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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Dutch Colonial Teak Round Back Chair, Late 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian teak wood round-back chair
Indonesia/Jakarta (Batavia), late 18th century
The wood elegantly carved and curved, the round-back and seating with cane.
Measures: H. 87 x W. 61 cm
Seat height 42.5 cm
Note:
Round back chairs, starting with the burgomaster chairs...
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Indian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Teak
Large Pottery Standing Figure of Attendant, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The statuette shows traces of the original red, black, and white pigmentation. The figure’s body, head, and hands (which in this case are lost) were all made separately to give her an essence of movement and dynamism. Given its almost identical shape to the piece from the Artemis Gallery...
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Hong Kong Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Set of Chinese Blue and White Plate for Wall Decoration Porcelain China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is an impression!
Perfect for interior wall decoration. We offer sets of 18th-19th century Chinese & Japanese & Delft blue and white plates. Available in every quantity neede...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$9,390 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Two Glazed Court Attendants, Ming Period (1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
Two finely hollow-moulded terracotta statuettes from ancient China, dating to the Ming Dynasty. The figure is depicted standing, dressed in long, flowing robes, painted in vibrant blue or green and deep amber yellow. The hair is styled into an elaborate top-knot, painted in a muted brown. Areas left unpainted would have been 'cold-painted' after firing, contrasting with the vivid fired blue or green and amber pigments. The figure is shown with the left hand raised to the chest, as if holding something, possibly an offering or incense. Figurines like this were placed in tombs to guide the deceased on their journey to the afterlife.
The Ming Dynasty was known for its exceptional artistic achievements, partly due to its economic prosperity. Since the Han Dynasty, it was customary to bury terracotta miniatures of everyday objects with the deceased. These items, known as mingqi, or "spirit utensils" and "vessels for ghosts," were believed to help and assist the deceased in the afterlife. Mingqi were crafted in the form of cooking utensils, miniature replicas of houses, temples, furniture, and other items. Anthropomorphic and zoomorphic terracotta figures were also popular, designed to assist, entertain, and recreate the living world for the deceased.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Medium: Green/blue-glazed Pottery
Type: Figure
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Ancient & Oriental - Terracotta Tomb Attendants
(Type : Highly related)
2) La Maison De La Petite Sara S.r.l. - Archaeology section - A Black glazed Terracotta Statuette, Servant with Trumpet, Ming Dynasty
(Price realised : 700 GBP / Type : Highly related)
* Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figures
Ming Dynasty glazed pottery figures are renowned for their bold color palette, intricate detailing, and lifelike forms, distinguishing them from earlier traditions. These figures, which depict officials, warriors, animals, and mythical creatures, are characterized by high-gloss lead-based glazes in green, amber, ochre, and sancai (three-color) combinations. The thickly applied glaze pools in recesses, creating depth and enhancing sculptural details. With dynamic postures, expressive facial features, and meticulously rendered drapery, these figures reflect the period’s advancement in ceramic craftsmanship, offering a greater sense of movement and realism compared to the rigid and stylized forms of earlier dynasties.
A defining characteristic of Ming glazed pottery is its elaborate surface detailing, often achieved through raised relief elements and contrasting glazes. Equestrian figures, for example, feature carefully sculpted saddles, harnesses, and decorative embellishments, while human figures are adorned with intricate robes and headdresses. The large scale of these tomb figures, often more imposing than those from previous periods, underscores the increasing importance of funerary art during the Ming era. Unlike later Qing Dynasty figures...
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Hong Kong Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
An Exceptional Gilt-Bronze Dragon, Presumably Six Dynasties
Located in seoul, KR
An art piece presumably from the Six Dynasties period in China, spanning from the 3rd to the 6th centuries. This era is known for its political fragmentation but also significant cul...
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Hong Kong Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top. The colomn has incrustation on the side where it laid on the...
