Tomb Musicians
Set of Five Stoneware Tomb Figurines of Musician Ming Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
figurines of musicians were made as burial objects to be placed in the tomb, often as a larger group forming
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Camels with Musicians Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of two camels carrying a band of five
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ming Dynasty Tomb Funeral Pottery Bed Model
Located in Atlanta, GA
and wine bottles, even servants, musicians, and whole fleet of theater troops were placed with the
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Ming Dynasty Tomb Funeral Pottery Bed Model
Located in Atlanta, GA
and wine bottles, even servants, musicians, and whole fleet of theater troops were placed with the
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Terracotta Statue Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese terracotta tomb figure (Ni Yong) from East Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), likely from the area
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay
Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
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Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally executed figural form
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Antique Ming Dynasty Chinese Earthenware Horse Sculpture Míngqì Tomb Figure
Located in Forney, TX
míngqì tomb figure, modeled as horse sculpture with saddle, stirrups, and integral base.
This hand
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Tomb Funeral Pottery Chair Models
Located in Atlanta, GA
necessities such as furniture, foods and wine bottles, even servants, musicians, and whole fleet of theater
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Glazed Sculpture of a Camel Carrying Musicians
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Glazed Sculpture Of A Camel Carrying Musicians
Chinese style terra cotta tomb figure
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Heavenly Beings Carved Limestone Stele Fragment, Northern/Eastern Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
found in temples, caves, and tombs, serving both religious and decorative purposes. The art of this era
Category
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
sculptures were commonly found in temples, caves, and tombs, serving both religious and decorative purposes
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Stone, Limestone
No Reserve
H 8.67 in Dm 6.3 in
Tang Dynasty Bactrian Camel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Edme Anthony NOEL French Art Deco Bronze Retiary Sculpture, 1875
By Edme Anthony Paul Noel
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
adorning the tomb of the musician, professor at the Paris Conservatory ;
Émile Eudes, bronze bust, cast by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Sculpture Signed Carlier
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in NANTES, FR
Cambrai town hall now stands. His father is a cutler and a musician in his spare time. He wants to see his
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Very Elegant Tang Dynasty Dignitary in Orange Terracotta, China '618-907 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
resurged as a part of elaborate tombs. Tang mingqi integrated the guardian figures and pack animals of the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
tombs, an amount determined by an individual's social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Roseline Koener, 1985
Located in Wallkill, NY
, the morning’s eclosion of roses, and the buoyancy of ocean waves fascinate me.
Artists and musicians
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Chimera (Pixiu) Terracotta Mythological Being - Tang Dynasty, China '618-907 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
elaborate tombs. Tang mingqi integrated the guardian figures and pack animals of the Northern and Southern
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 13.78 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in
Roseline Koener Mixed-Media Art, 2002
Located in Wallkill, NY
musicians like Klee, Matisse, Tombly, Motherwell, Frankenthaler, Anatsui, Bach, Hafiz, Rumi, Hildegard von
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Tang Dynasty Court Official in Sancai Glazed Robes, China '618-907' - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
resurged as a part of elaborate tombs. Tang mingqi integrated the guardian figures and pack animals of the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
H 29 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
19th Century Animalier French Bronze Entitled "Taureau Debout" by Rosa Bonheur
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in London, GB
from a poor family, while her mother, a musician, had descended from a middle-class family and had been
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 7.09 in W 13 in D 4.34 in
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Large Chinese Ceramic Tang Horse
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 2010 Chinese ceramic Tang horse stands just under 28” tall. Colorful glaze in rich shades of amber, green and cream. Unknown maker. Very good preowned condition with no flaws f...
Category
2010s Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
Category
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers.
"A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers"
Each central ...
Category
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal
H 86 in W 33 in D 33 in
Antique Chinoiserie Faux-Bamboo Stool
Located in Richmond, London
A very decorative 19th century stool in the chinoiserie taste, the circular frame carved to simulate bamboo in the Regency Brighton Pavilion manner, retaining traces its original pai...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Stools
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Magnificent Tang Dynasty Prancing Horse, TL Test by ASA Francine Maurer
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Magnificent Prancing Horse in Orange Terracotta with Traces of Yellow Painting. With its Anterior right Leg raised. TL Test by ASA Francine Maurer Laboratory. It was during the "gol...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine German 19th century porcelain and gilt-bronze mounted Potpourri Urn-Vase with Lid, attributed to Meissen. The ovoid white porcelain urn, decorated on all sides and lid wi...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Regency Revival Planters, Cachepots and Jard...
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Childs carousel horse, 19th Century fairground
Located in Maidstone, GB
Original 19th Century rare child’s carousel horse, the most wonderful original patina, original paint, glass eyes, (one eye has a small chip) original horse bit, finely carved head, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Tang-Style Chinese Ceramic Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
a beautifully modeled glazed Chinese ceramic horse, in the Tang-style, golden brown body with buff mane, removable tail, and hooves with a green saddle and harness with yellow-gold o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Naive European French Folk Art Jovan Lazar Obican Tapestry Wall Hanging Weaving
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazar Obican 1944-2004
Tapestry, mixed media applique on woven background
Taking The Bird Away, Folk Art,
Dimensions: H 80 cm (32.25 in.) x W 58 cm (23in.)
