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Place of Origin: Chinese
Gold Plated Bronze Duck Figured Incense Case, Qing Period
Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Inscence case with pretty shape of duck.
Beautifully detailed workmanship.
Category
17th Century Qing Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Chinese export silver mirror is a work of exotic beauty. Elegantly shaped and monumental in size, this looking glass is held within ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Eastern Han Dynasty Terracotta Barn Workshop, China '206BC - 220AD' Ex-Museum
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Slab pottery constructed barn workshop having a peaked roof – open walled form with a mechanical pounder and a large round covered storage container. Light blue-green mottled glazed surface with some iridescence patina to the glaze.
Condition: Intact, excellent condition, an unusual example.
Provenance: The Living Torah Museum, Brooklyn; ex. Sands of Time, 2002.
Sculptural effigies of domesticated animals were often interred in the tombs of nobility and elite members of the social hierarchy. Models like this one were made to represent everything from simple goat or pig pens to the most elaborate towers and palaces. Because very few ancient Chinese buildings have survived intact, these models, along with descriptions from ancient texts, give a good representation of what the buildings might have looked like.
This fantastic piece is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period. For the first time in Chinese history, we have images of rural and daily life during the Han in the form of contemporary...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Very Refined Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardians, Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very refined standing pottery statue of guardians, dramatic facial expression, beautiful detail, early Tang dynasty 618-907, come with one Oxford authentication TL test cer...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Liberty's London Art Nouveau Style Chinese Export Mahjong Complete Set
By Liberty of London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1920 Chinese Mah-jong set which is totally complete with original counters, the case having a super rare Art Nouveau Lib...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
Swatow Lidded Boxes in the shape of Waves and Flowers, Late Ming Era(16-17th c)
Located in seoul, KR
Small green-glazed boxes from the late Ming dynasty cargo. Identical pieces are included on page 142, 143 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found ...
Category
16th Century Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Han Dynasty, Rare Antique Chinese Pottery Amphora Decorated with Bronze Ornament
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare antique Chinese pottery amphora decorated with bronze ornament.
In the past, this kind of vessel was used for wine container.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Size...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Small White porcelain Cup, Late Ming Era(16-17th Century)
Located in seoul, KR
Teacup from the late Ming dynasty shipwreck. An identical piece is included on page 141 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled Asian Ceramic Found along Maritime Silk Route.
Period: Ming D...
Category
17th Century Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Small Jarlet with arabesque design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Pair of jarlet from the late Ming dynasty cargo. An identical piece is included on page 145 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Mari...
Category
16th Century Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Chinese Neolithic Period Banshan Painted Clay Pottery Handled Water Jar Hu
Located in Forney, TX
A rare Chinese Neolithic period Majiayao culture / possibly late Yangshao culture, Banshan type, Gansu Province, Northern China, 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C., large earthenware water jar ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Primitive Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Clay
Cizhou Rectangular Pillow with Carved Decoration, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Cizhou ware is known for its robust forms and freely applied decoration, often featuring a white slip under clear glaze. The pillow is rectangular, with a slightly curved top surface...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Standing Green Glazed Pottery Attendant Figure
Located in seoul, KR
This standing attendant male figure is dressed in a front-closing green robe, cinched at the waist with a sash tied in a knot. Atop his head sits a red hat. He adopts a formal pose o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The small dots apparent on the surface of this stone stele are indicative of an oolitic silica structure or oolites formed in what is known as "Oolitic chert." This formation occurs ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Chinese Qingbai Small Model of a Granary Set, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Two granary model porcelains. East Asia, This pottery representation of a granary sits on a layered base, topped with a conical lid that also acts as its roof, all finished in a grey...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Export Silver Cup
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Cup with dragon handles, and with birds and bamboo chased and embossed around the body. The cup is supported by a further dragon atop a base of waves. With a ...
