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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Old Japanese black maneki-neko object / 20th century / lucky ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Here is a Japanese "Maneki Neko" (beckoning cat) figurine from the Showa era. It is made from either clay or plaster and features a simple yet impactful design. On the back, you can ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Plaster, Clay
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Two And Nine Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique pair (2), valuable and powerful Protection Amulet Dzi from Tibet
An old Tibetan or Central Asian two and nine eye agates Dzi Beads dating to the e...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Agate
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Japanese Zushi, wabi sabi miniature shrine w/ Ebisu figurine mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with mini wooden figurine of Ebisu - from Tohoku area., Japan.
Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji pe...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Hirado Porcelain Koro Censer Meiji Dynasty
By Hirado
Located in Mérida, YU
This is an original Japanese Antique Porcelain Hirado Koro Censer circa 1850-1890 Meiji Dynasty.
In perfect condition.
Museum
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Nine And Four Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
A unique pair (2), valuable and powerful Protection Amulet Dzi from Tibet
An old Tibetan or Central Asian nine and four eye agates Dzi Beads dating to the ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Agate
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Stone Fertility Sculpture, 4700-2900 BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a fine archaic male effigy hand carved from a granular medium to dark gray stone. Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (circa 4700-2900 BC)
Likely a fertility fetish. Note the pecked surfaces and the stone carved hair line top knot.
Quality: Fine original condition, no repairs, as collected. Dark varied patina from appropriate age.
Dimensions: 13.5 inches tall and 6 inches width.
About Hongshan Culture:
The Hongshan culture was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China. Hongshan sites have been found in an area stretching from Inner Mongolia to Liaoning, and dated from about 4700-2900 BC. The culture is named after Hongshanhou, a site in Hongshan District, Chifeng. The Hongshanhou site was discovered by the Japanese archaeologist Torii Ryuzo in 1908 and extensively excavated in 1935 by Kosaku Hamada and Mizuno Seiichi.
Provenance:
Our private collection and accompanied by our Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. Originally collected in the area of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia.
In addition, our Hongshan stone effigy...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Extremely Rare Tokugawa Clan Kimono Hanger with Maki-e Lacquer. Edo period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Extremely Rare Tokugawa Clan Kimono Hanger with Makie Lacquer and Gilded Fittings
Edo Period, 18th–19th Century Dimensions: H 166 cm × L 187 cm × W 41.5 cm Materials: Wood, Lacquer...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Metal
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 Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
$19,000 Sale Price
24% Off
Korean antique cup-shaped earthenware/excavated earthenware/hard earthenware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old cup-shaped earthenware from Korea.
It was made in a country called "Kaya" located at the southern tip of the Korean peninsula.
This is fired at a kiln temperature ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South Korean Other Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique chestnut wood Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique glass cupboard from the Taisho era.
It is made of chestnut wood, and beautiful grain can be seen everywhere due to aging.
The pattern on the drawers subtly highl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Hadda, 4th - 5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Gandharan modeled stucco head of a Bodhisattva, Kushan Period, 4th - 5th century, Ancient Kingdom of Gandhara, probably Hadda, Afghanistan.
The unidentified Bodhisattva is...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Hellenistic Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Chinese Qin Dynasty Style Life-Size Terracotta Soldier Statue
Located in Queens, NY
"Chinese Qin Dynasty-style (20th Century) life-size terracotta soldier statue standing with hands clasped on a rectangular base. (Head is removable)...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
17/18thC or Earlier Sri Lankan Stupa Turned Bell, 7918
Located in Ukiah, CA
17/18thC or earlier Sri Lankan Stupa turned bell is 9.75 inches tall, 11.5 inches on custom Stand. Clapper (may have been added later) is a bit too long for bell to sit flat, so Stan...