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Afghan Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Chinese Fine Qianlong Famille Rose Floral Painted Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Chinese Qianlong porcelain hand painted famille rose plate with floral designs dating from the 18th century. The lightly potted plate is of rounded shape standing...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Fine Porcelain Lidded Box 18th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Fine Porcelain Lidded Paste Box 18th Century
Good condition overall with 6 character seal mark on base
From a private collection.
Free international ship...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Artefact, Majapahit Terracotta Expressive Head, Java, 1300 AD
Located in Antwerp, BE
A figurative construction ceramic probably a water collector simply modeled, this head is very expressive and the details can clearly be seen.
The Trowulan archaeological site, approximately 100 square kilometres, located in the Mojokerto Regency is believed to contain the remains of what was once the capital city of the Majapahit Empire, featured by 14th century poet Mpu Prapanca in his poem Nagarakretagama. The city was razed during a fight between Girindrawardhana and Kertabhumi in 1478. The Trowulan site is the only archaeological site dating to the Hindu-Buddha classical age to be found in Indonesia. Archaeological remnants and artefacts of the old city in the Trowulan Site were found buried underground as well as on the surface and are still being found today.rtefact:Majapahit terracotta...
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Javanese Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$5,100 Sale Price
20% Off
A pair of large Chinese export porcelain dishes with the Valckenier coat-of-arms
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Qianlong period, circa 1735
The dishes are in the so-called encre de chine style and painted on the glaze in rouge de fer and the dominant colours blue, red, pink, black and gold. I...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
An exceptional Namban 'escritório' writing-box, with a single drawer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kyoto, Late Momoyama to Edo period, circa 1590-1630
Decorated in pearl shell and gold with branches, leaves and flowers inside cartouches on a pearl shell mosaic background.
H. 25 ...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India.
The Tirthan...
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Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved Chinese wooden horse is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Depicting the pleasures of daily life, míngqì f...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Special Antique Burmese Shan Buddha Statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
102 cm high
64 cm wide and 28 cm deep
Shan (Tai Yai) style
Bhumisparsha mudra
Originating from Burma
17th century
Large original antique Buddha statues...
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Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large 17th Century Colonial Japanese Porcelain VOC Charger
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain VOC dish.
Arita, late 17th century
Measure: Diameter 32.1 cm
These dishes, ordered by the VOC during the second half of the 17th century, were copied after the popular Chinese Wanli ‘Kraak’ porcelain...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Japanese Samurai ressei menpo mask
Located in Milano, IT
Samurai menpo mask with the ressei (fierce) expression, belonging to the me-no-shita "half-face" type, which stands out for its leather surface to simulate ...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Leather
Japanese Two Panel Screen Pine and Red Sun on Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold leaf. Signature and seal read: Anei H-eishin Boshun ga, dated: late spring 1766 with a dedication to Okyo (Maruyama).
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Statue of Seated Happy Maitreya Buddha
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Statue of Seated Happy Maitreya Buddha.
A Chinese bronze statue from the late 18th century Qing Dynasty period is ca...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Very special large Burmese Shan Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: lacquerware
127 cm high
83 cm wide
Gilded with 24 krt. gold
Shan (Tai Yai) style
Bhumisparsha mudra
Originating from Burma
18th century
A very beautiful and large piece !
...
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Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of an early Qing-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 18th century, the sculptur...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Special Antique Marble Jain Figure from Indian Temple from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
25,5 cm high
11,5 cm wide and 9,5 cm deep
Weight: 5.5 kgs
Originating from a temple in Rajasthan
Originating from India
12th century.
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers with silver mounts
Sri Lanka, 18th century, circa 1750
H. 35 x W. 48 x D....
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Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Porcelain Ca 1600-1640 Kosometsuke Plate Shou Lao 8 Immortals
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare Chinese porcelain plate from the early 17th century.
Central scene of the well known Shou Lao, God of Longevity, flying on a crane among the clouds.
In the front of him are the 8...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$3,146 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Kangxi Chinese Blue White Porcelain Plate Charger Artemisia Leaf
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A large antique Chinese porcelain blue and white Kangxi charger
Blue and white ceramic deep dish.