Category
1890s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Early 18th Century miniature Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowls with Saucers, Kangxi
Located in Delft, NL
Early 18th Century miniature Chinese Porcelain Tea Bowls with Saucers, Kangxi
6 Miniature Chinese porcelain tea bowls with saucers
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
6 Tea bowls and saucers ...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Iron Bound Courtyard Doors, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive set of doors dates to the mid-19th century and originated as the outermost entrance gate to a traditional Qing dynasty courtyard home. Crafted of Northern elmwood (yu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Carved 'Yaozhou' Celadon-Glazed Bowl, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The bowl is potted with steep, flared sides and decorated to the interior with stylized peonies among scrolling tendrils. The exterior is carved with vertical lines below the everted...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
White Ware Moulded Baluster Form, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is made from a type of low-fired, porous clay and features a crackled glaze. It bears resemblance to the renowned funerary vases and covers adorned with applied decorations...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Nineteenth-century Manton box lid, Canton China, featuring black and red lac...
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer, Paint
White Ware with two dragons, Yuan Dynasty, 13-14th century
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is made from a type of low-fired, porous clay and features a crackled glaze. It bears resemblance to the renowned funerary vases and covers adorned with applied decorations...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
A Rare Moulded Dingyao 'Cranes And Fishes' Bowl, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
A Rare Dingyao Green-Glazed Dragon Dish, Northern Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This green-glazed bowl was finely crafted with an attention to detail that highlights the skill of the Cizhou green and Ding ware potter. Its delicate form has been adorned with a dragon in the center. Surrounding the central dragon motif is a finely carved pattern of plant foliage, lotus flowers or peonies.
The rainbow-like colors on this green-glazed surface come from changes that happen over hundreds of years while it's buried. This process is also known as "iridescence" and is often observed in ancient Chinese green pottery...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Horse and Rider Figurine c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
A rider wearing an green gown. He is seated side saddle on a yellow painted horse with riding crop in hand. It was worn away on the sea floor.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Perio...
Category
1720s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Block Print Blue and White Bowl c 1822, Tek Sing Cargo
Located in seoul, KR
This impressive, large-sized circular bowl, featuring hues of blue and white, showcases decoration through a block print technique. It is adorned with two horizontal bands of shou ch...
Category
1820s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Belitung ship, Large Changsha bowl with plant patterns, Tang Period
Located in seoul, KR
The edges have been dipped in four places with brown, probably iron-oxide. The well of the bowl is freely painted in green and coffee coloured brown.
Period : Late Tang Dynasty
Prod...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Rare Blue and Red-Copper Peacock Yuan Dinesty
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Rare Blue and Red-Copper Dish Yuan Dynasty Painted to the interior with a peacock in a lively garden and seal mark, repeated on exterior. Height: 2.5 in, Width: 16.5 in, Base Width: 10.25 in
During the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), blue and white porcelain developed in Jingdezhen of Jiangxi province became increasingly popular, earning Jingdezhen the recognition of China’s ceramic metropolis. The cobalt ore used in the blue pigment for Yuan dynasty blue-and-white wares were originally imported from Persia. While a formative influence in Yuan blue...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Milling Shed pottery with Green Glaze, Eastern Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Made from the standard orange earthenware body of Han green glazed tomb models, this miniature milling station features a circular millstone and a foot...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Northern Wei Dynasty
PERIOD: 386 – 535 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 404 mm x 350 mm x 230 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 560 mm x 530 mm x 200 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermolumin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Sogdian rider
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Sogdian rider
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 560 mm x 510 mm x 175 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes The...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse with musician
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse with musician
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 420 mm x 365 mm x 145 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a horse with rider
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse with rider
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 520 mm x 420 mm x 180 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
It features two small lug handles on either side of the neck and a spout opposite the main handle. This ewer might have been used for wine or other liquids, which were poured through...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Chinese Export Silver Bowl
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export silver bowl circa 1890, with later blue glass liner. The bowl is pierced and has wonderfully detailed chrysanthemum decoration and sits on a plain collet foot. The r...
Category
1880s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Guardian Official Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This figure appears to be a terracotta statuette, possibly representing a court official or a deity given the distinct headgear which could signify a rank or divine attribute. The st...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Set of 4 Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
A Set of 4 Chinese Export Silver Candlesticks with Glasgow import marks for the firm of George Edward & Sons, 1899. The Scottish firm was one of the few UK companies that stocked Chi...
