All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #1411223
Chinese wedding lamp of articulated porcelain, in two sections, hexagonal in shape with flared and tiered top. Measures 9 3/4" high, and roughly 4 1/2" wide. Each pierced panel has a round section with a scene depicting people in various activities, some with two figures. The entire surface is painted with soft color enamels, in turquoise blue, yellow, rose, green, orange, brown and black. Floral and foliate designs cover the turquoise and yellow backgrounds, all done with good detail. The ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1411222
Porcelain panel with 7 women in landscape with pagoda and trees, measures 12" x 9" (panel size), frame is 13 1/4" x 10 1/4". Varnished wood frame in bamboo style, with hardboard or masonite backing. The scene depicts 7 young women next to a pagoda and fence, with grass and other foliage throughout...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #1411210 (stock #419)
A large Chinese two handled vase decorated in famille verte enamels with birds amongst flowering peony & rocks. The decorated neck with iron red modelled elephants' head handles. The base with an apocryphal six character iron red mark of the Kangxi emperor.

Age: Mid 19th century

Size: 14-1/2" high by 14-1/2" diameter

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and or cracks
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1411054 (stock #WN221)
A rare Buddhist temple banner composed of a central ruyi shaped panel and three suspending streamers with pointed ends and tassels. Made of Chinese Late-Ming and Qing gold brocaded and tapestry silks showing dragons and floral decoration. The top panel is cardboard reinforced and having a seal on the backside. Printed cotton lining and top with leather loop, one tassel with a small bell...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1930 item #1410698
Chinese Republic period porcelain plaque decorated in famille rose enamels with the eight immortals standing outdoors under a pine tree with bats flying overhead. Produced by the Jiangxi Porcelain Company at Pearl Mountain and dated 1924. Nice quality wood frame. Porcelain measures 15 1/8" x 9 7/8" (with frame: 16 3/8" x 11 1/4"). Very good overall condition. There are tiny brown scattered spots in the glaze from the original production...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1410589
Massive Chinese Qing dynasty baluster form lidded general’s helmet jar decorated in underglaze blue on a white porcelain ground with a Yuan inspired pond scene of ducks swimming among lotus. A ruyi-head border and four animal mask handles are high on the shoulder below the short neck. A lappet band extends around the tapering foot. The slightly recessed base is unglazed. A Buddhist lion dog finial is at the top of the wide domed lid. 24 1/2” high x about 15" diameter. Weight: 35 lbs...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1410187 (stock #WN219)
A headdress with a rounded crown and a wide flat brim, the interior made of woven bamboo, covered with yellow silk damask showing roundels with five-clawed dragons. The top ending in a red silk knot above ruyi border. The underside of the brim covered with red silk, the sweatband made of leather. Edged with key fret brocade...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1410121 (stock #MB134)
Fine Chinese 9th - 10th Century Stoneware Ewer

This fine and rare stoneware ewer was made during the 9th to 10th century (from the end of the Tang Dynasty AD 608 - 916, the Five Dynasties period AD 907 - 960, to the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127), most likely a product of one of the Guangdong kilns. Both inner and outer surfaces are coated in a very finely-crackled olive-green glaze...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1410120 (stock #MB238)
Rare Large Chinese Southern Dynasties Stoneware Jar

This rare stoneware jar was made during the Southern Dynasties period (AD 420 - 589). Such wares from this period are relatively rare and quite distinctive. This jar has a flat base, a wide mouth and a series of "square-cut" loop handles placed around the shoulder: a pair of single handles opposite each other as well as a pair of double handles opposite each other...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1409250 (stock #SPR-104)
Fine Song Dynasty Brown glaze bowl. There is a small chip to the rim, but otherwise in very good condition. High resolution images may be emailed on request.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1407392
Pair of Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period hexagonal form hat stands with melon form vent holes decorated in underglaze blue on a white porcelain ground with various figures interspersed among auspicious objects. Scrolling vines are at the top of one. The interiors are glazed with only the footrims left unglazed. Circa 1900. 10 1/2" high each. Very good overall condition. One had a small professionally executed repair to an edge that is not visible to the eye or under black light...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1406279 (stock #WN220)
Chinese or Vietnamese wooden Christian cross with beautiful lotus and vines decoration inlaid in engraved mother of pearl. Condition: center with chipped area (please see photo no. 7) and few lost inlays, rearside with paper residue. Dimension: 46.7 cm x 24.2 cm x 1.8 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1403968
Two Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period porcelain lidded ginger jars densely decorated around the circumference in famille rose enamels with a continuous spring fishing festival scene. This pattern is often referred to as the "one hundred boys" motif. Children are on the street performing the dragon dance, participants are seated in a dragon boat, and onlookers watch from a bridge and a traditional building...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1403965
Chinese Qing dynasty stem cup with everted rim decorated around the exterior of the cup with two faintly incised green five-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl set against an egg-yolk yellow background. A green phoenix is at the interior well. A six-character kaishu form underglaze blue Guangxu mark is at the bottom of the interior stem. Probably of the period and dating circa 1900. 3 3/8” high x just under 4 1/2" diameter; weighs 120 grams (4 1/4 ounces). Finely potted and lightweight fo...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1403855
Bronze incense burner in form of Foo Lion or Dog, with removable head. Measures 6 1/4" high, 4" wide, and 2 3/4" wide. An early bronze, dates to early Qing and possibly late Ming. Dark patina, with much oxidation and variation in color to surface. Lighter bronze evident on bottoms of feet and where it has been handled. Incised details on tail and legs, with swirling cloud or wave motif on body and head. As is the nature of these Foo Lions, this one has a fierce expression, all to protect f...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1403246 (stock #WN212)
A small bulbous Chinese porcelain vase finely painted with two dragons among clouds chasing the flaming pearl in the "famille verte" palette. Condition: fine, minor wear to decoration. Dimension: 12.7 cm high.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1402194
Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain dish decorated in the doucai style with a central roundel holding an underglaze blue five-clawed dragon among clouds surrounded by a famille rose enamel butterfly among five clusters of leafy stems holding three peaches each. A geometric blue band extends around the inner rim. The outer edge holds three famille rose enameled floral sprays. A six-character blue kaishu form Guangxu mark (1875-1908) is on the base. Probably of the period. 5 1/4” diameter x abou...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1401697
Pair of Chinese porcelain bowls decorated in famille rose enamels with an opposing long-tailed phoenix and five-clawed dragon chasing flaming pearls among clouds over green waves. An orange-red five-clawed sinewy dragon among flames is in the interior well. A six-character kaishu iron-red Guangxu mark is on the base. Probably of the period and circa 1900. Custom stands and a padded silk presentation box are included. 7 3/4” diameter, 3 1/4” high. Very good overall condition with no chips...