Material: Chinese porcelain, Ceramic
Style: Chinese, A...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sancai-Glazed ‘Floral’ Dish, Liao Dynasty(916~1125)
Located in seoul, KR
Well potted with shallow sides rising from a short foot, the interior molded with a single chrysanthemum surrounded by peony blossoms picked out in amber and with green leaves agains...
Category
Hong Kong Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Japanese Two Panel Screen Bamboo in Early Snow
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting, of the edge of a bamboo grove in early winter snow with very fine gold mist. Mineral pigments and gold dust on mulberry paper with 18th century brocade.
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Bowl with Kufic Inscription
Located in London, GB
Glazed ceramic bowl with a convex wall and everted rim. With a cobalt blue inscription in the centre which reads, “baraka li-sahibihi” (blessing to its owner).
Ceramics such as t...
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Iraqi Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$30,141
Chinese Neolithic Qijia Culture Red Pottery Vessel, 2200 BC - 1600 BC, China
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive Neolithic Chinese burnished red pottery vessel, Qijia Culture (2200 BC - 1600 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China.
The vessel of compressed globular form set on a short, pieced pedestal foot, and featuring two ear handles, a short, wide neck, and slightly everted mouth. A simple incised band decorates the otherwise plain body.
The red pottery with a beautiful rich terracotta hue. The slight burnishing makes the vessel glow.
The Qijia Culture was a late Neolithic...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Gilt Bronze Kannon Buddha Statue Figure 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare large antique 18th century Japanese Edo period gilt bronze Kannon statue, circa 1750.
This finely cast gilded bronze statue represents the Japanese Bodhisattva of Merc...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Persian Safavid Textile Silk Tapestry
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Persian Iranian Safavid dynasty hand woven embroidered red textile tapestry. The textile is adorned with hand woven raised floral and foliage motifs. Safavid Iran or Safav...
Category
Persian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile, Silk
Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Granary Covered Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery granary covered jar, with round shape, decorated with bands of incised lines on the body and supported by three legs.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Chinese Lacquer Bowl with Pewter
Located in Brea, CA
Chinese lacquer bowl of deep flared form with pewter from the 18th century. Over a body of black lacquered the exterior decorated with gilt scenes o...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Two Horses Pattern Tea Set C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The interior painted with two spotted horses at play beneath a willow tree, the exterior with a cafe-au-lait glaze. Tea saucer and teabowl set.
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Peri...
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Vietnamese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Green-Glazed Dish, Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This Han Dynasty green-glazed dish exhibits significant signs of wear, indicative of its age and the long passage of time it has witnessed. The glaze, once vibrant, now shows substan...
Category
Hong Kong Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Blue-Glazed Porcelain Box from Hatcher Collection
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th century Chinese porcelain blue-glazed circular pill box from the Hatcher Collection, painted in different tones of blue with a central prunus flower on a wave pattern ground tha...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Bundai or writting table in gold lacquer with a decor of lake landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular bundai writing table on four legs in gold lacquer with black highlights on a nashi-ji background. The top is decorated with a lake landscape with plum trees, pine trees a...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze
#8 Antique Chinese Porcelain 18th C Kangxi/Yongzheng Period Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A very nicely decorated set of #8 plates. Dating to circa 1710-1730
A scene of three fishes, absolute top quality painting
Condition
No Hairlines Or Restoration...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,088 Sale Price
20% Off
Korean Ceramic Celadon Turtle Form Water Dropper Goryeo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic water dropper in the form of a turtle or tortoise from Goryeo Period circ 12-13th century. The realistically molded piece is covered in a mellow celadon glaze with s...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
China 960 Ad Song Dynasty Very Rare Imperial Period Offering Vessel in Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Offering vessel from the Chinese Song Dynasty (960/1279 AD ).
A beautiful "offering spiritual vessel" from the Yunnan province region in the ancient China. This rare vessel was created in red bronze during the Song Dynasty period. between 960/1279 AD.
