Jack Nelis Antiques
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1103864
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Made in Ganga-Jumna (two color bronze) technique in the 17th century. This complicated technique is nowadays lost. Please note the very fine detail on this figure, like bracelets, anklets and rings. H. 13 cm. Provenance: private collection Belgium. I have many other pieces from this collection and I will be getting more top quality pieces in the future. Please email me for more information.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1110306
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Finely engraved, with excellent dark patina. Two engraved names at the back. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 34 cm. Condition: casting flaws (typical for Ming bronzes), ome curl missing at the foot of the figure.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1113149
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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With an overglaze decoration of foo dogs and peonies. China, ca. 1620-1640. H. 16 cm. Condition: 1,5 cm hairline crack at the mouth, minor chips to the footrim.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1113240
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Very rare and early piece, nicely cast, finely engraved and with a good patina. The Krishna figure has two silver bracelets on each arm. H. 24 cm. Condition: left index finger restored. Provenance: Belgian private collection. I will get more pieces from this collection in the future. Please e-mail me for more info.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1118149
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With an unusual dark blue and turquoise glaze. The woman with an unusual hairdo. H. 34 cm (the man), 31 cm (the woman). Condition: no damage or repair. parts of the soil can easily be removed to obtain a more colorful glaze.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1118150
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With green and ochre glaze and red and black pigments. H. 19,5 cm. No damage or repair. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1118152
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With green and ochre glaze and red and black pigments. H. 18 cn. No damage or repair. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1120455
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With green and ochre glaze, white and black pigments. H. 16 cm, W. 20 cm. Excellent condition. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1126495
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Depicting one of the 24 Tirthankaras with his attendants. His eyes inlaid with silver or electron. Lots of wear due to extensive worshipping. Judging by the beautiful dark brown and green patina, this is an excavated piece. H. 13,5 cm (5,5 inches). Provenance: private collection The Netherlands.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1126497
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Wonderful sculpture of South Indian origin, depicting the god Rama, inlaid with gold and a ruby or similar stone. Excellent wear and patina. H. 11 cm (4,5 inches).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1126508
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Very fine sculpture, depicting Durga, the mother goddess, with eight arms holding weapons, riding on a tiger (visible on the left). H. 10 cm (4inches). Good wear an patina. Provenance: private collection Belgium.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1126509
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Wonderful early sculpture, depicting a Chinese saint or deity. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 35 cm. Condition: expected age wear.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1137571
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Decorated with floral patterns and Buddhist symbols. H. 6,5 cm D. 15 cm. The glaze with age cracks and some firing flaws. No damage or repair.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1137573
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Decorated with honeycomb motif. H. 7 cm, D. 15 cm. The glaze crackled due to age and with firing flaws. Miniscule rim crack. No damage or repair.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1137574
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Decorated with horseriders. The glaze with age cracks and firing flaws. No damage or repair. H. 6 cm, D. 14,5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1137576
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Decorated with flying horses. H. 7 cm, D. 14,5 cm. No damage or repair, only firing flaws, normal for the period.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1141748
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Decorated with a bird on a rock and flower panels. Diameter 14 cm. The footrims with attached oven sand, often seen on porcelain from this period. Wanli (1573-1619). Condition: one saucer with a hairline crack.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1144826
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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With an unusual blue and purple glaze and red and black painting. Burial gifts, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 16 cm (6,6 inch), L. 19 cm (7,5 inch). Wonderful condition with aprropriate age wear.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1146697
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From Maharashtra or Karnataka. H. 14 cm. The 23rd Tirthankara is symbolized by the cobra, which is modeled on the back of the figure. Provenance: private collection Belgium.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1147604
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Heavily cast bronze mirror, decorated with two dragons hunting the flaming pearl. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 15 cm. Excellent condition and nice patina.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1153487
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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A large Chinese pottery censer on animal feet with a lovely blue and purple glaze. Tomb pottery, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 24,5 cm. Excellent condition with expected age wear.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1159725