The artist Lazar Obican ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Modern Chinese Porcelain Nine Dragon Vase on Wood Stand, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Chinese porcelain "Nine Dragon" tianqiuping vase, modern, early 2000's, China.
The massive Chinese porcelain vase of traditional tianqiuping form, with a ro...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
11 Antique German Thuemler Mfg FA Schwill & Son Stoneware Beer Stein Bar Mug 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
"Dust makes thirst and since humans are made of dust, we should drink day and night". Staub macht Durst Und da der Mensch aus Staub gemacht muss er saufen Tag und Nacht.
Antique se...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
H 5 in W 3.5 in D 5 in
Tang Dynasty Pottery Horse With Saddle
Located in Dallas, TX
A Tang Dynasty (618 - 907AD) Chinese Pottery Horse with Saddle. No TL test but absolutely guaranteed authentic with COA available upon request.
Dimensions: 14 x 6.75 x 17 inches (...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Fine Tang Dynasty Pottery Horse, Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tang dynasty pottery statue of standing horse with removable saddle, Tang dynasty 618-907, come with Oxford authentication TL test certificate. Oxford test numbers C106t33.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Tall Attendant Figure, 16th-17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A tall Chinese green and amber glazed figure of an attendant, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century, China.
The figure stands upon an integral plinth, dressed in long robes and a generou...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
H 16.5 in W 5 in D 4.75 in
Eye Catching Ceramic Horse Sculpture with Tang Dynasty Look
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful Tang Dynasty style ceramic horse sculpture with great detail in cream, brown and black.
Gail.
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century over Life-Size Marble Statue of Bacchus after Michelangelo
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-19th century over life-size carved marble statue of Michelangelo's "Bacchus". Grand Tour copy through the "Point To Point" method directly from the original keeping its masterful...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Statues
Materials
Marble
Recent Sales
Chinese Court Musician Figurines by Zaccagnini
By Urbano Zaccagnini
Located in Princeton, NJ
Store closing-- last day is 7/31. Offers welcome! Rare set of six seated female court musicians by
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Set of 12 Green Glazed Pottery Figures of Attendants and Musicians
Located in New York, NY
A Set of 12 Green Glazed Pottery Figures of Attendants and Musicians
Each figure standing on a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Yueyao Glaze Funerary Jar
Located in New York, NY
three bearded musicians separated by stylized buildings beneath large birds in flight, the second tier
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Ceramics
Tang Dynasty Pottery Musician
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese Tang Dynasty Tomb Pottery figure of a kneeling musician playing symbols or drums with
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Terracotta Courtesan Ladies
Located in Dallas, TX
A set or four (4) glazed pottery courtesan tomb attendants from the Tang Dynasty. It is usually a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Dog Painting by Charles 'Michel Maria' Verlat '1824-1890' Belgian
By Charles Michel Maria Verlat
Located in London, GB
portraits, notably those of the grand-duchess of Saxony and of the musician Liszt. Soon after his return to
Category
Antique 1850s Belgian Paintings
Materials
Ash
17th Century Santa Cecilia Emilian School Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
will become the patron saint of musicians. Confiding his vow to the bridegroom, he too converted to
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Chinese statuette of a camel
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Large French Bronze and Ormolu Two-Light Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
manifestations (for example the tomb of Ilaria del Carretto, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in Lucca). Since
Category
Antique 1840s French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 14.97 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
Han Dynasty Chinese Terracotta Polychrome Tomb Musician
Located in Dallas, TX
tomb figure of a type known as a mingqi, or "spirit utensil" created to care for a deceased individual
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Terracotta Mingqi Guardian Spirit Tomb Figure Han Dynasty Attributed
Located in Dallas, TX
, musicians, polo riders, houses, and horses. Extensive use of mingqi during certain periods may either have
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 11 in W 6.5 in D 6.6 in
"Genius Keeping the Secret of the Tomb, " Study for Sculpture at Musee d'Orsay
By René de Saint-Marceaux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
les secrets de la tombe ("Genius Keeping the Secret of the Tomb") -- by renowned sculptor Rene de
Category
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 7.125 in W 7.25 in D 3.625 in
Ming Dynasty Green Glazed Horse and Rider with Attendant, 16th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
, often depicting processional retinues, with attendants, musicians, horses, and sedans. They were made
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
H 11.5 in W 12.25 in D 4 in
Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Lokapala Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Lacquered Painted and Gilt Four-Panel Screen or Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
room divider featuring social gatherings of families, musicians and scholars, around pagodas and
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
H 72.25 in W 65 in D 0.88 in
Tang Dynasty Whimsical Bactrian Camel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Western Han Dynasty Style Pottery Tomb Figure Muscian
Located in Minneapolis, MN
A nice clay figure of a seated musician with traces of polychrome
Purchased by the former owner as
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
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Find a variety of tomb musicians available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, terracotta and pottery, all tomb musicians available were constructed with great care. Tomb musicians have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Tomb musicians made by modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made tomb musicians over the years, but those made by Rosa Bonheur and Charles Michel Maria Verlat are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Tomb Musicians?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $7,200, while they’re typically $1,850 on the low end and $36,000 highest priced.
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