Category
1890s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Rare Yue Celadon Chicken-Head Ewer, Jin-Southern Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Chicken-head ewers are among the most distinct and emblematic pottery pieces from the dynamic yet innovative era spanning from the Han (206 BC - AD 220) to the Tang (618~907) dynasti...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Celadon, Stoneware
Chinese Export Silver Card Case
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Export Silver Card Case embossed and chased with figural scenes on a matte background, including playing Go and horse-riding. The top has a plain oval cartouche. It was ret...
Category
1830s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This statue appears to be a stone sculpture of an apsara, a celestial nymph from Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Despite its fragmentary state, the sculpture conveys grace and movemen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Blue and White Teapot Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
This teapot is intricately decorated with patterns of flowers, leaves, and scroll-like designs.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Production Date : C 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen...
Category
1720s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Yue Celadon-Glazed Vessel, Jin dynasty (265-420)
Located in seoul, KR
A Yue celadon vessel from the Jin Dynasty period, notable for its characteristic greenish-glazed pottery which was prominent during this time. The vessel features a globular body wit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Stoneware
Stunning Original Chinese circa 1900-1920 Mahjong Set Including Counters
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1900-1920 Chinese Mah-jong set which is totally complete with original counters
The condition is very good for the age, I can’t fault it, naturally the case has patina marks
Dimensions
Height:- 14cm
Width:- 27cm
Depth:- 17.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
This item is available for collection from our Pulborough warehouses RH20 1DF.
We are privately owned family ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating, along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames, Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Large 19th C. Qing period Chinese Woven Bamboo & Cane Lidded Basket
Located in Las Vegas, NV
19th century Qing period Chinese storage basket intricately hand woven with bamboo and cane. Iron hinges and pull.
Measures 20" X 20" X 16" tall .
Warm aged patina. Wonderful condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
A Molded Qingbai 'Flowers' Dish, Southern Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The plate depicted here exhibits the intricate floral patterns and lotus motifs that are typical of Southern Song designs. The central floral motif captures the essence of Oriental b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Vase / pot à pinceau / bitong en bambou sculpté - Chine - Qing 950XIXth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Hand carved bamboo vase/brush pot/bitong.
This hand-carved Chinese bamboo bitong or dried flower vase dates from the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
The bitong, or brush pot, is...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
A Longquan Celadon-Glazed 'Dragon' Dish, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The dish is decorated to the centre with a moulded appliqué dragon chasing the flaming pearl surrounded by a carved stylised foliage band at the cavetto. The moulded fluted exterior ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Celadon Vase, Five Dynasties or Northern Song dynasty, 10th-11th Century
Located in seoul, KR
The form of Longquan celadon vases from the Northern Song dynasty evolved from an early design with a long neck and tapering body to a later ovoid body with a shorter neck. Over time, the glaze developed a more olive tone, and the carved decorations became more pronounced and intricate. Examples of such vases include one without a cover dated to the Yuanfeng era (1078~1085) and documented in literature, and another similar vase without loop handles preserved by the Qingyuan County Cultural Relics Bureau. An earlier example featuring loop handles and a lotus-like cover is also mentioned in historical texts.
The use of Longquan covered vases, especially as funerary jars for offerings like wine and grains, was highlighted by an inscription on a piece from the Sir Percival David Collection, London. This inscription wishes for the vessel to preserve fragrant wine for centuries, blessing the owner with prosperity, longevity, and a vast lineage, dated to the third year of the Yuanfeng period (1080). This practice was common in the regions of Southern Zhejiang and Northern Fujian. A similar celadon vase from the Linyushanren collection was auctioned at Christie’s Hong Kong, emphasizing the cultural and historical significance of these artifacts.
