Statue of God Hung Hsien Tati, a protector, also called The Great Emperor, The Immortal, in military garb, holding a bowl in his left hand. He was probably holding a sword in his right hand, but the sword is now missing. The god's right foot is resting on his tiger, while his left foot is resting on a dragon. Votive box (open) at the back. Polychrome wood. China, 19th century. Height: 14 1/4" (36 cm). Good condition.

A Song - Yuan dynasty qingbai Dragon vase, strong detail Dragon shape motif, vase is in good condition with minor touch up on glaze flacking, size: 18.5 cm height.

A rare early Ming 15th century Yongle - Xuande minyao blue and white large bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, decorated with underglaze blue early Ming Yongle - Xuande style flower motif, fine and beautifully drawn, good condition no damage minor crackled at glaze surface, size: 17 cm diameter.

A rare Ming dynasty Hongzhi - Zhengde blue and white cover box with three legs, rounded side with dome shape and three legs, cover with flying phoenix bird motif, sides with flower motif, three legs with qilin motif, unglazed base, good condition no damage please see picture for detail, size: 10 cm diameter.

A balluster shaped vase and cover painted with "famille rose" enamels depicting a lady holding a fan with two boys in a garden setting...

A excellently potted porcelain bowl. The exterior decorated with five circular medallions encircling the recessed base. Six - character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and probably of the period. Diameter : 9,5 cm. H : 3,4 cm. Condition : Perfect.

a Song dynasty longquan celadon large dish with rare dragon motif, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, center decorate with rare dragon chasing flaming pearl motif, covered with good green glaze, good condition with damage at the rim please picture for detail, size: 30 cm

A Yuan dynasty longquan celadon large deep bowl, rounded side with deep center and unglazed base, bowl covered with good green glaze, good condition no damage, minor crackled at glaze surface, tiny glaze fritt at inner rim, no chip no crack no restoration, high ping sound with finger tip, size: 20 cm diameter.

Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period famille rose porcelain bowl, covered on the exterior in a dense mille fleurs pattern set against a gold background. The base holds an apocryphal six-character iron red “Great Qing Qianlong Year Made” mark. Late 19th century. 4 7/8” diameter x 2 1/4” high. Very good overall condition with no chips or cracks. There is some wear to the overglaze gilt background. This bowl is from a Tucson, Arizona collection.

Pair Chinese mandarin squares indicating civil rank. The badges embroidered with colored silk and gold thread to a single piece of uncut fabric. Fair to good condition. Total length of the uncut panel 16 1/8 inches (41 cm). Total width 8 1/16 inches (20.48 cm)

Pair kesi badges without rank insignia. With background only, we assume this must either mean it was for a student candidate not yet with rank or perhaps awaiting the addition of rank insignia (if it was appropriate to embroider or stitch onto a kesi badge.) We have included photos of the front and of the back with lining lifted to reveal the kesi technique including varied gold metallic thread. Condition is fair to good...

We offer from our private exhibition a Tibeto-Chinese large and heavy gilt bronze four faced Amitayus Buddha from the late Qing Dynasty ( 1644 - 1912 ).

The Amitayus ( Bodhisattva of Longevity ) is seated on double-lotus throne in dhyanasana and with both hands in dhyanamudra.

The statue is 17,1 inches high and 7,5kg heavy!

It is marked and in great condition.

Shipping included

ca. 1720 - 30s, early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 39 cm / 15.4 in
Basically perfect: shallow chip to inner foot rim, some very faint kiln dust to surface
From an Augusta, Maine area estate


The Yongzheng period saw the emergence of famille rose porcelains, which marked a break from the more bold Kangxi wucai...

Late 19th - early 20th century
Late Qing Dynasty - Republic period
Natural undyed salmon red coral
H: 9.5 cm / 3.7 in (with stand), 7.3 cm / 3 in (without stand)
Fairly good condition, though with some losses to the top tip of the beauty's sash and the tree branches.
From a German private collection


A charmingly and intricately carved coral figure, weighing 66 grams.

Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 26 cm / 10.2 in
Two small rim chips filled in, otherwise perfect
From a Midwest collection


A Guangxu mark and period plate, decorated with orchids in famille rose enamels, and a ruyi medallion border. While late Qing famille rose wares tend to be more gaudy and flashy, this particular displays surprising restraint in its design.