Category
Early 17th Century Sri Lankan Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Table Gong With Dragon Stand
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese table gong is hanging on a carved wood stand. It features beautiful carved fretwork on the bottom and detailed carving work of decorated dragons on the top of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$2,137 Sale Price
25% Off
Tang Dynasty Terracotta Pottery Statue of Civil Officer, Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant and superbly sculpted pottery statue of standing civil official, Tang dynasty 618-907, come with oxford authentication TL test certificate. Oxford TL Test...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
$6,500 Sale Price
31% Off
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 num...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
$7,500 Sale Price
23% Off
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers 1860s-1900s /Tansu, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This small drawer was produced in the Taisho period.
This chest is made of sturdy cedar with a lacquer finish, with a base panel made of lightweight paulownia wood and an iron handl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Ceremonial Dress and Sword Tansu, Sendai, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique ceremonial dress and sword tansu, Sendai, Japan
Guaranteed to be authentic as described.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Glass Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique low table was made in the Taisho era.
The tabletop is made of a single piece of high-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned.
It is unified with a ginkgo surfa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Glass
Large Superb Naturalistic Modeled Standing Camel, Tang Dynasty Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A large superbly and naturalist modeled standing camel, Tang dynasty 618-907, come with Oxford authentication TL test certificate, Oxford test numbers 102s49.
I have on major discoun...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926).
This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavo...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
1960s Chinese Cloisonné Egg Black Enamel Inlay Chrysanthemum & Butterflies
Located in Andernach, DE
Intricately detailed Cloisonné egg of ''regular'' size in black, pink, golden yellow & greens.
The metal filigree in brass: beautifully detailed with a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$153 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Stone Bi Discs on Wooden Stands
Located in Queens, NY
Set of Chinese Jade discs on later wooden stands, of varying sizes, can be sold individually or in groups.
Measurement represents the largest disc
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$32,000 / set
Japanese Antique Round Table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A round table with a strong presence, featuring four luxurious lathe-turned legs.
The material is cherry wood, which has a gentle color and texture.
The delicate decoration on the l...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
18th Century Hirate Clan Samurai Armor with Signed Kabuto Helmet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This is a truly exceptional set of 18th century Samurai armor that is sure to impress any collector or enthusiast. The patinated iron used in its construction has aged beautifully, giving the armor a truly unique appearance that is sure to catch the eye. The brocade silk and cotton padding used to line the armor not only provide a comfortable fit for the wearer, but also add an extra layer of decorative flair.
One of the most striking features of this armor is the crests of the Hirate samurai clan that adorn it. These crests are a symbol of the clan's identity and heritage, and their presence on the armor speaks to the deep connection between samurai warriors and the clans they belonged to.
The Kabuto...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Massive Chinese Han Dynasty Sichuan Terracotta Pottery Horse, Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A massive Chinese Han dynasty Sichuan terracotta pottery figure of a horse
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Powerfully modelled in a pose of alert attention, its strong neck and head pois...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
$58,000 Sale Price
31% Off
Vintage Chinese Tole and Iron Potted Flower Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Chinese tole and iron decorative potted flower sculpture with white flowers connected to a green multi-leaf stalk, mounted in a square yellow and blue metal base pot with sca...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Open shelf, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique is just the right size for a storage shelf.
This is a rare shelf with flap doors that has a Japanese essence.
A flap door is a door that can be opened and stored insid...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Cabinets , Low board Storage , Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique lowboard made in Japan. In Japan, it was used as a flooring.
A flooring is a platform that can be moved, like the floorboards of a tokonoma, which is indispensabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Tole and Iron Potted Flower Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Chinese tole and iron decorative potted flower sculpture with white flowers connected to a green multi-leaf stalk, mounted in a circular white and blue metal base pot. (Simil...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Chests of Small Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This medicine chest from the Meiji period has 36 small drawers and is highly practical.
It can be used for storage, of course, but depending on your ideas, it can also be used for a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Huanghuali Chinese Opium Scale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully carved scale box from the much desired Huanghuali wood.
These scales were originally used to weigh herbs, medicines, and precious metals, but are known as opium scales...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Elegant Cafe Table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A rare round table with four lathe legs.
