Antique Asian Works of Art from Ancient East
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1274491 (stock #CP194)
Ancient East
$995.00
DESCRIPTION: A Jin Dynasty (1115-1234 AD) pot / container decorated with a luscious, thick black and brown glaze over a bulbous, ribbed body. Two strap handles are attached to both sides of the short neck below the flared rim. Overall very good condition with small repair to rim. DIMENSIONS: 9 ½” high (24 cm) x 8 1/2” diameter (21.5 cm).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1492 item #1239089 (stock #SCH210)
Ancient East
$990.00
DESCRIPTION: The art of Chinese seal making developed from very ancient times. First seen as molded clay stamps, bronze seals then appeared in an embryonic form in the Shang and Zhou dynasties (1600 BC – 256 BC). This pair of small bronze seals are an excellent representation of the early forms of Chinese seal making. The simple square seal pictured dates from the Han dynasty or earlier (206 BC – 220 AD), while the seal with a tortoise dates from the Tang or Song Dynasty (618-1279 AD)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1253316 (stock #PTA20)
Ancient East
$2,200.00
DESCRIPTION: During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, glazed sculptural tiles became a popular decorative devise used extensively in temples, altars, imperial palaces and gardens, and are considered one of the hallmarks of classical Chinese architecture. On temples and palaces, representations of mounted warriors and snarling dragons were meant to ward off evildoers of both the physical and spiritual kind...