Chinese Ancestor Figure
19th Century Chinese Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Chinese carved Ancestor figure
This carved figure bears the likeness of one of its
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Gilt Ancestor Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Carved Ancestor Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Ancestor worship was an integral part of traditional Chinese home life. This carved figure bears
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Ming Dynasty Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Marvel at the exquisite artistry of this carved wood Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) ancestor
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure with Tiger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure on Animal
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
H 10.5 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Pottery Guardian Ancestor Roof Tile Qing Figure on Horse
Located in Studio City, CA
any Chinese art or artifacts collection or very eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 11.5 in W 13 in D 5 in
Ethereal Terracotta Chinese Ancestor Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely terracotta sculpture of an Asian figure with beautiful weathered patina. Custom lucite base.
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Monumental Hand Painted Chinese Scroll With Ancestors In Custom Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A monumental hand painted Chinese work depicting 11 male and female multi-generational ancestral
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Chinese Stoneware Funeral Shrine Model and Figure Ming Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware shrine model with a figurine made in Ming dynasty (15th-17th century) in China and used
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Bronze God of Wealth Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth. His shrine can be found
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Chinese Ancestral Portrait, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings
Materials
Linen
18th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Alter God
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Ancestor worship plays a major role in Chinese religion. This beautifully carved figure is rich with
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Alter God
Located in Atlanta, GA
ancestors. Ancestor worship plays a major role in Chinese religion. This beautifully carved figure is rich
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Ancestor worship plays a major role in Chinese religion. This beautifully carved figure is rich with
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
upon a traditional altar table to pay tribute to ancestors past. The figure is carved with detailed
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Polychrome Wooden Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in wood, this 19th-century figure of a spirit paid tribute to ancestors past on a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Miniature Chinese Altar Display Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
) with clean lines and perfect proportions. Once used as a tabletop altar for ancestor worship, we love
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Pedestals
Materials
Elm
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
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God
Located in Atlanta, GA
honor their ancestors. Ancestor worship plays a major role in Chinese religion. This beautifully carved
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Antique Early 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty Red and Black Lacquered 19th Century Altar Coffer Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red and black lacquered altar coffer table from the 19th century, with figural and floral
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
H 40.5 in W 74.5 in D 18 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
court in Edo. Three horseback riders are dressed as Dutch merchants and a fourth figure, probably het
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
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H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
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Monumental Chinese Ancestral Matriarch Scroll Portrait Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing ancestor scroll portrait painting of a high ranking official or Imperial court matriarch. Features a intricately decorated Ming style red robed matriarch depi...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings
Materials
Linen, Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Qing Dynasty Late 19th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait of a Seated Woman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully painted Ancestral Painting from the Qing Dynasty period, late 19th Century.
The genre of ancestor paintings, first seen in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), embodies the C...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings
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Paper, Paint, Wood
H 44.5 in W 25.5 in D 2.13 in
Mid 20th Century Chinese Bamboo Bird Cage
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful bird cage is made from bamboo strip with wonderful carving works at bottom. The even distribution of each bar around the cage and the precise of each joining point sho...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bird Cages
Materials
Bamboo
Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits f...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Decorated Porcelain Figure
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese hand decorated porcelain figure.
Beautifully hand decorated Chinese porcelain figure. This stunning colorful finely detailed figurine or sculptur...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Aztec Colonial Polychromed Wood Sculpture! Holy Imagene Bultos Santos Icons
Located in Peoria, AZ
MUSEUM PERFECTION !
AZTEC INFLUENCED
LATIN AMERICAN
COLONIAL ART
AMAZINGLY RARE PIECE !
Approx. 14" x 8" x 2 1/2"
After Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, paint...
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Antique 17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
H 8 in W 14 in D 2.5 in
Antique Scholar's Chest with Painted Pomegranates, Open Light Bookcase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful Chinese scholar's chest with an open light feature and hand-painted images. Historically used to store books and scrolls, the top section has a hand-carved border gracefu...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Chinese Hand Painted Bird & Floral Bamboo Side Tables / Cabinets -2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century hand painted Aesthetic Movement inspired celadon bamboo cabinets. They have bird and floral fronts with pinstripe details. They open to single shelf. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Side Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
H 26 in W 22 in D 18 in
Louis XVI Style Commode after Jean-Henri Riesener by François Linke, circa 1905
By Jean-Henri Riesener, François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted marquetry commode after a model by Jean-Henri Riesener by François Linke.
French, circa 1905.
Linke Index No. 10.
Signed 'F...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Bronze
H 37.01 in W 65.75 in D 25.6 in
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment/ robe with a dragon symbol.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acq...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
H 18 in W 8 in D 4 in
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Eac...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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Textile, Wood, Paint
Large Painted Chinese Ancestral Portraits Grasscloth & Faux Bamboo Frames - S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These hand painted Chinese hand painted ancestral portrait are antique scrolls in mid-century silver gilt faux bamboo frames with grasscloth matting. They represent a wealthy husband...