This is one of the most unusual forms of red bronze jar. A large vessel, the sides are virtually perpendicular to the base. The stepped lid design is also among the more rare types. The predominant lid design among the Yunnan offering bronzes is the "wheel" pattern, with a few lids having the lotus design. This is also one of the few bronzes displaying clear riveting of a two-part vessel body, with the original twisted elements
Has a combined measures including the lid of 12.5 by 8.75 inches (31.75 x 22,23 Cm).
The Song Dynasty, was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Tizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the later Zhou, ending the Five-Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After decades of armed resistance defending southern China, it was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song...
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Chinese Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,465 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Japanese Namban lacquer transition-style coffer with two drawers
Kyoto/Nagasaki, circa 1650
The cartouches with gilt and red decorations of leaves...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Five Extremely Rare Chinese Drawings of Foreigners, 18th Century, Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Five Chinese paintings of western people by an unknown artist
China, circa 1760, captions later
All in giltwood frames.
“A woman with Portuguese hairdo, with gold, silver and gemstone necklace, a skirt under a vest, a koi on her back, called a cloak, a woman customarily inherited the family business, the male humble, to the threshold (Qianlong year, circa 1735).”
Gouache on silk, measures: 32 x 25.4 cm
“He is a Westerner who had a white skin. He does not have a heavy beard but plaits his hair. He wears a triangular black hat, short jacket, leather shoes and long stockings...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
White Ware with two dragons, Yuan Dynasty, 13-14th century
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is made from a type of low-fired, porous clay and features a crackled glaze. It bears resemblance to the renowned funerary vases and covers adorned with applied decorations...
Category
Hong Kong Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Fine Period Pembroke Table
Located in Branford, CT
Pembroke drop-leaf table with carved apron, X stretchers and molded carved legs. Cherry wood. New England, circa 1800. Original condition.
H 28-3/4" W 26" D (closed) 26" D (open) 36...
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American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Special antique bronze Burmese Pyu Buddha from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: bronze
10,8 cm high
7,5 cm wide and 5 cm deep
Weight: 0.563 kgs
Pyu style
Bhumisparsha mudra
Originating from Burma
7-9th century - original from the Pyu period
Ve...
Category
Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Korean Ceramic Celadon Bowl with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A good Korean celadon bowl with elaborate slip inlays circa 12-13th century from the Goryeo Dynasties (918 to 1392AD). Despite inspired originally ...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
An Annamese stoneware with cobalt blue, Hoi An Hoard, Late 15th century
Located in seoul, KR
At the center of the vase, a bird is depicted with clean yet detailed lines, capturing the moment mid-flight with a sense of dynamic energy. The artist skillfully conveys the bird’s vitality with minimal strokes, creating the impression that it could soar into the sky at any moment.
Though there are no explicit branches or leaves, the flowing curves of the background subtly connect the bird with the natural world. The simplicity of the lines creates a harmonious relationship between the bird and its environment, reflecting the artist’s ability to evoke nature without relying on intricate details.
The neck of the vase is adorned with elegant plant motifs, where stems and leaves stretch upward, complementing the overall shape of the vase. These motifs, while simple, add sophistication and enhance the vase’s graceful form.
At the base, repeating geometric patterns contribute to the sense of balance and stability. These patterns not only ground the piece but also serve as decorative elements, completing the vase’s aesthetic unity.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam, Vietnam
Type : Yuhuchun Vase
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference :
1) Seattle Art Museum - Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2000.125.
2) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
3) Asian art museum, San Francisco
* Vietnamese trade ceramic...
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Vietnamese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
12th Century Khmer Vase
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 12th to 13th century mocha brownglazed stoneware jar in a apple-form body, concave neck and flared and lipped rim. Geometric motifs on leg shoulder and neck aswell as the unglazed ...
Category
Cambodian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,430
Burmese Wooden Buddha, 18th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Wooden Burmese Buddha with traces of gold lacquer,
18th century,
very good patina and nice, warm, correct color.