Usually, this design has only one leg, but this piece has a special structure with three well-balanced lathe legs that surround the central ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Bronze Koro (Incense Burner)
Located in Pomona, CA
Japanese bronze Koro (Incense Burner) in the form of two kids playing drum. This Koro was hand crafted in about early 20th Century with removable top. It has There is a Tai Chi Diagr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum-Style Terracotta Warrior
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese terracotta warrior figure modeled after one of the 7,000 warriors that form the Terracotta Army in the Mausoleum of the Fir...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Earths Spirits "Zhenmushou" from the China Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD.
A beautiful and rare pair of "Earths Spirits guardians" from the Yunnan province region in the ancient China. This was created in clay earthenware pottery during the Tang Dynasty period between 618 and 907 AD. Featuring the molded figures of two seated guardians with decorations with polychrome pigmentations. The figures are seated on their haunches with cloven hooves planted firmly on the base looking forward with their front legs in a straight position. Both with face and body alert expressions on a rectangular base.
Earth spirits usually appear in pairs, one with a human head and the other with a lion head. Their supernatural powers, indicated by antlers, spiky flanges and flames, enable them to confront evil spirits and protect any precincts within their gaze. Have been believed to protect the living by keeping the spirits of the dead from inappropriately roaming the world outside the tomb.
Zhenmushou or guardian deities, developed from a line of protective spirits found normally in pairs at the front of Tang dynasty tombs. They served both to protect the figure from untoward spirits, and the outside world from the roving spirit of the dead. Combining features from a number of animals to form the perfect mythic beast, these mythical creatures were perceived to be the ideal guardians of the dead
The semi human faced figure has a measures of 11.25 by 4.5 by 5.75 inches (28.57 x 11.43 x 14.60 Cm).
The mythological lion animal figure has a measures of 10 by 5 by 5.8 inches (24.5 x 12.7 x 14.73 Cm).
Tang dynasty or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Tend Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a the golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty.
The Li family founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire and inaugurating a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty was formally interrupted during 690–705 when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Wu Zhou dynasty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$4,025 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book boxes with bail handles two sides, with keys, each with hinged lid reversing to a mothe...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Lacquer
EXQUISITE INLAID ANTiQUE FOUR PERSON MAHJONG SUITE CIRCA 1900'S CHINESE EXPORT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese export Circa 1900's Mahjong set with the original heavily inlaid and super d...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese Antique mother of Pearl shell silver caviar dish Asian arts
Located in London, GB
A particularly fine Chinese mother of pearl dish with silver bird decoration the underside with silver ball feet
Period Early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Silver
EXQUISITE COMPLETE FOUR PERSON MAHJONG SUITE CIRCA 1920's CHINESE EXPORT PERIOD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese export Circa 1920's Mahjong set with the original box and additional dice & ...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers , Wabi-Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese chest of drawers dates back to the Meiji period.
This chest is made from sturdy cedar wood with a lacquer finish, and the iron handles add industrial elegance....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Coromandel 4-Fold Screen with Graduated Tiered Panels
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (20th Century) black coromandel 4 fold screen with heron design and 4 graduated tier panels.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Bamboo Opium Pipe
Located in Atlanta, GA
An opium pipe is a pipe designed specifically for the vaporization and inhalation of opium. But these beautiful little antiques have become one-of-a-kind works of art.
This late 19th...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Kendo Helmet
Located in Southampton, GB
A Japanese Kendo Bogu Helmet, a very decorative display piece, these formed part of the armour used by fighters.
The leather is in good solid condition and the grill is intact.
Japa...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Metal
GOOD MELLOW LIMITED06, Japanese Antique side table, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a series of products based on the popular coffee table, which is hard to find in the antique market and sells out quickly even if it does come in stock.
If you are attracted...
Category
2010s Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Table, Wabisabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese table from the Taisho period.
The tabletop is carved from a single piece of keyaki wood and is combined with exquisitely finished octagonal posts.
Thoug...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an antique Japanese-style cabinet made in the Meiji period.
