Skip to main content
1 of 7

Chinese Antique Sancai Roof Tile

You May Also Like

Chinese Sancai Guanyin Riding a Goose Pottery Roof Tile
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual antique Chinese pottery roof tile depicting Guanyin riding on the back of a goose and believed to date from the late Qing period. The hollow formed earthenware figure stands raised on a rounded ridge tile...
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century or earlier, the scul...
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Dragon Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
This incredible pair of sancai-glazed Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century...
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Sancai Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Five Chinese Sancai Female Attendant Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this set of five petite sculptures are 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...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Shaped Antique Oval Chinese Plate
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Shaped antique oval Chinese plate from my private collection: simply elegant, for any use on any table. It's one of my private collection, about 35 years...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Celadon

Recently Viewed

View All