A high quality, larger pottery figure of a male haouse attendant, dating to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.).
The attendant is wearing a robe in green and yellow Sancai colors, and he caerries a teapot in front of his chest. He wears a hat shaped like the roof of a house - a beculiar feature. .
Nicely painted facial details with and a realistic expression.
Size: c. 32,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Extremely fine for type and age...
Very Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Jar with Sanskrit Inscription
This very rare, possibly unique, pottery jar was made between the 10th and 13th centuries, during the Five Dynasties period (AD 906 - 960), Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province.
It is one of the most unusual Yunnan jars that we have seen. The design represents either lotus leaves or a lotus blossom...
Rare Chinese Yuan Dynasty Small Pottery Bucket
This unusual object, a pottery model of a bucket, was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). Black, or dark grey, pottery objects dating to the Yuan Dynasty are not widely known. They are found in the northern provinces, particularly Gansu province in the north-west.
This item is quite heavily-potted and fairly highly-fired with a smooth burnished surface...
A very nice early carving and highly unusual!
Buddha is depicted as a crowned king seated on his double Lotus Throne held by a dragon below and with a great flaming halo behind, carved with dragons.
The carving can be dated to the late Ming-early Qing dynasty, c. 17th. century.
Size: 38,3 cm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine. even wear and drying of the wood chips and degradation of the paint, but with much of the original laquer and paint still preserved...
Very precise and decorative carving and painting of a deity seated on a tiger-cat, inside a high throne with dragon, all in black, red, gold and laquer, Qing dynasty, late 19th.-early 20th. century.
Size: c31-30,5 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. wide.
Condition: Near Extremely fine, some fine wear to laquer and gilt, very sound and heavy wood, chip to his beard on left side othervise completely intact!
Provenance: Ulf Gudmundsen collection, c. 1950s-2007.
Height on Stands: 16 cm (6.4 in)
Width: 9 cm (3.8 in)
Depth: 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Quality pair of carved Chinese horses on original timber stands; natural material; well-carved pieces; one ear reattached; good condition
TALL Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Sichuan Pottery Farmer with Shield
This tall pottery figure was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and has been excavated from Sichuan province. Such figures are usually referred to as farmers, although during this period Sichuan farmers were also called upon by their masters to become soldiers when required. This figure holds in his left hand a long sword, and in his right hand a shield. There is also a short knife attached to his belt...
TALL Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Sichuan Pottery Farmer (81cm / 32")
This tall pottery figure was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and has been excavated from Sichuan province. It is made from a reddish pottery and is highly detailed. Such figures are usually referred to as farmers, although during this period Sichuan farmers were also called upon by their masters to become soldiers when required...
A large and attractive bronze figure of Buddha, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), late 15th-16th. century AD.
A high quality laquered and gilt bronze figure of Buddha with a crown of Buddhas on top of his head and exceptional sculptured and engraved detailos to his robe and the Lotus Throne. Swastika symbol on his chest.
The buddha is laquered and gilt with much old gilt still preserved.
Size: 31 cm...
A well-made ink-stone box of heavy, rose wood (hongmu). The lid inlaid with thin bamboo slips to form a sentence of four characters reading: “Auspecious Blessings as You Please (Jixiang ruyi).” Late Qing, ca. 1900. L 24 cm, W 15 cm, H 5 cm. Condition: Perfect (very minor wear due to use).
Very rare pair of pottery bears. The meaning of bears of during Han Dynasty is somewhat enigmatic, as they are “everywhere” in their material culture i.e., bronze, jade and pottery, but what they signify remains unexplained. Usually they are depicted in a friendly almost cute Winnie the Pooh (ish) fashion, lacking in ferocity like dragons and tigers. Only during the Han did they reach such ubiquity. Both have an amber colored vitreous glaze and appeared to be mostly hand carved...
4 elements of a dragon in embossed copper or bronze and hot-gilded with mercury. 2 or 3 elements must be missing. The dragon's legs have 4 claws which would seem to exclude imperial affiliation, however the monumental size of more than 5 to 6 meters long would indicate an order for a temple or for the palace of an important person. You have to imagine the golden dragon writhing on an immense panel of dark wood carved with flames and clouds...
Lovely pottery small lead glazed stove from the Eastern Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE). There is original flaw in one of the pots on top and a minor glaze chip on the upper edge but otherwise excellent condition with a lot of lead glazed silver paraffin patina on the whitish surface. See last enlargement for reference from He Li’s Chinese Ceramics. L: 25.cm/9.8in, W: 18.5m/7.2in and H: 9.5cm/3.8 in. Excellent example of how people cooked 2000 years ago in China.
Porcelain cup, blue and white, with a decoration inside representing concentric floral designs surrounding a chimera located in the center. On the outside, a floral decor of same type as inside. China, apocryphal mark beneath. Early Qing dynasty period, 18th century. Diameter: 22.8 cm. Very good condition.
19th Century Chinese Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Tureen
It is 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) tall by 4.4 inches (13.2 cm) wide. It is 1.5 Lb.
It is tarnished and has rubbing of gilt, minor missing enamel, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A black lacquer snuff bottle inlaid with abalone mother-of-pearl and brass. Stopper en suite, bone spoon. Base signed. Condition: traces of age, few lost inlays. Dimension: 5.2 cm
Length: 14.2 cm (5.6 in)
Width: 9 cm (3.4 in)
Height: 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
Chinese carved cinnabar box; white jade insert carved into bats and lotus flowers; surrounded by cinnabar carved into Buddha hands and floral garlands; minor restoration and age issues; marked CHINA on the base
1900's Chinese Pewter Brass Incense Clock Censer Marked in Crescent Moon Shaped
It is 1.47 inches (3.75 cm) tall by 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) wide. It is 0.5 lb.
It is tarnished and has oxidation, stains, bent at the bottom, cut marks, and surface wear and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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