censer; wooden lotus stand; silver inlay over the exterior and handles; 18th century; excellent patina; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1391585 (stock #BNJbronzBowl)
June Hastings
$650.00
A very late Qing Dynasty bronze bowl with deeply carved images of warriors, waves, a fish, a snail, and a shell. An intricate key fret border finishes off this Ming Dynasty style bowl. It is heavy and dates early 20th century, circa 1910. Measures 10 inches in diameter by 4.5 inches high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1492509 (stock #1379)
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze stand for incense burner. 11 cm diameter. 3 cm high. 462 gram weight. original conditions, free from any repair. please see on the pictures.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1458654 (stock #C457)
Antique Chinese cast bronze and hand-chiseled incense burner censer, signed with a seal mark in zhuanshu scripts, 18th -19th century, Qing dynasty.

The body of the censer is in the form of an elegant bombé vessel set with twin handles and four legs in the form of bamboo branches.

Two sides are decorated with rectangular panels hand-chiseled in a low relief on a punched background; one panel with a horned deer next to a tree, the other panel with a bird and a tree...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1304698 (stock #628)
Finely enamelled to the exterior with fibrant famille rose enamels with medallions with birds, sitting on flowering twigs. Nineteenth century. Diameter : 21,8 H : 11,5 cm. Condition : Here and there some marginal wear to the enamels, the copper bodies of the jardinieres in perfect condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1469981 (stock #A50)
An authentic ancient Chinese huge bronze Ge (dagger-axe) halberd blade that dates to the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 B.C.), which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty period.

MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: 33 cm (12.99 inches), Height: 14.5 cm (5.71 inches). CONDITION: Showing the age and usage, thick dark green patina with earthen deposits, tang broken, blade chipped...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1457263 (stock #C390)
Ancient Chinese horse snaffle bridle-bit, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC).

Made of bronze bit with a mouthpiece composed of two canons connected in the center, each cast with a loop at both ends.

REFERENCES:

Similar snaffle bits from the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum are published in the exhibition catalog “Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History” by Bill Cooke. Page.117. No. 92...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1428950 (stock #WN274)
Galerie Hafner
$630.00
shipping included
A square opium tray with vertical rim and recessed corners, made of baitong ("white copper", an alloy from different metals). The interior nicely incised with three ladies standing before a house with a moon window. Condition: some traces of usage, the corners with solder residue,some spots. The base: not completely even and with some spots. Dimension: c. 25.3 cm x 25.3 cm, c. 1.5 cm high, weight: 950g.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1117161 (stock #G0505)
A beautiful 19th C. Chinese bronze silver inlaid vase with a original wooden stand, signed by "Shisou" in excellent condition. H:11cm without stand. $625
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1471559 (stock #370)
Kapala lid in embossed copper and gilded with mercury technic.Dimension: 96x103x35mm Good condition, slightly worn gilding on the reliefs. Beautiful old patina. Tibet 19th century or before.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1479252 (stock #TR3090)
pigura art shop
$600.00
A rare Tang dynasty bronze standing figure of attendant, figure is in good condition with good patina please see picture for detail, size: 22 cm height.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1448722 (stock #125)
Bronze pagoda cast in 3 parts. The bronze is very old, it has an excellent patina which makes me think it is from the Ming period or earlier. The casting is rustic, it has some defects. Probably a very old provincial work.The 4 sides of the pagoda are open with 4 doors with 2 bronze panels, opening and closing as needed. This makes a total of 8 panels for the 4 doors. 2 doors lead to 2 staircases with balusters...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1216049
Antique chinese bronze figure of a child from the Ching dynasty, 18-19th century. The child is resting atop a cloak, barefoot. He wears a hat on his back of a traditional woven style. His hair is tied in the traditional knots, heavy. It measures 4" tall by 3" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1410823 (stock #94)
Chinese western Han Dynasty ( about 100 BC ) bronze tripod vessel for drinking wine. Excavated at Flores island Indonesia. H : about 6 inc. L : 8,5 inc.IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OUR ANNOUNCED PRICES FOR CHINESE CERAMIC ITEMS : SINCE I`M NOW ENJOYING MY RETIREMENT PENSION NOW IT IS A MATTER OF SELLING OFF MY STOCK OF CHINESE CERAMICS. FROM NOW ON A DISCOUNT OF 50% APPLIES TO ANY OF MY PRICES FOR ANY OF MY HERE OFFERED PIECES OF CHINESE CERAMICS! MY DISCOUNT OF 50% ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1338428 (stock #AAK)
A QING Dynasty Bronze Censer finely engarved with various figures and flowers/foliage/people and animals, supported by 3 stylized Elephants as Support/Feet. Four Character Mark "QIAN LONG NIAN ZIH" on Base. Size: H. 17.5 cm. x W. 19 cm. (H. 7" x W. 7.5")
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1491203
An intact incense burner with a lovely chestnut brown patina, China, Ming Dynasty, later 16th.- early 17th. century AD.

