Ming Dynasty Art

Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongul rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368....

Ming Horse on Plinth. Sancai Glaze. Court Attendant horse.

Representation of the Bodhisattva of Mercy, known as Avalokiteshvara, or Guanyin in Chinese. Bodhisattvas were originally depicted as the Buddha’s attendants but increasingly came to...

A Ming dynasty white and blue globular vessel, portraying six figures in a fenced garden underneath clouds. The vase was originally a double gourd vase and has been cut down and redu...

Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have put off entering paradise in order to help others attain enlightenment. There are many different Bodhisattvas, but the most famous in Chi...

Buddhism was introduced to China from India in the early years of the first millennium. This statue represents the bodhisattva of mercy, known as Avalokiteshvara (or Guanyin in Chine...

Blue and white wine jar with painted flower motif.

Rare and important pair of wucai enamels hexagonal porcelain vases decorated in underglazed cobalt blue, polychrome yellow and green enamels on an all-over iron-red geometric pattern...

Large Ming Dynasty seated sculpture of Maitreya

Chinese bronze figure of a Monkey, 17th Century, Ming Dynasty. The amusing study, cast as a seated monkey, about to devour a peach, held in his right hand. His hair well delineated, ...

Chinese Hitching Post carved from ancient Limestone, used in Imperial China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Depicts a mythological figure riding a Fu Dog.

Ming Dynasty Pottery Pot with Cream & Green Flower Decoration
" Jane has a lovely collection of this sytle pot in larger and smaller sizes with varying cream and green decorat...

A Ming style Chinese pottery figure of an attendant, partially glazed on an attached hexagonal base.

Guan Yu was a historical figure who lived during the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Era (late second-early third century AD). Serving as a general under the wa...

A porcelain meiping with Fahua Lotus Pond decoration. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Similar vase is illustrated in "Ming Ceramics in the British Museum," Jessica Harrison-Hall. P4...

Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang seized control of China and founded the Ming dynasty in 1368.

A pair of Chinese gilt and polychrome bronze Buddhist guardians (Tienhuang) of the North and the South. Each one has been finely cast in full armor on a rock work platform. This pair...

This large, Ming Dynasty style painting is a faithful yet nuanced reproduction of "Contemplation" while the original Chinese Export Oil Painting was rendered in 1938 by artist Lin Fe...

***SUMMER SALE*** This Ming dynasty scholar’s document box was skillfully crafted from wood, leather, lacquer and brass, all materials that have developed a rich patina over time. ...

Glazed sculptural tiles are today considered one of the hallmarks of classical Chinese architecture. However, despite their popularity in Modern times, they were relatively scarce un...

A bottle with garlic bulb shaped mouth, toffee-colored glaze and white slip decoration. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Ming dynasty, circa 1573-1620. Similar vase is illus...

Pair of suantouping (garlic head) vases in white-covered sandstone. Some frittings otherwise in very good condition ! China, 17th century or earlier.

A fine green-glazed Chinese Ming Dynasty earthenware figure, depicting a official. The statue has been styled in long, flowing robes, colored in a vivid green. Additional features ha...

Offered is this authentic Chinese antique Ming dynasty (1368-1644) iron figure depicting the deity, Guandi, standing in armored robes and donning his helmet while stroking his beard ...

Ming Dynasty tomb statue depicting a seated Scholar. Terracotta glazed and painted in green, yellow, red and black. Measure: height 19.5 cm.

Large scalloped dish called "Swatow" in porcelain with flared rim, with underglaze blue decoration : the basin decorated with deers in a landscape, the descent decorated with prunus ...

Ming dynasty Chinese Porcelain celadon bowl. Purchased from a NYC collector. Measures: 12.5 inches wide and 3 inches high. The shape was compromised in making so it’s not even all ar...

Large porcelain charger in the style of the Ming dynasty. Hand-painted in a traditional figural motif with scalloped edge.

******End of summer sale****** This transitional period ice box, made from blackwood (chin: hongmu) and walnut wood, served a dual purpose: it kept food cold and released fresh air t...

Rare and unique bronze candlesticks with handles crafted in the traditional dragon motif. Hand forged in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Minor repair to one of the legs at base of...

Pair of Chinese green glazed pottery statues, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Comprising two male attendants, wearing long robes and hats, standing on square stepped bases. Glazed and pai...

Monumental Chinese red and white porcelain charger hand-painted with a floral motif. This impressive piece is enhanced by a scalloped edge in the Ming style.