Late 19th century
Tongzhi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
H: 60 cm / 23.6 in
Glaze partially worn at mouth rim, 3 glaze lines to bottom (does not affect body)
From a Baton Rouge, LA estate


A monumental 60 cm tall floor vase, featuring comical and charming foo dogs at play and enameled in the famille verte palette. The reverse side features calligraphic verses, along with the artist's name and the year of creation...

A large Ming Dynasty porcelain dish decorated with floral scrolls in underglaze cobalt blue. Pieces of this kind were found at the LENA SHOAL JUNK. Such pieces are also to find in the Topkapi Museum and in some other excellent collections. Ming Dynasty, late 15th. to the early 16th. century. Diameter : 32,2 cm. Condition : Perfect !

Late 18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
D: 27.2 cm / 10.7 cm
Near perfect: some surface scratches, one rim chip, and minor fritting
From northern California private collection


A Qianlong mark and period dish, glazed in creamy celadon and scallop-edged...

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
H: 26.7 cm / 10.5 in; W: 20 cm / 7.9 in (at widest point)
Jar: perfect condition; Lid: 2 cm chip and 3 cm hairline
From a Marine County private collection


A 19th century celadon jar and cover, with carved underglazed decorations featuring ruyi medallions and two dragons "piercing" through vines; all covered with a nice, tender celadon glaze.

12-13th century
Southern Song Dynasty
Porcelain with green-blueish Qingbai glaze
D: 17.1 cm / 6.7 in; H: 6.5 cm / 2.6 in (without stand), 9.4 cm / 3.7 in (with stand)
Basically perfect: slight original manufacturing flaw and some age wear to rim.
From a Seattle, Washington area estate


An elegant Song Qingbai bowl, decorated in the interior with carved / incised details and covered in a green-blueish translucent glaze...

Early 19th century
Jiaqing Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with monochrome blue glaze
D: 19 .1 cm / 7.5 in
Perfect condition
From a Hollywood, FL estate


A Jiaqing mark and period circular dish, covered in a rich and bubbly cobalt blue glaze. Surface wear suggest that this dish had once been gilt-decorated with a dragon among clouds. The roughly written mark is typical for non-official wares of this period.

Late 19th - early 20th century
Late Qing Dynasty to Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze wucai enamels
H: 23.2 cm / 9.13 in
Chip to the lotus flower bud of one figure, otherwise very good.
From a southern California estate


A charming set of Hehe Erxian figures, in a mirrored true-matching pair...

16th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with Longquan celadon glaze
H: 28 cm / 11 in (with lid); 22.9 cm / 9 in (vase alone)
Bottom neatly drilled, mouth-rim ground down (see pictures). Wood lid slightly chipped at the edges.
From a Palm Beach, FL estate


A sturdy and thickly potted mid to late Ming Longquan celadon vase, featuring a thickly glazed deep-green body and incised trellis diapers. Please note that this piece is quite heavy and weighs 4 lbs alone...

Chinese Silver Tea Set LAINCHANG Marked & Signed

Description & Size

Teapot: 13.97 x 27.30 x 13.33 cm (5.5" x 10.75" x 5.25") height & wide with & without spout & handle

Sugar pot: 7.62 x 16.51 x 8.89 cm (3" x 6.5" x 3.5") height & wide with & without spout & handle

Creamer: 7.62 x 15.24 x 9.14 cm (3" x 6" x 3.6") height & wide with & without spout & handle

Total Weight: 1032 gram (36.40 oz)

Age: Late 19th; Production: Handcra...

Diameter approximately 19.5 cm (across handles). Height approximately 8.5 cm. It has few dents. In good condition.

Length approximately 15.5 cm (tipspout to handle). Height approximately 10 cm. In good condition.

A Song dynasty longquan celadon large dish with two fish motif, center decorate with molded large two fish motif, outer wall with flower petals motif, dish covered with good green celadon glaze, good condition with crack line on the center please see picture for detail, size: 30 cm diameter.

Height approximately 8 cm/each. In good condition.

CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT PEAR SHAPED w CALLIGRAPHY MARKED

Description & Size: 5.4 x 9.5 x 7.3 cm (2.12" x 3.74" x 2.87") height & wide with & without spout & handle

Age: 18th - 19th (Qing Period)

Production: Handcrafted

This is an old & finely crafted Chinese's Yixing Teapot pear shaped with a calligraphy marked on the base. The teapot is designed with a single hole & has some tea stain inside the pot & a bit in the tea spout...

