Chinese Black Stone Seated Quanyin on a rock promontory with bird perched on left side, holding scroll and beads, 10"H 8"W 5"D, MIng Dynasty, good patina to surface wear.
An extremely cute pair of ceramic sculptures of two young Chinese children peeking over a balcony. The pair of children appear to be fragments of an old roof tile, and each one is set upon a wooden stand. The modeling of the children is exceptional, especially the character in their faces. They are dressed quite elaborately, one with a deep yellow glazed robe and the other with a grey robe with white crackle glaze...
Beautiful Chinese tomb pottery horse in two pieces, sculpted of gray clay and painted with slip, wonderful dramatic shape, expressive face with open mouth, painted with white slip, traces of orange and black slip details especially on the head and face. Han Dynasty 206 B.C. - A.D. 220.
Size:16 3/4" high x 20" wide x 7" deep.
Brilliant snuff bottle made of crystal glass with blue, pink, and gold flecked glass spun into the matrix body. The sides and bottom of the bottle have a star design etched into the glass, and its ameythyst stopper is encircled by its silver toothed border base. early 20th century
Size: 2.75" tall, 2" wide
Chinese Yixing Zisha Serving Set Dishes. Good conditions. 41 cm diameter.
An antique small Chinese jade carving depicting a bird set near some vegetation. Below the vegetation, there is a small animal hiding underneath. Provadance Laurence Friedman Collection, Age: 19th century Size: Length 1.8" Width 1.3" Height 1"
Antique Chinese fan painting with a poem by Song-dynasty poet Lu You.
The original poem was written around 1201 when he was 76 and describes local delicacies from the area where he grew up. The fan is signed on the lower left side by 魏惟一 Wèi Wéiyī and seal: 惟一Wéiyī...
A beautiful turquoise incised green glazed, Qainlong mark and period with floral design porcelain bowl, in excellent condition. W:20cm X H:6.5cm $2500
Are you interested in high quality chinese paintings? Up for sale is this rare 19th. century ancestor portrait of an important gentleman. It is exquisitily painted with oil colours on linen and emanates an intensive sense of real chinese art.
The colours are still vivid and shiny, and the paint cracks intensify the antique aura. It is very valuable.
The Size is 99 cm x 51 cm (38,98'' x 20,08'')...
Antique Chinese scroll painting of a goose seated below a berry branch at the water's edge with calligraphy. Signature reads Chen Mei, dated "first day in Autumn, 1740".
Size: (entire scroll) 77" H x 27.5" W (artwork only) 35.5" H x 19" W
Rare Song dynasty longquan celadon very large dish, good condition with crack line at the base no chip no restoration please see picture for detail, size: 30 cm diameter.
Antique Chinese large monochrome porcelain vase with black glaze fading into brown tones towards the fluted rim, ribbed body, rough bare foot.
19th century.
Stunning finish with dramatic coloring.
Size: 17" H x 7" W
Chinese antique green and white nephrite jade pendant. Carved in rectangular form with a boy with lotus and fish on one side and a pomegranate and lingzhi on the other. Two small piercings at the top to allow for hanging cord. Bright apple green striations.
Age: c. 1900
Dimensions: 2 3/4" high x 1 3/4" wide x 1/4" deep
Washer bowl decorated with a flaming pearls on the center and clasic scroll on the cavetto, amd chrysantemum scroll on the excerior.
Diameter 15.5 cm
Broken
Yuan dynasty
Antique Chinese celadon ware tea pot, of a polygonal form. The glaze is a translucent light blue-green with attractive crackling. The lid and the handle have small hollow, cylindrical pieces to cord them together. Possible dates from the Song period.
Size: 4.75" height, 5" width
Height: 8 cm (3.2 in)
Length: 9.6 cm (3.8 in)
Depth: 4.6 cm (1.8 in)
Chinese bronze water dropper of a mythical turtle or minogame; the creature is topped with a mountain and peach blossom; finely cast piece; excellent patina; good condition
Antique pair of Chinese porcelain bowls, beautifully painted with three bats in yellow, red and blue, in the center of each bowl is a red longevity symbol, around the inside rim of each bowl is three more red longevity symbols and branches with peaches, the outside of each bowl is decorated with flowers, each is signed in red on the bottom with a six character mark early 19th century.
Size of each: 5 5/8" wide diameter.
Chinese antique yuhuchunping, pear shaped porcelain vase with a short foot and slender neck flaring at the rim. Decorated with a copper-red underglaze scene of a four-clawed dragon amid swirling clouds. The inside of the rim is decorated with a classic scroll motif. The area just above the foot of the vase is encircle with a band of trefoils.
