China Fine Early Jade Mandarin Duck, Song Dynasty, 13th Century

China, In commemoration of this year 2023 - the year of the rabbit- we are proud to offer this rare carving. A finely carved antique celadon jade cr...

A Chinese huge antique bronze "4-clawed" dragon- fine quality, late Qing dynasty, 1900 Quality: finely cast details head, flame, eyes, tail, scales, and four (4) claws, and scales....

Japan, a fine and rare pair (2) of antique bronze shrine fox Inari kitsune, Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century. Iconic Kitsune fox are closely associated with the Inari shri...

China an ancient limestone figure of an Entertainer replete with hands holding tambourines and a top a drum, -for the afterlife- , Han dynasty 206 BC...

Unique hand carved Jade Zen Bell 18-karat gold jewelry Pendant This is an authentic Chinese zen bell shape hand carved jade pendant expertly artisan ...

An extraordinary example of a burlwood natural organic wood coffee or display table and desk hand crafted from a rare golden camphor wood root and burl. This table would make a spectacular accent for home, office, or high end store decor and serve as a potential functional display for your treasures and keepsakes. Dimensions: 70 cm, 28 inches high and 150 cm, 60 inches in length and 95 cm, 38 inches in depth. This is a handsome, exceptional one-of-a-kind example, irreplaceable. . Provenance: New England collection and originally acquired from an old Chinese Fujian Provincial collection . The impressive furniture carved and fashioned from one significant tree root with an additional foot added, in an elliptical form with exposed smoothed top in multiple planes and naturalistic natural bark sides the top smoothly polished to expose a fine grained surface. History: It takes an expert's eye to recognize the beauty and potential of root and burl treasures that are found in the wild. Skilled artisans then transform these natural wonders into functional and unique works of art China’s root carving tradition dates far back to the Warring States period, over 2000 years ago. This desk or table called “Chaji” by Chinese can be associated as early as the late Ming Dynasty,17th century. By the 20th century, China’s entrepreneurial furniture makers began crafting more exotic tea and coffee tables and chairs from singular huge roots- some reaching ten feet in diameter. This superb example is among the best work of art to come out of a Fujian family workshop and the private collection of the president of the shop.. in many decades. It is carved from a huge, exotic golden camphor tree root and wood found on the border with Myanmar. The original uncut tree root from which this was fashioned purportedly measured over 10 feet tall...

A small and very fine Chinese carved sandalwood figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Avalokiteshvara (Guan Yin), Song Dynasty (960 to 1276), circa 13th ...

A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa 11th century, China. The amazingly life-like figure depicts a luohan (sometime spelled lohan), also known as an arhat, one of the original disciples of the Buddha. The elderly man has been molded in stucco with inset glass eyes and painted with idealized, if slightly exaggerated features. The unidentified luohan sports a bald, or perhaps shaved, domed head above a bulging forehead, symbolizing his vast wisdom. The wrinkles in his furrowed brow, and creases around his eyes add to his realism. The learned man stares out wisely from deep set, heavily lidded inlaid glass eyes that catch the light. The luohan has high cheekbones and a prominent jawline. His lips full and pursed as if about to speak. The corners of his mouth turned up ever so slightly in a faint smile, causing his gaunt cheeks to dimple charismatically. A series of dots above the upper lip indicate he may originally have sported a mustache of real hair. This life sized head with extremely realistic features fits into a very narrow time frame of Chinese Buddhist art. Perhaps the most recognized group of large, finely molded Chinese luohan...

Archaistic jade gui (ritual sceptre). China Ming or Qing dynasty, 16th-17th century AD A gui, a rectangular tablet with a pointed end, was an emblem of of...

Chinese light celadon jade libation cup from early Qing dynasty. Very fine carving and decoration.

Antique Lopburi Votive Tablet, 13th century Thailand. A  moulded terracotta leaf shaped tablet depicting on one side in relief a seated Buddha in meditat...

The Longquan kiln, situated in Longquan City of China's Zhejiang Province, thrived in the Song and Yuan eras. It is characterized by its beautiful green celadon ware, created by appl...