Chinese antique snuff bottle, carved entirely from turquoise in the form of a small adorable toad. The lower body of the toad appears more green and transitions to the classic turquoise blue in the upper body and face. the stone is mottled with natural dark brown oxide veining. The small toad is carved with a smiling, open mouth with a carved turquoise stopper.
19th/20th century
Dimensions: 2" L x 1 1/4" W x 3/4" H
The example of octagonal shaped white glaze large covered box. decorated with molded incised classic scrolls to the top and body. Yuan Dynasty Fujian ware. Condition with missing pieces visible on the last enlargement. Diameter:
Diameter approximately 10 cm. In good condition.
Chinese Bronze stand for censer or incense burner. 9,3 cm diameter. Good conditions.
Chinese Bronze stand for censer or incense burner. 13,2cm diameter. Good conditions.
Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha bowl. 15cm diameter, there is small chipped at the rim. Free from any repair.
A beautiful Chinese Song Dynasty qingbai white glaze molded vase with wonderful glaze. Ht. 17cm. Condition: small chip to month rim, no restored as shown, overall in good condition. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
Chinese Yixing teapot . 18 cm wide, 8,5 cm high. Good conditions.
This is a large, gilt terracotta head of an official, dating to the 15th-16th century. The face shows great character and was, evidently, meant to represent someone of importance, given the extensive gilding, much of which remains. The "beard" consists of (I believe) horsehair. The figure was attached to the body of the statue with a wooden peg, which remains...
Diameter approximately 29 cm. There is a soft chip at the rim. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 29 cm. In good condition.
Chinese pair of monochrome porcelain vases with a speckled raspberry glaze. They are of an elegant, elongated tapering form, the bases of each vase marked with Hongxian red seal. In the year 1916, Yuan Shikai attempted to reinstate monarchy by naming himself the Emperor of China after the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911. Due to extreme backlash, his reign lasted for less than 100 days, ending on March 1916.
Dimensions: 3 1/4" w x 8 3/4" h
A Chinese apple green Peking glass brush washer with a graduated lip and a globular , tessellating hexagonal body. The bottom on the brush washer is carved with a recessed foot.
19th century
Dimensions: 3" w x 2 1/4" h
A charming, diminutive Ming sculpture of a musician, measuring 4 inches in height. The face has been carefully modeled, as the photos will, hopefully, confirm. The glaze is in excellent condition. Please be sure to look at the last photo, as you will see that the head has been almost invisibly reattached.
A rare example of blue and white Meiping, decorated with five claws powerfully Dragon among clouds to chasing flaming pearl above waves and rocks to the lower part, all painted in brilliant cobalt-blue tone. Ming dynasty Xuande period. Condition of the vase were broken defect without missing pieces with almost completed pieces then re-glued and chips. Height : 37 cm. Please compare to the drawing of Dragon Jar in Metropolitan Museum of Art which dating Xuande mark and of the period.
Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer / Incense Burner with stand, decorated with Lion or Kilin as a the handle. Xuande mark. 17 cm wide, 14 cm rim diameter. 1115 gram censer weight. good conditions.
An elegant pair of Chinese monochrome yellow peking glass gu vases with relief carvings of waves, archaic scrolling serpents, one vase with a pair of flying dragons and the other vase with many auspicious Buddhist symbols - a lotus, a treasure vase, a pair of fish, the endless mandala knot, and the wheel of Dharma. The foot of each vase is marked with a four character cartouche.
Circa early 1900's
Dimensions: 5 3/4" W x 9 1/2" H
A large and powerful polychromed wooden carving of a Chinese demonic altar guardian figure, possibly Shun-Feng Erh, dating to the 17th century. Multiple coats of polychrome confirm the piece's great age. Intact, with, most probably, a reattached break in the figure's sash, visible in the photos. A full exposition of the role played by similar figures can be found in Arts of Asia, September-October 1998, "Demonic Images on Chinese Altars." The piece stands just over 16 inches in height...