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Sancai-Glazed Earth Spirit

Tang Dynasty

A Chinese, Tang Dynasty, Sancai-glazed, three colors of brown, green and creamy, sculpture of a horse with a cut fur blanket. This Chinese, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), glazed earthenw...

An Indonesian offer post from the Tetum people of Timor Island. The work is stone and is unsigned.

A Chinese Procession Ornament dating from the Liao Dynasty, from 907 to 1125 AD. The Liao Dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was an empire in northern China that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper. It was founded by the Yelu family of the Khitan people in the final years of the Tang Dynasty, even though its first ruler, Yelu Abaoji, did not declare an era name until 916. The Liao Empire was destroyed by the Jurchen of the Jin Dynasty in 1125. However, remnants of its people led by Yelu Dashi established the Xi (or Western) Liao Dynasty 1125 - 1220, also known as Kara - Khitan Khanate, which survived until the arrival of Genghis Khan...

It was during the late Meiji period that exquisite examples of bronzes, such as this one, were first seen by the West during the international expositions. It was only the Japanese t...

This beautiful Tang dynasty earth spirit with human face and animal body is crafted with terracotta and paint. This semi-human spirit figure is seated on its haunches with cloven hoo...

Antique Chinese pottery earth spirit. Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included. Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907 Size: Height 69 C.M. ...

Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to ensure a safe journey to the afterlife. Meant to depict the pleasures of daily life, common burial figures...

Hunter And Seal, 1972 Kiawak Ashoona (1933 - 2014) O.C., R.C.A. Cape Dorset Serpentine This is a magnificent example of this early Cape Dorset artist's...