Statue of Guan Yu One of the Eight Chinese Immortals

An 18th-century Chinese export porcelain plate showing the Judgment of Paris. The delicately painted figures derive from a painting by Jean Paul Rubens. Made during the Qianlong Reign, circa 1750, the plate shows the goddesses Venus, Minerva, and Juno on one side and Paris on the other side. Charged by Jupiter to pick the most beautiful of the three, Paris selects Venus and awards her the golden apple. The scene shows Rubens' version of idealized feminine beauty. The rim of the plate is decorated with a rose-red flower band. Dimensions: 9 inches diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $900 Background This dish was made exclusively for the European market based on the well-known Greek story from Homer, in which Paris, the son of the King of Troy, had to choose between several Goddesses to decide which one of them was the most beautiful. According to Greek and Roman mythology, picking Venus as the most beautiful of the three goddesses...

Dimensions: 9.5" diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $1,200 Made circa 1750, this beautiful pair of Chinese export porcelain plates is hand-painted in vibrant famille rose enamels. ...

This set of four Chinese porcelain dishes are hand painted in Famille Rose colors. The center is filled with beautiful flowers separated by leaves in two tones of green. The predomin...

Antique Chinese pillows were made from a wide range of materials, including bamboo, jade, porcelain, and wood. Traditionally solid, they were sometimes used with softer fabric over them. We are pleased to offer this pillow, which is decorated with brown glazes allowed to run over beige-colored stoneware. On both sides, the impressed design is a honeybee and honey combs symbolizing a wish for sweet dreams. Along the top and bottom of the pillow are traditional Chinese cloud collar...

Chinese Export Porcelain Taoist Immortal Figures, Eight Immortals and Shou Laou, Late 18th-early 19th century The Chinese Export porcelain figures each represent a different Taoist...

An unusual set of eight Chinese, probably late qing, porcelain tiles hand painted with Daoist immortals and dating from the latter end of the 19th century. The tiles of rectangular s...

Ceramic statuette from Shiwan partially glazed in yellow and blue representing Li Tieguai standing leaning on a stick, his hat behind his back. Under the foot is still the piece o...

A near pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of the Taoist immortal Li Tieguai, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century, China. The Daoist Immortal Li Tieguai, on of the Eight Immortals...