Standing on 4 legs, finely decorated with archaic motifs and with a Chilon / Lion on the top of the square lid.

Height: 22 cm. Weight: 965 grams.

Condition: Good Very fine and intact.

Ex. Danish private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1385377 (stock #BR-038)
JJ Oriental
$575.00
A 19th C.Mystery lock from China with etched birds and flowers.The lock has no opening for the key until you find the secret way to find the opening. Comes with instructions & original key. Size 8.5cm x 3.5cm. Condition: Very good with natural aging.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1382577 (stock #BR-043)
JJ Oriental
$575.00
A nice and rare statue of a Song guard with remnants of heavy gilding. He is probably part of a large configuration and had a spear in his hands. Size: H. 11.5cm. W. 4cm. Condition: No repairs. Needs a stand to stay upright
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1388969 (stock #BRB-001)
JJ Oriental
$575.00
A pair of rare bronze bells with clappers. A simple decoration in raised lines. Age: Eastern Zhou 770 - 221 BC. Size.H. 4.5cm. W.6.6cm. Condition: No repairs. Nice patina
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1407063 (stock #BR-034)
JJ Oriental
$575.00
A unusual Chinese Song Dynasty bronze mirror with three mythical animals. Could be Lions or rats. The lion represents the "Guardian" and the rat represents "Prosperity". Size: Diameter 10.4cm. Condition: No repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1466111 (stock #289)
Cast bronze vase decorated with three handles in the form of masks of mythological creatures, carrying a trunk and large ears probably inspired by an elephant. The cast work is beautiful and the finish is neat. On the lower and upper edges, two very elegant Greek friezes are discreetly and finely incised in silver. The edge of the vase is slightly split, but you can still put water in it. A nice original patina confirms the age of the object, probably 19th century or earlier. China or Japan. He...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1380067
18th century Chinese bronze sculpture of a running boy holding a Precious Gem in his raised hand. Unusual image, wonderful casting and detailing - see his smiling face and knots of his robe. Excellent warm patina, 200 years worth of compressed dust on the surface, pleasantly heavy. Fixed to a beautifully carved hardwood stand. Very nice object for scholar’s desk. Height with stand 3 5/16 inches (84 mm).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1458194 (stock #C448)
Antique Chinese bronze incense burner censer in the form of the Buddhist Guardian Lion - Foo Dog, Qing Dynasty (1644 -1912 AD).

The lion is seated with the left paw raised on a brocade ball, and its scrolling tail flicks upwards.

Well cast in bronze and hand finished with fine details, the body is applied with swirling locks of hair and smaller curls.

Since reproductions of Chinese Bronzes flood the market, we would like to inform our clients that this is a 100% authentic a...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #1171258
Chinese 1910's pair of silver cover boxes, Dimension: 3 5/8" H x 2 1/2" W, in very good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1469374 (stock #345)
Small Buddhist lion in almost solid cast bronze. The object is heavy. Beautiful active and fierce expression. Details meticulously chiselled with precision. It is probably work from Vietnam or South China. A very beautiful bronze patina announces a 19th century period or before. Underneath there is no fastening mark, so it was not the grip button of a lid. Not a weight either because part of the underside is hollow. Hight: 6cm. Fine condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #528041 (stock #Q60021033)
EL-GALLERY
USD $550.00
This is a small and beautiful bronze censer in lotus shaped. It has the Great Ming Xuande Seal mark, but circa 19th Century.

The measurement of the bronze censer: the height is 7.1cm and the width is 11.5cm.

Shipping: Buyer will bear the cost of shipping with insurance.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1341304
A russet colored Chinese Bronze Censer with 4 legs and 3-Character "Shui Yun Ju" Marking on Base. Rectangular shape with 2 Handles. Overall condition good. No damage, loss nor repairs. Size: H. 2.55" x W. 2.25" x L. 2.95
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #1397650 (stock #1197)
Chinese 19th - 20th Century bronze censer / incense burner . 13 cm wide. 6 cm high. Xuande mark.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #907808 (stock #C98)
An extremely rare ancient Chinese Warring States period (475-221 B.C.) bronze belt hook, in the form of a coiled archaic large horned dragon swallowing a smaller dragon, the reverse with a projecting button for attachment.
Measurements: Overall length: 12 cm (4.72 inches) .
CONDITION: Green patina with heavy corrosion and encrustation.
Please notice that the pictures in the listing are part of the description of the condition of the object.