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Early 20th Century Asian Qing Paintings
Materials
Grasscloth, Wood, Paint, Paper
H 56 in W 35 in D 1 in
Bamboo Qing Dynasty Center Table with Geometric Apron and Black Lacquered Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty bamboo square shaped center table with geometric apron and black lacquered top. This Chinese Qing Dynasty bamboo center table, with its square shape and distin...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Center Tables
Materials
Bamboo
H 32 in W 35 in D 35 in
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar figure. circa 1800
Hand-crafted in the late 18th / early 19th century, exceptiona...
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
H 19.5 in W 7.75 in D 7.5 in
Early Monumental Framed Chinese Ancestral Portraits -Guache on Paper , 76”h - S/
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of early Chinese ancestral portraits, male and female. The medium is guache on paper with soothing neutrals. The frames are taupe with iridescent tones. There is foxing...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper
H 76 in W 43.25 in D 1.75 in
Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Verre Eglomise Chinese Export reverse glass painting.
Beautiful Chinese reverse glass painting of two women in a Chinese garden with a scroll. This painting is particularl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
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Glass, Wood
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Chinese Ancestor Figure, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chinese carved wood ancestor figure with remnants of its original painted finish.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1920's Ancestors Asian Male & Female Figural Table Lamps
By Legend of Asia
Located in Denver, CO
Porcelain table lamps in the likeness of ancestor portraits. Each featured on custom handmade brass
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chinese Spirit Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic set up for traditional home-based ancestor worship was an altar table upon which
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese "Zhen" Altar Spirit
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestors, protect family and bring good fortune. "Zhen" is a protector. Armed and garbed in armor, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Ho Ho Boy Oil Lamp, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
referred to as a "ho ho boy." Children are a popular motif in Chinese art, and are considered lucky
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Reverse-Painted Glass Portraits
Located in Vista, CA
Pair of Chinese reverse-painted glass ancestor portraits, 20th century, each figure dressed in gold
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20th Century European Paintings
Materials
Glass
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Pottery Guardian Ancestor Roof Tile Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
figure.
From a Bel Air, California high-end art and artifacts estate.
We were told it is likely
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Ancestor
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century hand painted Chinese Ancestor
This carved figure bears the likeness of one of its
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Pottery Guardian Ancestor Roof Tile Qing Figure on Fish
Located in Studio City, CA
expertise so are listing it simply as the early 20th century.
Would be a great addition to any Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
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Ceramic, Pottery
H 10 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Chinese Hanging Scroll of a Female Ancestor
Located in NYC, NY
Executed in gouache with gilt details depicting a seated female figure in brocade robes wearing a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
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Paper
America’s First “Spirit God” Double Headed Ancestor 500 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Stone
Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God
Located in Atlanta, GA
major role in Chinese religion. This beautifully carved figure is rich with character from a century of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Ancestral Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
dynasty points to the central role ancestor worship played in Chinese culture. The painting depicts
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
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Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Chinese Ancestral Portrait
Located in Chicago, IL
Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
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Paper
China Very Old Hand-Carved Antique Stone Spirit Mother, Private Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a rare and very unusual 20 inch tall spirit mother figure hand-carved from solid limestone
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
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Limestone
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Vintage Nuo Theater Performance Mask Guizhou, China, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Nuo theater or ceremonial performance mask from Guizhou, South China, mid-20th century
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H 10 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Chinese Polychromed Wood Ancestor Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very unusual large-scale Chinese polychromed wood figure of an ancestor, well carved with lifelike
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Large Chinese Carved Wood Figure In Gold And Lacque. Possibly An Nun Or An Ancestor.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and well carved female figure in wood with gilding possibly a nun or ancestral figure. We
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
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Wood, Lacquer, Paint
H 31.5 in W 12 in D 9 in
Set of 20 Chinese Export Watercolours of the Customs and Trades of China
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
A rare set of twenty Chinese export watercolours representing the Customs and Trades of China
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 17.52 in W 21.38 in D 0.99 in
Antique Chinese Nuo Gong Carved Wood Head中国古董
Located in London, GB
A antique Nuo Gong carved wood figure head
Guizhou Province, China,
Nuo Gong and Nuo Mu are the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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Chinese Ancestor Figure For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese ancestor figure for your home. Each Chinese ancestor figure for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and pottery. There are many kinds of the Chinese ancestor figure you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese ancestor figure, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Chinese Ancestor Figure?
Prices for a Chinese ancestor figure can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $398 and can go as high as $7,120, while the average can fetch as much as $1,450.
Questions About Chinese Ancestor Figure
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese ancestor paintings are portraits of the deceased ancestors of a Chinese family. These portraits would be done by an artist to honor and remember their ancestors, and legend had it that if these paintings were properly cared for, the ancestors would bring fortune to the family. Shop an array of Chinese ancestor paintings on 1stDibs.
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