Small Chinese Carved Lapis-Lazuli Figure of a Water Buffalo

Chinese Carved Lapis Lazuli Dragon The vertically pierced and carved wreathing dragon in pursuit of the flaming pearl, on an elaborately carved wood stand. Height 14.5 in., Overall ...

A Chinese Lapis Lazuli Snuff bottle 20th century Carved in the form of a leaping carp, has stopper Measures: 6.3 cm, 2 1/2 in.

A Chinese carved Sodalite Archaistic vessel, 19th / 20th century, of archaic fanglei form and double round section, each side carved in relief with a taotie mask, the shoulders flank...

A Lapis Lazuli snuff bottle Chinese, carved in the form of a fish, has stopper Measures: Height 2.5 in. (6.5 cm.).

This is a large heavy Chinese lapis lazuli well carved in details group of figures sculpture.`It depicts two young ladies very well dressed in southern and northern dynasty clothes with traditional Chinese hair...

A Chinese scholar rock carved from a natural lapis stone and displayed on a brocade wrapped stand circa late 19th century Qing Dynasty. The brightly blue lapis was considered as am exotic gemstone in China and mostly imported from Persia through the silk road. While not a conventional rock types of materials for scholar stones, it is occasionally carved and polished into smaller Gongshi to be displayed and meditated upon in the scholar's study. Similar approaches were also done with jade, malachite and turquoise, even petrified wood, Chenxiang Agarwood, roots in spirited form, porcelain and even bronze in rock forms. The lapis was carved into a mountain form with stacked rocks...

Nineteenth century Chinese water pipe in Paktong (= an Alloy of Zinc, Copper and Nickel). The Base - elaborated in Enamel Cloisonné - is decorated with a Phoenix on an Ultramarine Bl...

A Chinese hand carved and hand painted wooden effigy of an extraordinary unicorn dating to the Song dynasty before 1279 AD. Please enjoy the beautiful remnants of its aged original ...