Portraits of a Ming Dynasty Emperor and Empress, Chinese Ink and Color on Paper

A painting of Guanyin Qing Dynasty 19/20th century color on silk; The deity depicted floating, attired in long robes, adorned with jewels and wearing...

A collection of hand drawn rubbings of the portraits of Luohans from original engraved stone tablets that were commissioned in 1764 by the Chinese emperor...

Three Chinese Watercolors 19th Century each titled on verso Inferior Mandarin Governer General, his lady Prime Minister size with frame 9 by 12 inches ...

Pair of Mosaic Tile Panels Mid 20th Century. The reverse of one inscribed Mosaic Workshop PO 67343. Each representing an Asian scene of a figure before a birdcage and a figure being...

A very decorative rich and colourful pair of pictures are hand painted in reverse on panes of glass. This is a very difficult and highly skilled process where the finest detailing has to be painted first unlike traditional artwork. Both pictures show very similar images, one of the Emperor and the other of the Empress both wearing fabulous elaborately decorated silk gowns. They are seated on an impressive throne chair with white marble carved elephants on blue stands in the background standing on a detailed tiled floor. These superb paintings are displayed in their original carved hardwood frames with a black lacquered finish. The backs are panelled and held in place with neat rectangular wooden pegs. On the back, there appears to be old chalked detail from an auction or saleroom, Hinkley, lot 37 library. The frames have decorative cast brass hanging plates...

A rare 16-17th cenury Ming Dynasty standing table screen. Untoched original condition. Hand carved wood, the panel is carved with relief details depicting a dragon, cranes, mythical...

Chinese Qing Dynasty watercolour and gouache on Pith paper, Canton C.1835. Capturing Canton life, the image of a women weaving depicts daily...

Chinese ink and water colours painted on paper by the artist, Luis Chan (Chen Fushan) 1905-1995, a fantasy landscape depicting islands in a dream blue sea, o...