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Huge Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Panel Palace Scene

15th C. Tibetan Gilt Copper Avalokiteshvara w/ 11 Faces

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Thru The Ages | Asia, Near East & Europe

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Featuring antiquities and works of art ranging from the third millennium BCE to the present. From West to East, including the Near East and Central Asia, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia, plus art from select European countries. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Chinese Wei Dynasty Stone Head - Dipankara Buddha: East Asia, China, Northern Wei Dynasty, ca. 386 to 535 CE. A graceful sandstone carving of the Dipankara Buddha, featuring exaggeratedly large facial features on a slender face: huge, almond-shaped

0001: Chinese Wei Dynasty Stone Head - Dipankara BuddhaEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Sandstone Buddha in Lotus Pose: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, T'ien Lung Shan type, ca. 8th century CE. An elegant and attractive sculpture, of a sizable form carved from pale-grey sandstone, depicting the Buddha seated in a

0002: Chinese Tang Dynasty Sandstone Buddha in Lotus PoseEst. $6,000-$9,000

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Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Archers (pr): East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A pair of mold-made ceramic archers with their arms raised, ready to release an arrow. The figures are stylized and formed from the waist up,

0003: Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Archers (pr)Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Chinese Song Dynasty Glazed Pottery Burial Urn: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A lovely Qingbai ware funerary vessel used in southern China to hold grain and other offerings inside of a tomb. Enveloped in celadon and

0004: Chinese Song Dynasty Glazed Pottery Burial UrnEst. $600-$900

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Chinese Neolithic Pottery Pedestal Bowl: East Asia, China, Neolithic period, ca. 3500 to 2500 BCE. A pottery bowl standing atop a flaring foot, its shallow interior painted with a distinctive checkered pattern favored on ceramics from this

0004A: Chinese Neolithic Pottery Pedestal BowlEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Vessel: East Asia, China, Neolithic period, ca. 3500 to 2500 BCE. A charming black-on-buff ceramic cup with a wide lower body that tapers to a flat base, a slightly corseted, tall neck, and a flaring mouth

0004B: Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery VesselEst. $400-$600

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Attendant Figure: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A fascinating pottery attendant figure, depicted standing and dressed in a floor-length robe with bulky, billowing sleeves. Capped by a flat

0005: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Attendant FigureEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming Glazed Pottery Bowl: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful glazed ceramic bowl with a shallow interior, a small disc foot, and an abstract swirling motif in blue-on-white on the exterior. The

0005A: Chinese Ming Glazed Pottery BowlEst. $400-$600

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Bowl (Shipwreck): East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A fine pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare out to a broad rim, all sitting atop a ring-form

0005B: Chinese Ming Dynasty Swatow Ware Bowl (Shipwreck)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Swatow Bowl w/ Phoenix: East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable and stunning pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare out to a broad rim, all sitting

0005C: Chinese Ming Dynasty Swatow Bowl w/ PhoenixEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Marble Architectural Elements (pr): East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. An exceptional pair of architectural elements, each skillfully hand-carved from cream-hued marble to present a rectangular base, a projecting

0006: Chinese Ming Marble Architectural Elements (pr)Est. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Wood Boddhisatva Riding Elephant: East Asia, China, Yuan to early Ming Dynasty, ca. early 14th to 16th century CE. A stunning hand-carved figure of the Boddhisattva known as Puxian (or Samantabhadra), who is associated with action in

0007: Chinese Yuan Dynasty Wood Boddhisatva Riding ElephantEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Royal Marriage Assembly (13 pcs): East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A remarkable royal marriage assembly comprised of thirteen sculpted pieces, all embellished with a lustrous glaze in hues of gamboge, emerald,

0008: Chinese Ming Royal Marriage Assembly (13 pcs)Est. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Marble Pagoda Roof Spire w/ 8 Immortals: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. An exceptional pagoda roof spire skillfully hand-carved from creamy white marble and presenting an octagonal base and rounded top. Expertly

0009: Chinese Ming Marble Pagoda Roof Spire w/ 8 ImmortalsEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Massive Chinese Han Dynasty Clay Panels, TL Tested: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An amazing pair of massive, hollow clay bricks from a Han tomb. Before they were fired, artisans stamped these bricks with the artwork you see

0010: Massive Chinese Han Dynasty Clay Panels, TL TestedEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Huge Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Panel Palace Scene: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone panel made from a massive piece of granite featuring a scene of 3 scholars and a young man. The scholars display

0011: Huge Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Panel Palace SceneEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Massive Chinese Ming Stone Basin Zoomorphic Reliefs: East Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful and massive stone basin with symbolic zoomorphic forms carved in low relief across the faces. The interior

0012: Massive Chinese Ming Stone Basin Zoomorphic ReliefsEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

17th C. Chinese Qing Brass Censer Dragon Handles: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 17th to early 18th century CE. A wonderful brass censer exhibiting a compressed body and a flared rim, all sitting upon three bulbous legs with petite feet. A

0013: 17th C. Chinese Qing Brass Censer Dragon HandlesEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Ancient Mongolian Ordos Bronze Effigy of Bull: **Originally Listed At $800** Northern China, Mongolia, Ordos culture or a neighboring group, ca. 6th to 2nd centuries BCE. A magnificent cast bronze effigy of a bull. He stands on an integral

0013A: Ancient Mongolian Ordos Bronze Effigy of BullEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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18th C. Chinese Qing Batavian Ware Bowl, ex-Museum: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. An impressive pottery bowl decorated in a style called Batavian ware, also known as Capuchin ware or Cafe au Lait, which was named after one of

0013B: 18th C. Chinese Qing Batavian Ware Bowl, ex-MuseumEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Brass Opium Water Pipe: East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine cast-brass opium or tobacco water-pipe with removable parts and tools, including a tweezer, boar bristle brush, and

0013C: 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Brass Opium Water PipeEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

18th C. Chinese Qing Wood Panel w/ Noble Woman: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved, openwork wood screen presenting a rectangular form resembling a window divided into 9 sections, each adorned with

0014: 18th C. Chinese Qing Wood Panel w/ Noble WomanEst. $2,800-$4,200Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Panel Flying Lohan (Arhat): East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A handsome hand carved wooden architectural panel with an openwork scene depicting a flying Lohan (Arhat). He holds a strand with coins of

0014A: 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Panel Flying Lohan (Arhat)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Brass Censer Incised w/ Budai: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive brass censer vessel, cast in a large cauldron shape and adorned with Buddhist imagery. The pot rests on three conical feet cast

0014B: 19th C. Chinese Qing Brass Censer Incised w/ BudaiEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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