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Comprising 20 figures: 4 carriers with a sedan chair, musicians and figures carrying objects. Made of pottery with purple and turquoise glaze, red and black pigments. The figures 19,5 cm tall, the sedan chair 22,5 cm tall (including the detachable roof knob). This group was excavated in the southeast of the Shanxi Province. It is very hard to find big groups like this. Condition: expected age wear, a chip to the inside of the front of the sedan chair, some glaze chips, but all pieces without repairs. Min g Dynasty (1368-1644)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1161610
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Made of pottery, glazed in green and ochre, cold painted with red and black pigments. H. 19 cm. Condition: expected age wear, no repairs. Excavated in the southeast of the Shanxi Province. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1168123
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With blue and purple glaze, red and black pigments. H. 19,5 cm. Good condition, expected age wear. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Mentioned price is for one figure.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1168125
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With blue and purple glaze, red and black pigments. H. 19,5 cm. Good condition, expected age wear. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Mentioned price is for one figure.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1168126
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With blue and purple glaze, red and black pigments. H. 19,5 cm. Good condition, expected age wear. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Mentioned price is for one figure.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1174308
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Finely cast, with traces of gilding. H. 20 cm. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Collection number on the back. Condition: age cracks and some old damage to the headdress. From a Dutch private collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1177863
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Each figure with green glaze and red, black, white and yellow pigments. The heads are detacheable. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 24-25 cm. Good condition with expected age wear. Can be sold as a group or individually.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1700 item #1205980
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Decorated with a dragon hunting the flaming pearl. Made in two segments with a horizontal seam. Excellent condition with slight age wear and scratches to the glaze. H. 7 cm , diameter 8 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1253745
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Lovely example of later Cizhou ware with a rather naïve painting of birds and deer. H. 9 cm, diameter 8 cm. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1299709
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Finely cast, with a nice facial expression, the eyes downward, hands in Bhumisparsa Mudra ( calling the earth to witness). Excellent green patina. Very good condition, with a few cracks at the footrim. H. 18 cm. From a Dutch private collection. Collected in the 1970's-1980's. Please check our listings for more pieces from this collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1361949
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Lovely bronze Buddha in the naïve style that is so typical for Laos. It's heavily cast. The Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra, seated on a lotus throne. H. 26 cm. Very nice age wear and good patina. There is a minor hole in the front, this is a casting flaw.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1361950
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Heavily cast in the naïve style that is so typical for Laos. H. 29,5 cm. Good age wear and patina. Remains of gilding. Old repairs to the feet.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1362101
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A very rare and early depiction of baby Krishna. The silver bracelet makes it even more special. H. 6,3 cm. Fabulous age wear and patina. Provenance: private collection Belgium.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1362813
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H. 11,6 cm. Very nice age wear and a soft patina with traces of puja worship. Provenance: Belgian private collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1363602
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Lovely Buddha fragment with good age wear and patina. H. 11 cm (13 cm incl. stand).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1363901
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H. 14,5 cm. One side decorated with a landscape with figures, the other side with flowers. Condition: firing crack in the neck, age cracks in the glaze. Comes with the original Christie's sticker, the original certificate and the invoice from 1992. The Vung Tau sank in 1690 on its way from China to Batavia, Indonesia. The cargo was meant for Amsterdam. The wreck was found in the early 90's and it's content was auctioned at Christie's Amsterdam in 1992. The auction became a craze and the porcelain ffetched many times more than estimated. This vase was bought from an antique shop in 1992 for the equivalent of 1700 euros.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1368302
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Red pottery moulded figure, glazed in turquoise, amber and black. On the back of his stool there is a coin symbol ( god of wealth?). H. 20 cm. Overall in very good condition with wear and flaking to the glaze and a chip at the back of his right arm. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1416377
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Finely cast bronze with a great patina. H. 11 cm. Provenance: private collection Antwerp, Belgium.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1427449
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A fabulous and rare Jiajing/Wanli kraak plate, made for the Japanese market. Plate with flattened barbed slightly upright everted rim painted with a figure on a bridge to an island, Crossing a bridge towards a house beneath overhanging tree from rockwork. In the distance on another island stands a thatched viewing pavilion, all within a band of nine cranes in water with flowering lous, the underside with a fruiting peach branch repeated on the other side below a band of sketchily drawn prunus branches. Diameter 19.5 cm Jiajing/Wanli 1560-1580 Condition: excellent, no chips, cracks or repairs. Comes with a Japanese storage box (tomabako). Acquired: Frides Lameris, Amsterdam, 1982. SIMILAR EXAMPLES: * Chinese Blue and White Porcelain by Duncan Macintosh plate 77 and Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, by Richard Kilburn, Hong Kong 1981, no 3, page 63.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1700 item #1432206