Category
Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Stone Finials with Peaches and Persimmons, 17th/18th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Over four hundred years ago, these rare stone finials once adorned the garden or courtyard of a traditional Qing-dynasty home. Hand-carved in Shanxi province, they offer a rare glimp...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Green-Glazed Pottery Elephant, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This piece is an elephant statue made of green-glazed pottery. During the Han Dynasty, artworks depicting elephants were quite rare. However, such representations did occasionally appear. For example, the bronze vessel from the Han Dynasty housed in the Shanghai Museum is one of the notable examples of this type of craftsmanship. The existence of elephants in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by depictions in Chinese artwork. Long thought to belong to an extinct subspecies of the Asian elephant named Elephas maximus...
Category
Hong Kong Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Large Yue Globular Stoneware Jar, Han Dynasty-Three Kingdoms
Located in seoul, KR
Robustly crafted with a voluminous spherical body and a layered mouth rim, this jar features a pair of taotie handles. It is adorned with three horizontal bands on the upper half of ...
Category
Hong Kong Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Densatil Gilt Bronze Caryatid Figure, Tibet, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and solidly cast, richly gilt, bronze caryatid figure from Densatil Monastery, Central Tibet, early 15th century or earlier.
Cast in the form of two four armed figures standing back to back in tribhanga (thrice bent position) on a lotus platform, this piece would originally have served as a pillar for a larger seated deity...
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Tibetan Tibetan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Islamic Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinklers, Early 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very fine silver filigree rosewater sprinklers
Possibly India, Karimnagar, early 18th century
Height 31.6 cm and 31.7 cm, weight 39...
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Indian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Lovely 17/18C Dehua Blanc de Chine Guanyin Statue China Chinese made into a lamp
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely and large example with nice details. Made into a lamp.
We didn't test if it works.
Condition
with restorations, all pictured. Size: statue 45CM high approx. , total height ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Superb Set of 5 Elegant Court Attendants, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A stunning set of 5 graceful terracotta figurines from the Ming Dynasty '1368-1644' AD. These elegant attendants are standing on a yellow glazed lotus flower over a high hexagonal green plinth and wear fine robes in matching green and yellow glazes. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Each is carrying essential offerings for the royal family. The head is detachable as often seen on the larger figures from this period. Meticulously detailed facial expressions have been hand-painted.
Condition: Mint, finely preserved glaze and pigment, undamaged and no repairs.
Provenance: Ex. Danish Collection.
This set is guaranteed authentic and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and TL Test from Laboratory Kotalla in Germany (The Oldest Thermoluminescence Testing Laboratory in the World).
Dimensions: Average 54 H cms
Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period.
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644 AD). Founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne. Chinese control was re-asserted in China and eastern Asia. Literature became more important, schools were created, and the justice system was reformed. The Ming dynasty is described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
The practice of burying ceramic objects with the deceased went into decline from the 10th to the 14th Century AD. There was a revival in placing miniature representations of glazed terracotta objects such a furniture, food offerings, horses, miniature statues...
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Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
18th century Antique wooden Indian temple panel from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Antique wooden Indian temple panel
Material : wood
63,3 cm high
25,1 cm wide and 13,5 cm deep
Originating from an antique Temple Chariot
18th century
See ...
Category
Burmese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardian, TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined, unusual and important lively modeled pottery statue of guardian, dramatic and powerful pose, early Tang dynasty, 618-907AD, comes with Oxford authentication TL test...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$28,000 Sale Price
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Antique 18th century Antique Kangxi Yongzheng Chinese Porcelain Imari Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese porcelain dish from the first half of the 18th century.
Condition
No visible damages, (cannot see under metal but seems no damages) in very good condition. Size: 22.2CM...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Celadon Vases with Double Handles, Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
These tall-necked vases feature gently flared rims and double dragon-form handles on the shoulders, each suspending a large, free-moving ring. The surfaces are covered with a lustrou...
Category
East Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
18C Japanese Porcelain Charger Edo Period Garden Scene Shou Lao Ladies Dogs
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you a large Japanese Porcelain dish (37cm) with a quite unusual Imari scene of a women in a garden scene with 4 children and dogs. On the right...
Category
Chinese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,555 Sale Price
20% Off
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