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Beautiful Chinese fan of Canton of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Chinese fan of Canton of the 19th century in Bone, Paper and Silk.
Dimensions: H: 49cm, W: 28cm, D: 2cm.
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Bone, Silk
Tall 19th Century Chinese Carved Rosewood and Marble Plant Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning 19th century Chinese Rosewood and inset Marble plant stand.
Wonderful carved flower design on it's skirt, and on the outside of it's leg...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century Wood, Brass and Steel Chinese Ice Chest Line with Galvanized Steel
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th century Wood, Brass and Steel Chinese Ice Chest.
Interior lined with galvanized steel. Exterior has brass slats and handles. Measures: 13.5" H...
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18th Century Antique Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Carved Chinese Boxwood Plaque or Insert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese carved boxwood plaque or insert.
Depicting a Chinese monastery scene.
The border is decorated with small repeating ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Boxwood
Vintage Asian Oriental Chinese Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian oriental Chinese glazed crackled ceramic lamp in turquoise color with raised relief foliage and laughing Buddha.
This beautiful midcentu...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Small Late 18th Century Chinese Patinated Bronze Figure of Zodiac Boar
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 18th Century Chinese Patinated Bronze Figure of Zodiac Boar
Cast as a seated boar, wearing arm bands and holding a flower in each hand with a textured l...
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Late 18th Century Antique Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Tapestry Panel with Cranes and Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A long tall beautiful rectangular framed Chinese silk tapestry. Lovely addition to any wall. This tapestry portion of this piece is framed inside...
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1940s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Gold
20th Century Antique Chinese Export Silver Cream Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver cream jug, an addition to our Asian silver teaware collection
This impressive antique Chinese export silver cream jug has a circular rounded form.
The surface of this antique cream jug is embellished with a chased decorated stemmed chrysanthemum floral designs, all on a matte background.
The decoration to the body incorporates an embossed vacant circular cartouche to one side.
The upper portion of this fine silver cream jug is encompassed with a plain border beneath a plain, cylindrical elevated upper rim.
This Chinese export jug...
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Early 20th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Chinese Large Qianlong Blue and White Porcelain Chocolate Pot, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and large antique Chinese Qianlong porcelain chocolate pot the body hand painted with small vignettes containing floral and watery lands...
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Mid-18th Century Qing Antique Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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Celedon Ceramic Asian Table Lamps, a Pair
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A pair of 19th Century carved Foo temple dogs or Chinese guardian Lions
Located in London, GB
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅; shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs / fu dogs. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, features a pair of highly stylized lions—often one male with a ball and one female with a cub—which were thought to protect the building from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. Used in imperial Chinese palaces and tombs, the lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Japan (see komainu), Korea, Philippines, Tibet, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia.
There has been extensive interaction between Chinese mythology and Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Elements of pre-Han dynasty mythology such as those in Classic of Mountains and Seas were adapted into these belief systems as they developed (in the case of Taoism), or were assimilated into Chinese culture (in the case of Buddhism). Elements from the teachings and beliefs of these systems became incorporated into Chinese mythology. For example, the Taoist belief of a spiritual Paradise became incorporated into mythology as the place where immortals and deities used to dwell. Sometimes mythological and religious ideas have become widespread across China's many regions and diverse ethnic societies. In other cases, beliefs are more limited to certain social groups, for example, the veneration of white stones by the Qiang. One mythological theme that has a long history and many variations involves a shamanic world view, for example in the cases of Mongolian shamanism among the Mongols, Hmong shamanism among the Miao people, and the shamanic beliefs of the Qing dynasty from 1643 to 1912, derived from the Manchus. Politically, mythology was often used to legitimize the dynasties of China, with the founding house of a dynasty claiming a divine descent.
Mythology and philosophy.
Further information: Chinese philosophy
True mythology is distinguished from philosophical treatises and theories. Elaborations on the Wu Xing are not really part of mythology, although belief in five elements could appear. The Hundred Schools of Thought is a phrase suggesting the diversity of philosophical thought that developed during the Warring States of China. Then, and subsequently, philosophical movements had a complicated relationship with mythology. However, as far as they influence or are influenced by mythology, divides the philosophical camps into two rough halves, a Liberal group and a Conservative group. The liberal group being associated with the idea of individuality and change, for example as seen in the mythology of divination in China, such as the mythology of the dragon horse that delivered the eight bagua diagrams to Fu Xi, and methods of individual empowerment as seen in the Yi Jing (Book of Changes). The Liberal tendency is towards individual freedom, Daoism, and Nature. The relationship of the Conservative philosophies to mythology is seen in the legendary Nine Tripod Cauldrons, mythology about the emperors and central bureaucratic governance, Confucianism, written histories, ceremonial observances, subordination of the individual to the social groups of family and state, and a fixation on stability and enduring institutions. The distinction between the Liberal and Conservative is very general, but important in Chinese thought. Contradictions can be found in the details, however these are often traditional, such as the embrace by Confucius of the philosophical aspects of the Yi Jing, and the back-and-forth about the Mandate of Heaven wherein one dynasty ends and another begins based according to accounts (some of heavily mythological) where the Way of Heaven results in change, but then a new ethical stable dynasty becomes established. Examples of this include the stories of Yi Yin, Tang of Shang and Jie of Xia or the similar fantastic stories around Duke of Zhou and King Zhou of Shang.
Mythology exists in relationship with other aspects of society and culture, such as ritual. Various rituals are explained by mythology. For example, the ritual burning of mortuary banknotes (Hell Money), lighting fireworks, and so on.
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Various ideas about the nature of the earth, the universe, and their relationship to each other have historically existed as either a background or a focus of mythologies. One typical view is of a square earth separated from a round sky by sky pillars (mountains, trees, or undefined). Above the sky is the realm of Heaven, often viewed of as a vast area, with many inhabitants. Often the heavenly inhabitants are thought to be of an "as above so below" nature, their lives and social arrangements being parallel to those on earth, with a hierarchical government run by a supreme emperor, many palaces and lesser dwellings, a vast bureaucracy of many functions, clerks, guards, and servants. Below was a vast under ground land, also known as Diyu, Yellow Springs, Hell, and other terms. As time progressed, the idea of an underground land in which the souls of the departed were punished for their misdeeds during life became explicit, related to developments in Daoism and Buddhism. The underground world also came to be conceived of as inhabited by a vast bureaucracy, with kings, judges, torturers, conductors of souls, minor bureaucrats, recording secretaries, similar to the structure of society in the Middle Kingdom (earthly China).
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H 11.42 in W 20.48 in D 7.49 in
19th century Antique wooden Indian Temple - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This Antique wooden Indian Temple holds a captivating history within its design. Crafted from wood, it stands at a height of 75.3 cm with dimensi...
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Turquoise Glazed Large Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Glaze
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Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Pair of Chinese Mahogany Dragon 1920s Hand-Carved Wood Table Lamps Part of Set
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We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of hand carved wood Chinese dragon table lamps
This pair is in lovely restored conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
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H 26.38 in W 10.63 in D 8.67 in
Tand Dynasty Horse and Lady Rider, Certified, TL Tested
Located in Sofia, BG
A Tang ( 618-907AD) horse and lady rider, Lady with fancy headgear, beautifully modelled horse. Some pigment remaining. Measure: 36 cm x 45 cm
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Antique Rare Chinese Export Solid Silver and Enamel Tea Cups, circa 1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century extremely rare Chinese solid silver and enamel pair of tea cups and saucers, the sides are applied with cloisonné enamel, depicting chrysanthemum flowers. The te...
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Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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