Chinese Dragon

Boxwood and bone inlays on the top and legs. A "tour de force" Chinese pavilion surrounded with dragons and birds cover the serpentine top.

Description Superb antique Chinese porcelain bowl with a dragon and carp, painted in underglaze cobalt blue on white porcelain ground.

A scaly,elongated dragon (a Chinese embodiment of good luck and good fortune) is draped over a box that contains two different scenes, front and back.

Admirers of the craft may further admire the colorway of beige-brown, gold, orange and blue that brings this Chinese antique mythological dragon pictorial to life.

Hung Chong & Co became particularly noted for its elaborate repoussé silverware, incorporating traditional Chinese motifs such as dragons, chrysanthemums, birds and flowering pla...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 6x6 square rug, originating from Afghanistan, features a design that has been inspired by antique Chinese Pictorial dragon rugs. On the Design: Inspire...

Vintage Iron Floor Plant Stand with Chinese Brown Glazed Ceramic Dragon Cachepot Planters - Pair Elevate your home decor with this exquisite pair of vintage floor plant stands, feat...

The rounded censer body is supported on three powerful mask-form feet and flanked by boldly carved dragon-head handles suspending loose rings. In Chinese art, dragons represent imper...

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime nest of four original Chinese brown lacquered tables with dragon carved feet and gold leaf detailing A good looking, decorative and...

A turquoise glazed pair of jardiniere with incised five clawed dragons design, China 19th century. Small chips to the mouth rim.

The lower panels show a young Buddha surrounded by dragons, regarded in Chinese tradition as protective and benevolent beings, encircled by flowers and foliage.

Dense gold-toned scrollwork embellishes the brown body, interspersed with Chinese zodiac imagery, including dragons and roosters.

Magnificent vintage Chinese Ming Dynasty Emperor portrait wearing a yellow Imperial robe w/ dragons & phoenix, & symbols hand painted on silk matted & framed in black lacquered wood ...

By the way, we learned that in imperial China, the dragon and the phoenix were respectively associated with the Emperor and the Empress, representing a divine harmony.

This bowl showcases sinuous, curling, five -clawed dragons in the Chinese style in frosted art glass with a matte finish, high relief and intricate detail.

Key Features: Material: Ivory Design: 9-layer Chinese puzzle ball with detailed dragon motifs Condition: Some layers have cracks, but overall in good condition Dimensions: Total hei...

Imperial Blue, Antique Chinese Peking with a Dragon Center Medallion, Good Condition and Clean, Full Pile and Soft, 100% Wool, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Late...

A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese-Style Porcelain Vase With Dragon Handles and Elephant Head Feet, In the Manner of Ferdinand Barbedienne.

In ancient and modern Chinese culture, they can often be found in the decorations for weddings or royalty, along with dragons.

A beautifully hand-carved wooden chest featuring intricate Chinese motifs of dragons, flowers, and geometric patterns — symbols of prosperity and protection.

Rae was also influenced by Chinese and Japanese in her earlier work Azaleas (1895), similarly showing the head and shoulders of a woman, gazing up to the left, dressed in a kimono an...

They contain calligraphic imagery and butterfly and dragon design from Chinese porcelain and ceramic vases.

Particularly distinctive are the applied mythical beast-form loop handles, reminiscent of traditional Chinese lion, dragon or taotie-inspired imagery. The surfaces retain an attracti...

Each candelabrum supports five candle branches, each branch geometrically scrolled and applied with Chinese style motifs, such as dragon-form handles.

The abstract image is bright and colorful with repeating patterns and undulating lines that suggest the Chinese New Year parade's dragons. Parts of this piece were painted with a sc...

Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial on Stand Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is Dragon). In many Northern ...

Pair of Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Chinese, circa 1950s or earlier.

Wang Hing was renowned for detailed, often heavy silver items featuring dragons, bamboo, and traditional Chinese narratives.

Large Antique Etched Brass Bowl with dragon Detail. China, circa early 20th century.

Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial on Stand with a Bell Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is Dragon). In ma...

Nicely hand-carved with Chinese writing and dragons scenes. Beautiful Chinese style hand engraved brass tray coffee table on a solid black wooden folding base.

With lidded glass vase of baluster from decorated with sepia-toned Chinese court figures, butterflies, dragons, floral sprays, and more; on a turned giltwood base.

These stylized animal heads represent a type of dragon found in Chinese mythology. Their abstracted representation, as well as the incised patterns, demonstrates the influence of pre...

Elegant black evening gown with chinese style dragon and fan print, seen on the wonderful mutual cannes award winning actress GONG LI (who opened the cannes in 2005 with Jane Fonda) ...

The four-panel screen features four distinctly carved floral panels to the front and four matching panels of dragons, florals and Chinese symbols to the back.

Long sleeved and below the knee length, embossed with traditional Chinese style dragons and phoenixes. Buttoned at the collar and embellished thick lilac stitching and purple beading.

The sitter wears a dark robe adorned at the chest with a vividly painted five-clawed dragon roundel—an emblem traditionally associated with imperial or high-ranking authority in Chin...

Long paired in Japanese and Chinese art with the dragon as a symbol of harmony between yin and yang, the ho-o here becomes the focal point of a dense mosaic of gold linework so fine ...

Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is Dragon). In many Northern Thai temple stairway, naga was frequently ...

Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is Dragon). In many Northern Thai temple stairway, naga was frequently ...

Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial on Stand Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is Dragon). In many Northern ...

Rare planter with three clawed feet on its column, decorated with Chinese motifs of dragons, gadroons, acanthus leaves and bamboo in the taste of Minton, very fashionable under Napol...

Attending a performance by my good fried Alexis de Roode in a poorly lighted corridor I walked behind a woman. She wore a shiny red China dress with a dragon on her back embroidered ...

A number of Chinese proverbs and idioms feature references to a dragon, such as "hoping one's child will become a dragon".

In China, they're in the arts, zodiac signs and festivals ("Dragon Dance" at Chinese New Year).

Long Chinoiserie Carved Console Table or Hall Table This is a stunningly attractive piece it is made in fruitwood it is long with an intricately Carved Front, the sides and legs too...

An antique Japanese Redware lamp decorated with dragons. Chinese wooden base in a dark dark brown.

Another masterpiece, the "Empire Céleste" service, reflected the period's fascination with Asian aesthetics through its incorporation of Chinese-inspired cloud and dragon motifs. The...

The latter was a design innovation that originated in China, where it symbolized a dragon’s claw clutching a pearl, representing all sorts of good things any human would want.

Cover hinged and flat with scalloped corners and slight overhanding. Cast Chinese-style finial in form of stylized dragon with scrolled body.

S-scroll handle in form of scaly dragon with horned head peering over rim. Marked.

Here's one of the most beautiful Chinese antiques we have ever found in our travels in China over the past three decades.

Wonderfully detailed bronze Chinese dragon vase, circa mid-20th century.

A finely carved soap stone sculpture of a wise ancient with a dragon on his shoulder standing on a braun soap stone base. In fine original condition. Measures: Height 15" / 38 cm.  

This exquisite yellow jadeite pendant (62x43x12mm), masterfully carved into the form of a chi-dragon clutching a coin in its mouth, is a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. The re...