Chinese Terracotta Sculpture ( 44 Cm ! ), China Northern Wei Dynasty

Terracotta mingqi with white slip and polychromy, representing a horse with its finery. Very good to perfect condition. Please note that all ancient Chinese terracotta sculptures wer...

Mingqi in gray terracotta with white slip and polychrome, representing a rider on his horse. Very good state of conservation. Please note that all ancient Chinese terracotta sculptur...

Mingqi in grey terracotta with white slip and polychromy, representing a Bactrian camel, ridden by a court lady. Good condition. Please note that all ancient Chinese terracotta sculp...

Statue of a Taoist god in wood, represented seated on a seat with armrests in the shape of heads of dragons. The face is really beautifully rendered, as well as the draping of the co...

Superb bronze okimono with black patina representing a peasant resting after his work, a basket of vegetables at his feet. Signed Kakuha Sei on the wooden stump. Excellent quality ! ...

Porcelain vase with polychrome decoration with gilt highlights of figures in a garden. Marked under the base. 19th century China.

Lovely sitting lady from the Imperial Court with original polychrome paint in orange terracotta. This piece is accompanied by a the following documents: - Certificate of Expertise by Jean-Yves Nathan - Specialist in Asian Arts for the - Certificate of Authenticity Mingqi in the Six Dynasties...

An elegant hollow-moulded terracotta horse. This horse is modelled in a standing pose with its neck elegantly arched and its ears pricked forward attentively. The mane is indicated with the use of a scalloped red design with white dotted details. The head is well modelled with notched ears pricked on either side of a feather ornament, with a tasselled rope looped around the top of the neck and tufted ornaments on the chest collar, the back is covered with a long red cloth with white dotted detailing, gathered at the bottom atop the flaring mudguard. The rump is encircled by a series of intricate tassels, attached to a tufted back piece. This terracotta may represent a horse fitted for a parade. Horses were an important status symbol in ancient China. These animals were brought to China via the Silk Road and were considered luxury goods. As such horses were a sign of wealth among the elite, and there were strict laws which restricted the ownership of horses to people of elevated rank. In fact, soldiers serving in China’s military...

Tang Dynasty terracotta Pottery Tomb figure of the Lokapala Warrier Deity. Figure molded wearing heavy armor, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised in a threatening gesture...

A Chinese terracotta tomb figure (Ni Yong) from East Han Dynasty (25-220 AD), likely from the area of nowadays Sichuan. It depicts a horse groomer with tool and harness in hand. Dres...

A Chinese Terracotta camel from the Tang Dynasty. To the people of China’s Tang dynasty (618-907), very few animals were as useful and revered as th...

A Chinese Ming Dynasty painted terracotta courtsman figure with original polychromy. Attracting our eye with its weathered appearance and subtle polychromy, this Ming statuette featu...