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Northern Wei

Guardian Official Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
common in Chinese culture during these periods. Date : Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty(4-7th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Earthenware, Pottery

Guardian Haitai Lion Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasties
Located in seoul, KR
these periods. Date : Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty(4-7th century) Dimension : 24cm (Height) x 9cm(diameter
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Pottery, Stoneware

Stone Head of Bodhisattva, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasties
Located in seoul, KR
made in Hong Kong at the time of the acquisition. Date : Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty(5-8th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Limestone

Guardian(Half human half beast) Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
religious symbolism. The Northern Wei Dynasty, known for its patronage of Buddhism, often depicted such
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Pottery

Chinese Northern Wei Terrecotta Attendant - TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 386-534 ADA well defined Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Attendant Statue. The Figure is
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Important chinese terracotta sculpture of a horse, China Northern Wei dynasty
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
thermoluminescence test accompanies this sculpture. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386- 534)
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty. A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
polychromy. The black stand was made in Hong Kong at the time of the acquisition. Date : Northern Wei-Tang
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture Of A Seated Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty. A pre Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a cream
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Pottery Camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and rare Chinese painted high fired gray pottery model of a wooly camel, Northern Wei
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
An elegant hollow-moulded terracotta horse. This horse is modelled in a standing pose with its neck elegantly arched and its ears pricked forward attentively. The mane is indicated w...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Heavenly Beings Carved Limestone Stele Fragment, Northern/Eastern Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
of the acquisition. Date : Northern Wei/Eastern Wei Dynasty(386–550) Size : 25.5cm (Height) x 14cm
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
. Date : Northern Wei/Eastern Wei Dynasty(386~550) Size : 22cm (Height) x 16cm(diameter) Condition : Good
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Striding Horse, 6th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
Northern Wei Dynasty in 386 AD. The short lived, yet highly prolific Northern Qi Dynasty (550 to 577) was
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Chinese, Northern Wei Dynasty PERIOD: 386
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese statuette of a horse
Chinese statuette of a horse
H 15.91 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
Expressive Court Lady in Orange Terracotta - Wei Dynasty, China '386-557 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
. The north of China was eventually united by nomadic Tuoba invaders who founded the Northern Wei
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Terracotta

Chinese Stone Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Stele, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-carved of limestone in the style of Northern Wei (386-535) statuary, the Buddha is depicted upon a lotus
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
, the delicate horse is carved in the Northern Wei style (386-534), but likely dates to the Ming dynasty
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
H 26.5 in W 25.5 in D 5.5 in
Tang Dynasty Mingqi Earth Spirit Tomb Guardians TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
tomb figures began in the Northern Wei dynasty (A.D. 386–534) and continued into the Tang dynasty. Also
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
25.7 Cm). Northern Qi, was the successor state of the Chinese Xianbei state of Eastern Wei and was
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

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Earthenware, Pottery

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Gao Yang, who took the throne from Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei in 550 and established Northern Qi
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities

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Earthenware, Clay, Paint

Brazilian Wai Wai Tribal Cassava Graters Circa 1945
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian Wei Wei Casava Graters Two graters constructed of wood and sharpened rock used by the
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Vintage 1940s Brazilian Folk Art Antiquities

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Stone

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Chinese Blue and White Haitangzu Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Large Chinese blue and white glazed ceramic pottery porcelain vase of begonia form decorated with two dragons in high relief amongst waves and clouds encircling the body and the neck...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Qingbai Funerary Vases with Daoist figures, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
A pair of large Qingbai jars from the Song or Yuan Dynasty, designed for tomb offerings, featuring tall proportions with short bodies and extended necks. These Mingqi jars, typically...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Vases

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Tang Dynasty Paited Terracotta Female Attendant
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa (618-907 AD) A pottery tomb attendant figure in the form of a woman who is wearing a lengthy robe with a red-painted skirt, her robes are painted in beautiful blue pigment, hol...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Dark Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A cool, blue-black glaze coats the stout body of this early 20th-century terra cotta kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, this wide-mouth jar was once used daily in a pr...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Terracotta

"Buddha Flanked by Female Attendants, " Gouache on Wood Panel, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare mural was painted in China over four centuries ago, and is an exquisite example of Buddhist art. The enlightened Buddha is shown standing at the center of the painting, dre...
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Early 17th Century Ming Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Gouache

Han Dynasty Green Glazed Archers Watch Tower Oxford TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Pottery Watch Tower in Green Glaze; Han Dynasty (2016 BC -AD 220) Earthenware three-storied pavilion from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Each of the three sections have two le...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Ceramics

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Terracotta

Mijas Steps, Spain art, purple art, plein air art, tree art
By Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
Mijas Steps is an original painting by Eleanor Woolley. Inspired by a February trip to Mijas, started Plein Air, and finished in the studio. The painting shows some archetypal steps ...
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Uses and Customs - Korean - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Uses and Customs - Korean is a lithograph on paper realized in 1862. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the governmen...
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1860s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bracelet, Resin Coffee Table with Glass Top by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Hua Wang was born in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. She currently lives and works in China and Europe. She graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, UK, in ...
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2010s Asian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Epoxy Resin

Pair of Chinese 19th Century Hand Carved and Painted Temple Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese sculpted and polychromed temple guardian lions architectural wood carvings. Born in China during the 18th or 19th century, each of this pair of temple carvings depi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Han Dynasty Horse and Rider TL Tested
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tombs of the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) were typically furnished with model figures and other objects believed to be necessary for a safe journey to the afterlife. Historical record...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Earthenware, Pottery