Period : Five Dynasties or Northern Song Dynasty
Type : Celadon, Zhejiang province
Medium : Celadon
Size : 31.5 cm(Height) x 11.5(Diameter)
Provenance : Acquired in 1999, Hongkong
Reference :
1) The British Museum image id - 01613270570
2) Christies New York 23–24 MAR 2023 - Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art - Lot 1012
3) National Gallery of Victoria - Accession Number - AS5-1973
* Celadon from Five Dynasties (907~960) to the early Northern Song Dynasty (960~1127)
The period from the Five Dynasties (907~960) to the early Northern Song Dynasty (960~1127) marked a significant transitional phase in the development of Chinese celadon ceramics...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Chinese Swatow Blue and White Ceramic Dish, Late Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Famous late ming dynasty chinese blue and white porcelain plate, double phoenix, from the shipwrecked binh thuan
Period: Ming Dyn...
Category
16th Century Ming Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Believed to be dignity tomb figures from the Ming Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of pottery dignitary tomb figures from the Ming Dynasty era.
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 655 mm x 265 mm x 210 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermoluminescence test by Laboratory Kotalla (Reference 05B101123). Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Dutch gallery
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection, acquired from Dutch art gallery
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export Licence. If you are from outside the European Union, we will have to apply for the export licence again for your country, this takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Due to the fragility and size of this piece, it can only be shipped within the European Union, United Kingdom and neighbouring countries that can be transported by road by private courier (door to door).
This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese statuette of a Fat Lady
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a Fat Lady
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Chinese, Tang Dynasty
PERIOD: 618 – 907 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 645 mm x 260 mm x 180 mm
CONDITION: Good condition. Includes Thermoluminescence test by Laboratory Kotalla (Reference 04B101123). Includes Certificate of Authenticity from Dutch gallery
PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection, acquired from Dutch art gallery
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export Licence. If you are from outside the European Union, we will have to apply for the export licence again for your country, this takes 4 to 6 weeks.
Due to the fragility and size of this piece, it can only be shipped within the European Union, United Kingdom and neighbouring countries that can be transported by road by private courier (door to door).
This beautifully-finished ceramic attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the Tang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The Tang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best- known painters and artists.
The Tang Dynasty was created on the 18th of June, 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early Tang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The Tang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well- established that they continued to operate regardless.
The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry and painting, and sculpture also developed (although there was a notable decline in Buddhist sculptures following repression of the faith by pro-Taoism administrations later in the regime). It is disarming to note that the eventual decline of imperial power, followed by the official end of the dynasty on the 4th of June 907, hardly affected the great artistic turnover.
During the Tang Dynasty, restrictions were placed on the number of objects that could be included in tombs, an amount determined by an individual’s social rank. In spite of the limitations, a striking variety of tomb furnishings – known as mingqi – have been excavated. Entire retinues of ceramic figures – representing warriors, animals, entertainers, musicians, guardians and every other necessary category of assistant – were buried with the dead in order to provide for the afterlife. Warriors (lokapala) were put in place to defend the dead, while horses/ camels were provided for transport, and officials to run his estate in the hereafter. Of all the various types of mingqi, however, there are none more elegant or charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Guardian(Half human half beast) Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This guardian figure represents a fusion of human and beast, a common motif symbolizing protection in Chinese lore. Crafted from pottery, the figure is a testament to the era's sculp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Qing Ching Dynasty 1821-1850 Porcelain Enamel Double Mouth Chinese Vase
Located in Louisville, KY
This stunningly enameled porcelain vase has a double mouth opening with hand-painted images of boys playing among the vines, gourds and gourd blossoms. There is a border of bat-like ...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Neolithic Yangshao Culture Pottery Amphora, 3rd-2nd Millenium BC
Located in seoul, KR
This pottery has a bulbous body with two small, protruding handles near its widest part. The pottery features horizontal bands of patterns, which include a sequence of geometric shap...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Blue And White Teabowl And Saucer Set Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
Graceful and simple beauty in the tea set decorated with floral patterns
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Production Date : C 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherla...
Category
1720s Qing Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Heavenly Beings Carved Limestone Stele Fragment, Northern/Eastern Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Flying two heavenly beings depicted in the stone. They are celestial beings called an Apsara. While having the same fragment and shape, another work I uploaded exhibits small dots on...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Limestone
Green-Glazed Earthenware Dish Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
It is the rare earthenware among those excavated from the Ca Mau Ship, and it is a green-glaze work that is especially unique. Although it is in very worn condition, it is a valuable...
Category
1720s Qing Antique Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
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