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #999482 (stock #177)
ESL Collection
$500.00
A small Chinese archaic style bronze "hu" with hanging handle and lid. Qing Dynasty or earlier. The "hu" is in very good condition. Height to top of the lid: approx 4-1/2".
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1455582
A lovely patinated bronze belthook with dark green and red patina, Warrings states, ca. 4th. century AD.

The belthook looks like a stingray with a wide curved top above a tapering ridged hook, cast with relief taotie design.

Size: 4,8 cm. long and 2,7 cm. wide.

Condition: Superb, excellent metal and patina.

Provenance: The old collection of Torunn Gulliksen Ihlemann og Jens Thygesen, formerly Kunsthallen auctions, København. Ex. Bruun Rasmussen auctio...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1482379
A wonderful early Indian bronze or brass Alter of Vishnu with consorts, Himachal Pradesh, c. 12th century AD.

Size: c. 12,3 cm. tall.

Condition: Finely patinated and with wear to high points like especially faces as is typical and a result of the long time worship.

Ex. Danish private collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1287370 (stock #SN109)
Ancient East
$495.00
DESCRIPTION: An unusual and quite old (18th C.) copper box toggle in the form of a peach, the Chinese symbol of longevity. Probably used as both a toggle and tobacco container, the two halves have a tightly fitting overlapping seal, with two loops forming the hinge at the stem point. This large solid copper toggle has a rich, aged patina and is in fine condition with minor signs of wear, as to be expected. DIMENSIONS: Approximately 2 1/4” long, tip to tip (5.7 cm) x 1 ¾” diameter (4.5 cm). ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1473832
Helen M Edwards
$480.00
Width: 5 cm (2 in)
Height: 1.7 cm (0.8 in)
Weight: 89 gms

Fine Chinese Paktong ink box with silver inlaid script to the top and an individual wandering through a rural landscape on the base; each cartouche is encircled with double silver rings; lovely patina; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1482902 (stock #ES1196)
SOLD Antique Chinese, Sino-Tibetan,19th century, Qing Dynasty, trousse set, mounted in jeweled silver, comprising a knife and bone chopsticks. The knife has a sharp, sturdy, hand-forged, long steel blade cut on one side with a narrow fuller.

The hilt is composed of two buffalo horn grip scales, mounted with an embossed and finely pierced cup pommel. The rosewood scabbard is adorned with silver fittings intricately crafted in repousse low relief. The fittings are finely pierced with images ...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1381014 (stock #TIB-004)
JJ Oriental
$475.00
An unusual bone handle dagger decorated with a turquoise stone and silver a copper fittings. The sheath is made of silver with a woven silver chain attached to the knife. There is piece of "stingray skin" wrapped around the middle. There is one turquoise stone decorating the sheath with two red (resin) stones that originally were red coral.The blade is made of steel. Age: late 19th Century to early 20th. Size: 17.5cm. Condition: No repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1203661
Nice Turquoise Chinese Cloisonne copper Opium Box with red "Shu" Character and floral/foliage decor. Size: H. 6 cm. x 5.5.cm 19th Century.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1484220
Helen M Edwards
$470.00
Width: 4.2 cm (1.7 in)
Height: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Weight: 170 gms

Chinese bronze scroll weight of a Qilin; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1395588 (stock #BNJflayer)
June Hastings
$450.00
A Tibetan bronze flaying knife or chopper with a curved steel blade used in rituals by Buddhist Vajrayana priests. The flayer was a symbolic instrument and never used to really chop or flay people. Hence, the blade is dull. The blade has oxidized on both sides and there is some verdigris inside the top of the handle. Measures 6.75 inches x 7" high. Dates 1800's.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1457526 (stock #C408)
Antique bronze figure of seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva finely cast and skillfully hand chased, 18th century, China.

Bodhisattva sits in dhyanasana on a lotus base. The hands are held in dhyana mudra, dressed in layered robes and arrayed in beaded jewelry, with a jeweled necklace, large pendant earrings, and an elaborate crown.

MEASUREMENTS: Height: 6.3 cm (2.5 inches)

CONDITION: In good condition considering its age, showing age and use, worn in exposed areas, with a dark...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1492 item #1450609 (stock #1-1266)
Miniature statue of a Lokapala, in military garb, standing in martial posture on rocks. Gilt bronze, with fine patina. China, Tang Dynasty. Height: 7.1 cm. Abrasion due to age, otherwise very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1260629
This intriguing bronze Daoist vase is decorated with chinese taotie, circling the top and bottom slender areas of the cylindrical vase. Symbols circling around middle part of vase are from the "I Ching" Prophesy, one of the oldest Chinese texts. The solid lines representing the Yang, the creative principle. The open lines represent the Yin, the receptive principle. The Wilhelm translation explains meanings such as "the creative force, the joyous open, the clinging radiance, the arousing snake, t...