Pair Chinese Glazed Pottery Fu Lions, Mid-20th Century

Attractive large Chinese pair of hand painted glazed pottery winged Fu-dogs in walking position. The Fu-dogs can be used indoors or outdoors, they...

Impressive Chinese ceramic Fu-lion statues, with very good feature impressions 20th century.. H. 41" x W. 16" x D. 21"

Attractive set of three Chinese hand painted porcelain figures of the three Immortals and dressed in traditional garments and hats, Second half of t...

Beautiful Chinese hand painted Porcelain Lidded Vase ginger jar, neatly decorated. In good condition Measures: H. 37" x D. 11".  

Unique Chinese porcelain conical form bowl with celadon ground, depicting nine blue glazed immortal figures on both the interior and exterior of the bowl, centered by Buddha characte...

Unusual Louis XVI style green painted Canterbury, mid-20th century. Carved fretwork front centered by an oval painting of a seated cherub playing a harp and caned in the back, all on...

A fabulous large pair of Italian terracotta Fu dogs. The opposing pair are ornately handmade and hand painted with vibrant jewel tones.

This is a good pair of mid-20th century Chinese export phoenix birds (Ho-Ho Birds). The opposing pair measures 16" in height and is highly decor...

This square ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to prote...

This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protec...

This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protect their elaborate hairstyles by elevating the head during slumber. This example dates to the mid-20th century and is glazed in the blue-and-white style with dark, cobalt-blue color. Each side of the headrest has a quadrilobe cartouche framing two mythical fu lions playing with a brocade ball, a motif that evokes the idiom "may you and your descendant achieve high rank." A powerful and benevolent guardian, the fu lion (shizi) is the perfect force to protect against nightmares and bad energy. The playful scene is surrounded by a cracked ice pattern dotted with plum blossoms, symbols of winter and longevity. A geometric meander trims the corners and small bats frame coin...

Chinese polychrome glazed ceramic figural sculpture of the immortal Fu, god of happiness, depicted holding a child, his robe elaborately decorated. Me...