A white porcelain "Blanc-de-Chine" Buddhist Lion incense stick holder in similar style to the larger Guardian Lions which are frequently to be found at the entrances to Buddhist temples...

A genuine example of classic Ding ware ( Dingyao ) is rarely seen here at Trocadero. The sketchy incised design of the " duck in a pond " challenges the imagination. Song Dynasty. Provenance : Old German collection. Diameter : 16,5 cm. Condition : Perfect, still with the original rim band in copper.

This is another antique wine bottle of the Song Dynasty from our collection.

This large wine bottle is about 1000 years old and has been made in the Ji Kiln. It has a dark glazed body with an some unglazed dragon / phoenix decoration.

It is in good condition. There are only some little spoils of time and a little scratch ( please watch photos )...

Statue of a taoist dignitary, in formal attire, standing with a martial posture on an elevated base. Votive box still closed at the back. Wood, with remnants of superimposed layers of polychrome and gold painting. China, 19th century. Height: 13 " (32,5 cm). Left hand partly chipped, old insect infestation (no more danger), otherwise good condition.

Length approximately 16.5 cm. Old chrome-plated, lot of dust from the past. In good condition.

A Qing 18th century Chinese bronze censer, globular body with two handle, base with Xuande mark, censer in good condition with crack on one of the ear at body please see picture for detail, size: 16 cm diameter from ear to ear, 11 cm diameter at the mouth, 6.5 cm height, weight about 850 gram.

A European shape porcelain tea caddy painted in underglaze blue depicting houses and pavillions in a river landscape. This item was made in Jingdezhen (southern China) for export to Europe, circa 1760-1780, during the reign of the Qianlong emperor. For a similar example please see John Ayers "The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Marie Vergottis", page 76. Condition: there is an old 3cm hairline on the shoulder and a minute chip to the one corner of the same shoulder (please view enlarge...

Chinese Silver Tea Set KWAN WO Canton Signed

Description & Size

Teapot: 15.24 x 25.4 x 14.6 cm (6" x 10" x 5.75") height & wide with & without handle

Sugar Pot: 7.62 x 16.51 x 10.79 cm (3" x 6.5" x 4.25") height & wide with & without handle

Creamer: 7.62 x 13.97 x 10.16 cm (3" x 5.5" x 4") height & wide with & without handle

Total Weight: 1211 gram (42.72 oz)

Age: Late 19th Century, Production: Handcrafted & Forged

Yuan Dynasty blue and white bowl on repaired conditions. 16,5cm diameter.

Yuan blue and white jarlet in Good conditions. 5cm high.

This is a Tibeto-Chinese bronze Buddha from the 19th. century. It has a unique design with lots of miniature Buddhas applicated.

Rests of gilt are still visible.

It has a size of 22 cm height, width 17 cm x 13 cm and the weight is 2,4kg.

Shipping included

Opium lamp inserted in a sort of cylindrical cage. A chain attached to the top of the cage allows an easy transportation of the lamp. The lamp can entirely be taken to pieces (see photo). Brass and glass. China, 19th century. Height: 6 5/8" (17 cm). Very good condition.

A Chinese literati themed landscape fan painting with a signature reading the name of Li Ching-yi. The soft pastel colors and brush strokes of the landscape evoke the preferences of the literati scholar tradition. Age: Qing Dynasty 18th/19th century. Size: Length: 19.75" Width: 12.6"

A refined Chinese fan painting of a literati scholar enjoying the breeze within the pine grove from the window. The writing expresses the view of the fan painting where the scholar is listening to the wind among the bamboo groves in the evening, signed "Ke Mou"?. Title "Listening to the Scholartree". Age: Qing Dynasty 18th/19th century. Size: Length 22" Width 10.2"

A circular shaped album leaf painting done on silk of a peony. The work contains an inscription, signature and seal of an artist named Xu Zhiping. The work and style appear similar to examples seen in China during the mid to late Qing Dynasty. Age: 19th century Size: Length 23.5" Width 14.2"

Chinese Famille Rose Teapot and Cover with petal moulded base and lid. Decorated in bright enamels with floral sprays. C1730/40. Height: 3 3/4" Condition: excellent; enamel flake to one leaf, very minor frits to rim of lid.