Han Dynasty Horse and Rider TL Tested
Han Dynasty Horse and Rider TL Tested
H 11.5 in W 10.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Chinese Bronzed Metal Buddhist Temple Foo Dogs Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular pair of Chinese Buddhist guardian temple foo dogs or foo lions intricately crafted from bronzed metal. The lions are depicted sitting with one having a paw on a ball or o...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Impressive Terracotta Funerary Procession - Ming Dynasty, China '1368-1644 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive Funeral Ensamble of 10 Terracotta Glazed Figures in green and caramel colors depicting a votive procession with a palanquin, his four carriers, a horse, a stableman, two m...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

4 Chinese Watercolors of Court and Buddhist Scenes
Located in New York, NY
4 Chinese large watercolor paintings of Court and Buddhist scenes in ebonized frames (19th cent). (PRICED EACH)
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D DIMENSIONS: 645 mm x 260 mm x 180 mm CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermolu...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
H 25.4 in W 10.24 in D 7.09 in
Pair Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlays Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Korean iron box with intricate silver inlays dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The matching circular boxes was most likely used to store tobacco lea...
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Antique 19th Century Korean Other Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Iron, Bronze

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Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Mingqi Funerary Ox, 386-534 AD
Located in Brisbane, AU
A rare Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Mingqi Funerary Ox with colored pigment remaining
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Excellent Terracotta Bull and Cart from Northern Wei Period (386-535 A.D.0)
Located in Westport, CT
Excellent condition. T.L. Tested by Oxford Authentication. Test result attached, 9last photo). Ox is 13" from snout to tail. Cart is 14"" long and 11" tall. Custom make plexiglas...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Tomb Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Red Pottery Tomb Guardian , Northern Wei Dynasty, 386 - 534.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Large Chinese Terracotta Horse From The Norhern Chi Period
Located in Westport, CT
Norther Chi period (550-577AD) Possibly Northern Wei (386 - 534AD) The two period/states
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Chinese Pottery Monster Mask Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese Sculpted Tomb Pottery Monster Mask (ch: Taotie). Probably Intended for Adorning the Interior of a Tomb or as a Mold for a Bronze Casting.
Mounted on a Custom Rosewood...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Pair of Northern Wei Pottery Horses Approx 520 A.D.
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Northern Wei Pottery Horses. Approx. 520 A.D. 17 inches tall. Oxford Authentication, TL
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Terracotta Warrior with Shield - Northern Wei Dynasty, China '386-557 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
holding a lion's mask shield. Northern Wei Dynasty: 386-557 AD This magnificent piece is accompanied by
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Terracotta Sculpture ( 44 Cm ! ), China Northern Wei Dynasty
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Important and rare polychrome terracotta group representing an ox pulling a cart. Note, invisible professional restoration on the terrace. Otherwise sculpture in very good condition,...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

Pair of Antique Chinese Clay Houses
Located in Stamford, CT
the Northern Wei Dynasty, approx. 520AD.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Architectural Elements

Chinese Buddhist Stone Column, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Buddhist imagery in the Northern Wei style. A seated Buddha graces each side of the column, surrounded by
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals

Materials

Limestone

Stone Buddha Statue Northern Wei Style
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful hand carved statue of Buddha in the Northern Wei style. Buddha is seated with the right
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Ceramic Brick Carved with Guanyin
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting and unusual ancient Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty ceramic brick carved and hand
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Stone Buddha Statue Fragment from Northern Wei Dynasty China
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Limestone Head of Buddha with remains of the fragment of the shoulder from Northern Wei Dynasty
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Painted Pottery Caparisoned Horse, Northern Wei Dynasty '386-534'
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and rare painted pottery model of a caparisoned horse, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Four Seated Buddhas 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Northern Wei Dynasty. A pre Tang Dynasty Terrecotta brick featuring four painted
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of A Reclining Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Northern Wei Dynasty. A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terrecotta painted brick
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Serene Lovely Faced Guanyin from Chinese Antique Marble Garden Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
after the Tang and Northern Wei sculptures carved in relief within rounded mandorlas the whole sitting
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Fine Terracotta Horse from the Northern Wei Period, China
Located in Westport, CT
A fine example of the work from this period. Rare and beautiful - in excellent condition. Legally imported from Hong Kong to US 14 years ago. TL Test has been performed by Oxfo...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Clay

4th Century Painted Clay Horse Sculpture.
Located in Westport, CT
A painted pottery horse from the Northern Wei Period (386-535AD) Beautifully sculptured with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Pair of Ancient Chinese Ceramic Towers, Rare and Beautiful
Located in Westport, CT
A rare pair of painted pottery towers from Northern Wei , - the finest period of ancient Chinese
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Painted Grey Pottery Figure of an Equestrian Figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern Wei dynasty ( 386-534) Measure: Length 28 cm., height 35 cm. With the original white and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Large Painted Grey Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Standing Horse
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern Qi dynasty (550-577) Original pigmets, very important (white, orange, red and black
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Other Ceramics

Chinese Antique Stone Buddha, Northern Wei Style, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
This very special piece depicts Buddha in the ancient Northern Wei style. Northern Wei dynasty (386
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

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