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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The Bodhisattva Guanyin, executed in fragrant camphor wood. Made in two parts. H. 32 cm. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Remains of lacquer and gilding.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1432702
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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A rare and early wooden Guanyin. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Guanyin seated on a throne flanked by two birds. H. 54 cm. The back of the figure has a small cavity which contains a small silk parcel containing offerings. Condition: age wear, old insect infestations, traces of repainting on the base. Provenance: in my private collection since the mid 90’s, bought in Hongkong from Wing Kei Curios, Hollywood Road.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #948819
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A very rare Qingbai melon shaped water dropper from the Hutian kilns. Date: Song Dynasty (960-1279) Height: ca. 4,5 cm Condition:a large (5 mm) chip under the spout.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #976191
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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A very nice Yaozhou celadon bowl with an moulded floral decoration. Song Dynasty (960-1279) Height 5 cm Diameter 11,5 cm Condition: excellent, with light wear to the glaze.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1002921
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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A lovely pair of wine cups on stands in Yaozhou celadon. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279) Condition: excellent, no damage or restorations, only a very minor flea bite to the mouth rim of one cup. H. 11 cm. Diameter cup 9,5 cm. Diameter stand 12,5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1033051
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A wonderful Qingbai porcelain wine ewer from the Hutian kilns. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). H. 16 cm. Condition: some discoloring in the glaze, small ornament on top of the handle restuck, small chip from the ornament on top of the lid.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1054134
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A very attractive and extremely rare sculpture in the shape of a basket holding a baby boy and girl. The porcelain body with splashes of Qingbai glaze. The outside of the basket decorated with characters for long life and happiness. China, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). L. 15cm, W. 11cm, H. 7 cm. Condition: excellent, no cracks or repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1064142
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Stoneware bowl with black and brown Cizhou glaze. China, Henan, Yüan Dynasty (1279-1368) Diameter 20 cm , H. 7 cm. Condition: excellent. I have more Cizhou pieces in stock, please email me if you're interested.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1064146
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Lovely stoneware Cizhou bowl with a wonderful lustrous glaze. China, Henan, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 17,7 cm , H. 6 cm. Condition: excellent. I have more Cizhou pieces in stock, please email me for pictures.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1064148
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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A lovely stoneware bowl with hare's fur glaze. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 13 cm, H. 5,5 cm. Condition: excellent. I have more Cizhou pieces in stock, please email me for pictures.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1069425
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Wonderful Qingbai porcelain censer with moulded decoration. China, Yüan Dynasty (1279-1368). Dimensions: H. 12 cm, D. 9,5 cm. Condition: excellent, no cracks or repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1069428
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
SOLD TO HONGKONG
A very interesting item for the scholar's table, this Qingbai porcelain brushrest in the shape of mountains with a monkey, bird etc. China, Yüan Dynasty (1279-1368). L. 12 cm. Condition: excellent.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1069576
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Lovely pair of Qingbai plates with moulded fish pattern. China, Song or Yuan Dynasty. Diameter: 14 cm. Condition: excellent.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1072444
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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Lovely miniature qingbai altar set: a censer and two vases. China, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). H. censer 10,5 cm, vases 14 cm. Condition: excellent.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1072449
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Qingbai stemcup with moulded decorations. China, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). H. 9 cm. Diameter 8,5 cm. Condition: age cracks in the glaze, no hairlines, chips or repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1085648
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
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A very nice Qingbai plate in the shape of a flower, the center with a very fine carving of a peony. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 14,5 cm. Condition: excellent with normal age wear.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1088292
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Very nice lobed porcelain Qingbai plate with carved peony decoration. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 16 cm. Condition: glaze is locally crackled due to age, there is age wear to the glaze. No damage or repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1118153
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Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). Diameter 13 cm. Condition excellent. Origin: Jiangxi Province.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1118154
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Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). Diameter 13 cm. Condition excellent. Origin: Jiangxi Province.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1492 item #1138274
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Depicting a Tirthankara surrounded by consorts, elephants and figures in seated posture. The shrine is inlaid with copper and silver. A very dine piece from Gujarat. H. 15 cm (6 inch). Provenance: private collection Belgium.