A Chinese nephrite pendant in shape of a qilong. The stone of greyish white tone with dark grey flecks and streaks. Qing Dynasty. The pendant is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 2-3/16" X 3/4". Wood stand is not included.

Chinese Silver Tea Set HUNGCHONG SHANGHAI Signed

Description & Size

Teapot: 13.97 x 24.76 x 15.24cm (5.5" x 9.75" x 6") height & wide with & without spout & handle

Sugar Pot: 10.79 x 16.51 x 11.42 cm (4.25" x 6.5" x 4.5") height & wide with & without handles wide

Creamer: 8.25 x 12.7 x 10.16 cm (3.25" x 5" x 4") height & wide with & without handle

Total Weight: 1150 gram (40.56 oz)

Age: Late 19th Century, Production: Handcraf...

Chinese antique fan painting of a figure poling a boat through great rocky outcroppings, painted in ink on mica coated paper. A poem reads as follows: Passing through the gates of the old cave near the shores of the steep cliff, whoever moves through these crevices will find the seeds and roots of the clouds. Knowing that the clouds are suspended, the wind and rain are like fair ink, the misty mountain dyed and scattered have the appearance of mottled jade." attributed to Yun Shouping...

Dark grey stoneware body covered with a very nice and glossy, fine Guan - crackled, quite uncommon brownish celadon glaze. Song – Yuan Dynasty ( thirteenth to fourteenth centuries ) Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Diameter : 6,4 cm. H : 6,7 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A perfectly and very thinly potted lobed porcelain dish. Brightly enamelled with a floral and fruit decoration with bats and shou characters. The outlines of the very decorative enamel decoration probably transfer printed. Underglaze blue 6 character Qianlong Mark. Republican period. Diameter : 18,4 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A Yuan dynasty blue and white small cup, decorated with continues flower motif, unglazed base, cup is in good condition with small damage at the rim restored, size: 8.5 cm diameter.

A rare Qing dynasty famille rose moon flask with Qianlong mark on the base, decorate with landscape motif two dragon handle and six charachter Qianlong seal mark on the base, vase is in good condition no damage, size: 27 cm height.

Statue of God Chao Kung Ming, the Military Wealth God, dressed in military garb, half sitting on a throne, his left hand holding a coin, his left foot tramping the head of a dragon, his right leg resting on a lion. Votive box open at the back and still containing a paper. Lacquered and painted wood in gold and polychrome colors. China, 18th century. Height: 8 3/4" (22,2 cm). Old insect infestation (no danger), otherwise very good condition.

An early Northern Song celadon dish, decorated with carved incised of flower pattern to interior, underside is plain. Unglazed base firing to orange russet tone. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 17.5cm found at Sulawesi.

Jar with "Guanyin Songzi" Theme
ca. 1560-1600, late 16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 28.5 cm (with stand & cover), 19 cm (porcelain jar alone)
Very good condition: original firing cracks to foot rim with associated glaze lines (all original and does not effect body)...

Late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 33 cm, W: 26 cm (at widest point)
Perfect condition
From a Jackson, Mississippi collection


A large "Kangxi revival" Guangxu blue and white jar, with typical late Qing glaze, painting style, and paste; featuring eleven beauties engaged in activities of intellectual refinement.

ca. 1580-1600, late 16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
D: 33 cm, H: 6 cm
Nearly perfect: some typical late Ming fritting to rim, one very small chip
From the estate of an Orinda, CA collector of 16/17th c Chinese porcelain


A nice Wanli "Kraak" charger of exceptional size, cobalt blue coloring, glaze, and painting quality...

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ca. 1700 – 1720
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 15.7 cm
Basically perfect condition, typical Kangxi fritting to rim
From a Dutch private collection


Women often represent an aesthetic ideal in Chinese art. In particular, early 18th century Chinese portrayals of women feature willowy, svelte beauties–at once wistfully graceful and at once sensuous. These images (such as the central scene painted in this dish) typical...

An antique Chinese long table carved with motif of scrolling clouds and a type of fungus knowns as Lingzhi, an auspicious motif and an actual fungus used in Chinese medicine. The table overall has an appearance possibly done in the taste of a literati scholar. Age: 20th century Size: length 65.5" width 26.5" height 36"