Vintage Chinese Jade Carving Seal Pendant Charm Dog 14k

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #770321
2574

Featuring a fine vintage Chinese jade seal carving with dog shading from orange to green. Could be worn on a necklace as a pendant, charm, watch fob, or just put in a curio cabinet with a collection of jade to admire. Dog is well carved with ball under foot. Base smooth. Gold bail stamped 14k and 585. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, damages or restorations. Minor wear on base rim which shows slight signs of age wear only seen on mega magnification. From a fine local estate where it wa... Click for details

Jun saucer

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #767795
1847

Interesting Jun glazed bowl from Shekwan. Difficult to date, oldish (at least 30 or 40 years- possibly even Republic). The glaze and shape faithfully recreates the Jun wares of the Song/Yuan era but the slip is a dead giveaway to its Shekwan origins. My interpretation of this piece is it is a “homage” to Junyao rather than an attempted fake. From a ceramicist’s point of view it is a technically excellent and well crafted piece. There is one shallow chip on the foot rim, otherwise in ... Click for details

Immortal Patron of Medicine Shikwan Mudman Tall

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #762774
L80J20

A very unusual Shiwan (Shekwan, Cantonese) Mud man that represents Lu Dongbin, identified as holding a sword and is the immortal patron of medicine; many local shrines were built in China to venerate him. This is an extremely rare find and one of the most exceptionally hand molded and wrought specimens that I have ever encountered; this in no way can be compared with the modern mudmen that are virtually massed produced and lack the quality of human touch and design, every detail has been enhanc... Click for details

Chinese Yixing Stoneware Teapot - 20th Century

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #746212
# 185

A mid 20th Century yixing stoneware teapot with applied bamboo leaf and prunus blossom decoration. Condition excellent. No damages and no restoration. 4 inches (10cm) High 7.5 inches (19cm) Long.

Dragon Handle Vase "Tang Style"

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #742475
STON-009

A well made dragon handle vase made in the Tang style. It is hard for me to date this piece but I would guess it to be in the 19th century range. Size: H.30cm. W. 17cm. Condition; Perfect.

Chinese large soapstone seal with calligraphy

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1960: item #733997
1424/76

A large Chinese soapstone seal, carved with a Buddhistic lion on the top and engraved with a mountainous scenery and four lines of calligraphy on the lower section.The owner's personal characters are at the base.Age: C. 1940. size: 6 inches (15cm) high X 3 1/10 inches(8cm) diameter. condition: good, some surface wear and a natural faultline of the stone in the area of the mountains.

Hardstone (Celadon Jade?) Chinese Carving of Foo Lion

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1980: item #710800
4368

Hardstone (Celadon Jade?) Chinese carving of Foo Lion. Probably 20th century. No Mark. Fine condition. About 4 1/2 tall, 7 1/2 inches long.

19th Century Chinese Soapstone Carving - Shoulao

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #710082
#122

A good 19th Century soapstone carving of the god of long life - Shoulao - holding his staff and a peach and standing on a separately carved rockwork base. Condition - good. A small section of the base has been off and re-glued and the figure has at some later date been glued to its base. 9 inches (23cm) High.

Chinese Ceramic Warrior

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1960: item #708882
248

Very fine Chinese ceramic old warrior, in a crackle finish background with red glaze, in a lively position. 15"H x 9"W, circa 1960.

A Guandong Style Green Glaze Basin

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware Pre 1930: item #701142
2752

A basin covered overall with buff stoneware green glazed in imitation of Ming dynasty green ware. Condition is perfect. Possibly circa 1880-1930. Diameter: 20.8 cm. Similar piece illustrated by Barbara Harrisson at 'Later Ceramics in South East Asia' item 57a,b, published by Oxford University In Asia Studies in Ceramics.