A Wucai porcelain square dish, decorated in cobalt underglazed blue and polychrome enamels with the rare feiyu winged dragon pattern in the centre. The borders with carps and aquatic...

It is believed that this detailed hand-carved timber statue of the Chinese Goddess of mercy Guanyin dates to the transitional period between the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the start...

14th-15th century China bronze vase late Yuan / early Ming Dynasty The vase has a round belly tapering upwards into a rather wide neck, based on a high foot. Decorated with motifs r...

***SUMMER SALE*** The pure simplicity of this Shanxi province walnutwood kang table is striking. The kang is typically the centre of the house in the colder parts of Northern Chin...

A porcelain 16th century Swatow gendi

Lovely pair of mounted courtiers. Much of the original paint is still in evidence. Beautiful detail of costume and features. Heads are detached with pleasant expressions.

***SUMMER SALE*** This is an extremely rare and unusual Shanxi province Huanghuali wine table from the mid Ming dynasty. Huanghuali was the most precious Chinese hardwood used durin...

A fine green-glazed Chinese Ming Dynasty earthenware figure, depicting a official. The statue has been styled in long, flowing robes, colored in a vivid green. Additional features ha...

A set of five bowls with underglaze blue, overglaze red, enamel and kinrande decoration. Fitted in a Kiri Japanese wooden box. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, Ming Dynasty,...

A fine green-glazed Chinese Ming Dynasty earthenware figure. In form of a female funeral guide, glazed and painted in green, yellow, red and black It has been styled in long, flowing...

This is a rare Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze Fu Dog figural bronze tripod lidded censer used for incense. It has a Fu Dog or Qilin figural top lid with superbly carved details. The Fu ...

YANG MIAN The paintings of Sichuan-based artist Yang Mian (b. 1970) challenge the new world order of media and digitization as well as basic notions of Chinese painting tradition....

Sometimes referred to as the “Dog of Happiness” or the “Celestial Dog,” the earliest traces of the Fu Dog in China date to the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.). Then it disappeared fr...

***Autumn SALE*** This impressive pair of Shanxi province black lacquer round back or horseshoe chairs dates to the transitorial period between the late Ming and early Qing dynastie...

A green and ochre antique Chinese glazed earthenware wedding bed roof tile from the Ming dynasty in China circa 1368-1644. Originally used where the roof lines met, this piece repres...

This elegantly shaped Northern elm table is a great example of Shanxi province’s vernacular furniture. Shape and style suggest it was used as an offering table in front of a long al...

A fine green-glazed Chinese Ming Dynasty earthenware figure, depicting a knight or officer at horse. The statue has been styled in a war lord robe, with very detailed elements partly...

Ceramic is so well made, it feels and sounds like a metal. The script and the ornaments are egged in to the surface.

YANG MIAN The paintings of Sichuan-based artist Yang Mian (b. 1970) challenge the new world order of media and digitization as well as basic notions of Chinese painting tradition....

The circular-shaped box, decorated with red, blue, yellow, green and white cloisonné enamels. The lid decorated with a stylized lotus pattern and floral scrolls. The base and the ins...

Chinese bronze scroll weight, modelled as a seated horse, looking forward with extended hoof and incised details such as eyes and mane. Ming Dynasty 17th century.

Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...

Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...

This bowl stands out for its detailed depiction of two fish amid soft spiral waves, bordered by two cranes within the bowl. The design's depth and clarity, from the lifelike portraya...

19th Century Italian School Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Dionysus, 19th Century Bronze with black-green patination 24 x 10 x 10 inches Dionysus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature ...

The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...

Finely potted with incurved facetted sides divided by raised ribs and set with two short lugs to the shoulder, the body rising to a short octagonal neck, the domed cover of conformin...

Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxuriant wavy hair falling in ringlets onto his forehea...

Circle of Guglielmo Della Porta (Porlezza, 1515 circa – Rome 1577) CRISTO MORTO, Italy, mid 16th Century Gilt bronze 54 x 48 cm 21 1/4 x 19 in Provenance: M. Barbagli Private Collec...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

The vessel is of well-proportioned elegance, its ovoid body crisply divided into lobed segments that rise from a neatly cut, short ring foot to a tall, slender trumpet neck. A gracef...

A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.  Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...

Beautiful late 15th-century Burgundian Netherlandish portrait of a woman. Carved walnut. Original polychrome has been removed with traces at base and lower portions of figure. Minor ...