The texture of the black lacquer, smoked with soot from the hearth, has a unique depth and charm that is unlike a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
EXQUISITE ANTIQUE CHINESE COPPER & SiLVER CABOCHON LID MEIJI DYNASTY DRAGON POT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite Meiji Dynasty Copper pot with Silver dragons and Cabochons to the top
A very good...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Silver, Copper
Japanese Antique Living Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A tasteful round low table made of oak.
It is an item from the early Showa period.
The tabletop has a firm texture and becomes more tasteful with age, giving it a deep and warm look...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
GOOD MELLOW LIMITED05, Japanese Antique side table, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This series is based on the extremely popular antique coffee table that is hard to find and sells out quickly when it arrives.
The ash wood is finished with an oil coating.
This tab...
Category
2010s Japanese Taisho Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Elmwood Console China Export
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant elmwood console is handcrafted and so the beautiful details under the top and to the corners, both the sides. This is a piece of glamorous timeless
The top is in solid...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Elm
$3,607 Sale Price
20% Off
FOUR PERSON ANTIQUE MAHJONG SUITE CIRCA 1920's CHINESE EXPORT PERIOD WITH STAND
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese export Circa 1920's Mahjong set with the original box and additional dice, t...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Han Style Sandcolor Vase Table Lamp
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Chinese Han style vase turned in to a tablelamp. Made from unglazed grey earthenware in a pot shape with subtle sandgrain patina. This vase has a grea...
Category
19th Century Chinese Han Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
Rare Early Japanese Hibachi with Unique Makie Lacquer Scene, 19th, planter
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An exceptional and rare example of an early Japanese hibachi (charcoal brazier), this elegant piece is crafted from kiri wood (paulownia) and fitted with a beautifully aged copper in...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Brass Breaded Vide Poche Dish with embossed Floral Design
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1794 Antique Japanese breaded catch all with incised floral center design.
Signed
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Sumida Gaia Pottery Pitcher with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty antique Japanese pottery pitcher hand crafted in the traditional Sumida Gawa technique having a drip glazed over hand formed elephants on a red background.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet Asian Jewellery
Located in London, GB
Fine rare Antique Indian Hindu Mughal style Jade bracelet
Period early 20th century
Fine quality Indian jade decorated with silver and semi precious stones
Condition: natural lin...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Jade, Silver
Important Chinese Ancient Bronze Money Tree, 25BC-220AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, Ancient Bronze “Money Tree” Yaoqian Shu with original pottery base, Han dynasty (25 BCE – 220 CE)
Dimensions: 155cm, 62 inches high
A sculpted terracotta pottery base in the form of a tortoise with attendants and inserted with five individual bronze pole segments with twenty four individual hanging bronze open work money “branches” attached in tiers, four per tier and topped with a figure of a bronze phoenix as apex most bearing varying degrees of malachite and azurite encrustation from ancient burial.
Important Description Details:
Pottery "tortoise" base: 14.5" high and 11" wide
Bronze sections:
7pcs pole bronze sections approximately 8" length each
1pc top "phoenix" bronze section approximately 7" high and 6" wide
20 pcs long bronze hanging wings approximately 10" long and 5" wide each
4 pcs short bronze hanging wings (near top) approximately 7" long and 4" wide each
Total 32 pcs with ancient green and blue azurite patina.
Catalog reference: Schneible Fine arts catalog - 35 Years Collecting Treasures- Number 11p. 28 (see photos)
Provenance: Provenance: Private family collection formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Zabriskie Gallery, 2008.
History of money trees:
In the late Han Dynasty tombs...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$100,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Hu Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery Hu jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D.220
Size: h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian Venetian Shoes Leather and Silk Embroidered Framed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian Silk Road Style Venetian Italian antique shoes leather and silk embroidered framed in a lucite box.
Pair of Antique Venetian leather and silk silk ladies shoes slippers embroid...
Category
1880s Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Antiquities
Materials
Leather, Silk
