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Chinese Huali Scholar’s Table
Chinese Huali Scholar’s Table China, Late 19th CenturySize: 87 × 122 × 44 cm This refined scholar’s table, crafted in richly figured huali hardwood, represents the enduring elegance of late Qing dynasty furniture design. Combining disciplined architectural structure...
Northern Qi Pottery Horse
Northern Qi Pottery Horse China, Northern Qi Dynasty (550–577 AD)Height: 60 cm | Width: 42 cmThermoluminescence Test: PassedProvenance: Private Collection, Hong Kong; thence Netherlands This monumental Northern Qi pottery horse from the Northern Qi dynasty (550–577...
Monumental Tibetan Bronze Ratnasambhava
Monumental Tibetan Bronze Ratnasambhava Monumental Tibetan Bronze Ratnasambhava. This impressive and finely cast bronze figure represents Ratnasambhava, the Buddha of the South and the embodiment of equanimity and generosity, one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas central to...
Gilt-Bronze Ming Official
Gilt-Bronze Ming Official Gilt-Bronze Ming Official, This finely preserved gilt-bronze figure of a Ming dynasty official represents a work of notable quality, distinguished by its assured casting, refined modelling, and unusually well-preserved gilding. Figures of...
STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY CAMEL
S O L D STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY CAMEL This fine example of Tang dynasty pottery would have been made for the tombs of the Tang elite. Such figures, which would have been very expensive to purchase, provided an obvious indication of the wealth of a family who could...
Gilt Copper Figure Manjushri
A Gilt-Copper Figure of ManjushriTibet, Early 16th Century | Height: 21 cm This finely cast gilt-copper sculpture represents Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, one of the most revered figures in Mahayana Buddhism. Created in Tibet during the early 16th century,...
Gilt-Lacquered Wood Figure of a Bodhisattva
Gilt-Lacquered Wood Figure of a Bodhisattva China, Kangxi Period (1662–1722)Height: 45 cm Gilt-Lacquered Wood Figure of a Bodhisattva. This serene and finely crafted figure represents a bodhisattva, most likely Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), a revered deity of compassion...
Gilt-Lacquer Taoist Deity
A Monumental Chinese Gilt-Lacquer Bronze Standing Figure of a Taoist DeityMing Dynasty (1368–1644) Dimensions:Height: 20 1/4 in. (51.44 cm)Width: 7 5/8 in. (19.37 cm)Depth: 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm)Weight: approx. 6650 g This exceptionally rare and large-scale gilt-lacquer...
Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni
S O L D Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni, the meditative figure with tightly curled hair is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, and wears a robe with scrolling floral borders that fall in pleats onto the base, one hand in Varada...
Chinese Gilt Bronze Amitayus
Chinese Gilt Bronze Amitayus Chinese Gilt Bronze Amitayus, a Chinese gilt copper alloy figure of Amitayus. He is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, the hands resting in his lap holding a long life vase, dressed in finely pleated dhoti with engraved borders...
Gilt Bronze Figure Manibhadra
Gilt Bronze Figure Manibhadra Gilt Bronze Figure Manibhadra, this fine Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze represents Manibhadra, wearing flowing robes, boots and sumptuous jewellery, and seated astride his richly caparisoned mount, as one of eight horsemen in the entourage of...
Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni
Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni S O L D Gilt Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni, seated in vajrasana on a circular plinth above a gilt-bronze lotus throne with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left rests on his lap, clad in various monk's garments, including...
Chinese Gilt Bronze Vaisravana
S O L D Chinese Gilt Bronze Vaisravana Chinese Gilt Bronze Vaisravana, fire-gilded bronze with colored details. The god of wealth sits in magnificent armor on the saddled lion, which turns its head towards the deity while roaring. This is covered by a fluttering scarf...
Tang Dynasty Prancing Horse
S O L D Tang Dynasty Prancing Horse Tang Dynasty Prancing Horse, well-modelled standing with raised foreleg, with its head lowered, the powerful arched neck with the mane swept to one side, with extensive remains of polychrome decoration. Remarkable Painted Buff...
Gilt Bronze Figure Tsongkapa
S O L D Gilt Bronze Figure Tsongkapa Gilt Bronze Figure Tsongkapa, depicted seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with both hands raised in dharmacakra mudra holding the lotus stems, wearing robes finely incised with flower head borders, his peaked cap with...
Gilt-Bronze Syama Tara
S O L D Gilt-Bronze Syama Tara Gilt-Bronze Syama Tara, the majestic deity seated in lalitasana, his left foot placed on a lotus flower emerging from the lower part of the double lotiform throne, the right hand in varada mudra, signifying the accomplishment of ordinary...
Two Gilt Bronze Figures Ming
Two Gilt Bronze Figures Ming S O L D Two Gilt Bronze Figures Ming, both standing on a small pedestal, one figure holding a tablet, the second holding a scroll, dressed in thin robes falling in ample folds around the arms and legs, the faces with a serious expression....
Chinese Porcelain Wine Ewer
Chinese Porcelain Wine Ewer Chinese Porcelain Wine Ewer, pear-shaped, on a small spreading foot, spout slightly curved, S-shaped joint between neck and spout, the handle curved. Kangxi period (1662 - 1722). China. Jingdezhen Provenance: Frides Lameris, Amsterdam,...
Blue and White Porcelain Vase
Blue and White Porcelain Vase A Blue and White Porcelain Vase, decorated in underglaze blue with flowers. Qing dynasty, 18th Century Height 25.5 cm.Minor wear. Glaze spots. Chips to rim. Chips to foot rim. Note. Chinese porcelain: Porcelain (/ˈpɔːrs(ə)lɪn/) is a...
Transitional Weiqi Counter Box
Transitional Weiqi Counter Box A rare blue and white weiqi counter box Transitional period, circa 1645-1655 Height: 14 cm. Diameter: 15 cm. *This absolutely brilliant early Qing dynasty weiqi counter box dates to a period called "Transition", during which the Ming...
Large Bronze Ming Guanyin
Large Bronze Ming Guanyin Large Bronze Ming Guanyin, with dark patina and few traces of gilding. China, Ming dynasty, Height 40 cm. Wooden stand. Guanyin (traditional Chinese: 觀音; simplified Chinese: 观音; pinyin: Guānyīn) is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion....
Gilt Bronze Figure Guanyin
Gilt Bronze Figure Guanyin China, Ming dynasty, 17th Century Height: 32 cm. A Gilt Bronze Figure of Guanyin. The bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is shown seated in padmasana on a blossoming lotus base, crowned with an ornate headdress, the face with serene expression with...
Tang Dynasty Crouching Bactrian Camel
Tang Dynasty Crouching Bactrian Camel S O L D Tang Dynasty Crouching Bactrian Camel. A Tang dynasty terracotta camel and groom mingqi – or “vessels for ghosts” Extremely Rare Large Pottery Crouching Bactrian Camel & Foreign Groom Our Guarantee: The above item is...
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