Possibly Yuan or Ming Dynasty
Dimensions: 13 3/4" high
Chinese porcelain jar decorated with under glaze cobalt and over glaze famille verte enamel, depicting four ladies and thirteen boys playing in a court garden. Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century. Condition: one patched chip on outside of top rim; one "star crack" inside foot rim, only stained section is through the body and to be seen(about 1" long) inside the jar; one glaze crack (see photo #6),on glaze only, does not affect the body. Height of jar: 11".
Beautifully finished antique chinese two section medicine chest from the 19th century, circa 1900. There are 24 small drawers. The drawers each have two sections and are numbered on the back. There are two large drawers that are divided into three sections. They are fitted with round brass drawers pulls. The front is faced with jumu wood. It measures 37" wide 66" tall 18.75" deep.
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze tripot Censer, Xuande Mark. Good condition. 12 cm diameter. 5,2 cm high, 488 gram weight.
Beautiful little snuff bottle made from translucent cream-colored aragonite, a 3.5-4 on the Mohs (hardness) scale, with carvings of a bat (symbol for good luck) with a strand of Chinese coins (means "fortune before your eyes" when paired with a bat). Republic period c1920
Size: 2.75" long, 1" wide
Antique Chinese small rectangular stand. Carved of zitan wood and fitted with an inset marble top. Elegantly arching cabriole legs and finely carved cusped edges.
Age: Republic Period (early 20th century)
Dimensions: 3 5/8" high x 9 1/4" long x 5 1/4" deep
Antique Chinese jumu (elm) cabinet with beautiful original finish complimentary to the bold woodgrain. Classic simplistic design with nicely carved paneling. Republic Period, circa 1920s.
Size: 47.5" H x 28.5" L x 15.25" D
Fine LARGE Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Hu Jar & Cover (with Oxford TL Test)
This large and imposing pottery jar, of "hu" form, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from grey pottery and has a particularly wide body, the neck flaring out into a wide mouth. Unusually, it comes complete with its original cover...
Chinese bronze censer or incense burner with cover. Xuande Mark. 14 cm diameter, 1384 gram weight. Good conditions.
Chinese scroll depicting the bodhisattva of compassion Kwan Yin riding the back of a lion. Kwan Yin's hair and tassels flow outwards behind her, suggesting a heavenly wind is blowing. Below each of the lions' paws are lotuses. dates from the early 20th century.
Size: (entire scroll) 57.5" height, 22.75" width (artwork only) 49.5" height, 19.25" width
Very Rare Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty imperial military archer's large composite war or strength bow made by 正元- Zhengyuan.
DETAILS: A composite bow made from several elements of horn, sinew, and wood. Outer side appliqued with high-quality horn bellies, the inner side is covered with painted in brown and beige Birch - bark, with the handle wrapped in cork on the middle bordered by shagreen and flanked by inlay in white bon traditional Chinese cay pattern...
Chinese Qing dynasty oxblood vase. 24,7 cm high. Good condition except chipped at foot rim from kiln.
Chinese small ceramic water coupe, the interior and outer body with thick grey crackle glaze, the dark brown clay body exposed where the glaze drips end. The short, rounded form has a ribbed body and slightly flared, wide mouth. Possible Guan Ware c15th century.
Dimensions: 3 1/2" x 2" H
Antique Chinese pair of stone temple door supports with carvings of fu dogs, seated on tanggu (ceremonial drums) on large pedestals. Intricately carved detail with emblems of dragons and auspicious characters on the front of each pedestal. The smaller female fu dog on the left is carved with her mouth closed, while the larger male on the right has an open mouth. This is a typical depiction to represent the sacred mantra "om". Extremely heavy, solid stone...
Chinese silk throne cover, with hand-embroidery of treasure vases, lotuses, other flowers, and a single butterfly in gold and silk thread against a red ground. The reverse is done in blue silk with calligraphy and cartouche signature. From Dodi Fromson Collection
Circa 1900-1910
Dimensions: 25" w x 57" h
Antique Chinese snuff bottle made from porcelain, painted with ground cobalt in blue and white, with tradition images of men gathered around a large drum, laughing and dancing, with a jade topper.Signed, 19th century.
Size: 3" tall, 1.5" wide
Antique Chinese small round carved cinnabar box, carved with design of old man and young boy under a tree in rural setting, carved on sides with diamond design, minor wear to carving on sides, circa 1920.
Size: 3 3/4" wide (diameter) x 1 5/8" high
This is a yellow mat glazed brush pot from the renown Chinese potter Wang Bingrong. The brush pot is potted in high relief depicting a scene of a pair of birds perching on the willow tree on a breezy day and with another bird flying towards it. Behind it is a lovely poem describing the lively scenary. Circa late 19th / early 20th century
The brush pot is in good condition...
Four Chinese Tang dynasty changsha large bowl. 20 cm diameter. Conditions : Glaze degradations with some retouch at the rim. Please ask for more pictures.