Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Color: Gray
Place of Origin: Chinese
Small Carved Lavender Opaline Jade Guan Yin Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a small carved lavender “opaline” jade Guan Yin sculpture. The sculpture has some russet jade spots in the upper back. The back of her head is adorned with a reticulated mand...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
20C Chinese Soapstone Polished Ring Dish
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone polished ring dish.
Made in China in the early 20th century circa 1930.
This is a polished mottled gray soa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Chinese Hetian White Jade "Sheep Effigy" on Stand 18th/19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese Hetian white jade carved sheep effigy on a hardwood stand.
The "Density is 81.5 g / 26.5 cm³ = 3.07 g/cm³."
The sheep is resting in a relaxing position with its head...
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Late 18th Century Other Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone, Jade
Chinese Jade "Coiled Dragon" 18-Karat Gold Amulet Necklace
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unique hand carved Jade Dragon and 18-karat gold jewelry
This is an authentic Chinese "coiled dragon” jade pendant expertly fashioned as a necklace with a contemporary 18-karat gold setting.
Including Our Certificate of Authenticity
All our Jade jewelry is artisan inspired and handcrafted from authentic hand carved Jade artifacts...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Ancient China Monumental Stone Ram Han Dynasty, 206BC-220AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a large votive model of a stone ram, Han dynasty (206BC-220AD)
Dimensions: 45cm, 18 inches high and 65cm, 26 inches length and 25cm, 10 inches wi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Extraordinary Natural Stone "Pink Flowers Painting", Natural Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pink flowers
Extraordinary natural stone work of art, one of a kind.
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" suggestive of a likeness of flowers and another world space features light and dark colors, pinks, white, cream, yellow and dark green. This is called a dream stone Shih-Hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Antique Chinese Celadon Green Jade Carving, Triple Vase, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
An extremely finely carved antique Chinese Qing dynasty, Celadon green triple vase/brush washer with an Imperial Dragon from behind attacking a bird in fro...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Vintage Chinese Green and Brown Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning and rare vintage Chinese green and brown serpentine foo dog chop seal,
Hong Kong/Chinese, circa 1950s or 1960s
A fantastically carved...
Category
Mid-20th Century Meiji Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Serpentine
Chinese "Sea Portal" Natural Stone Landscape "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed,
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a portal view of detailed sea of red and blue waves could remind u...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Gray and White "Seaside Mountains" Landscape Unique Work of Art, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
With custom Arts & Crafts hardwood frame
Gray & White "Sea and Mountains" in one unique work of art, signed
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a mountain range in white and gray colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve.
This thin marble stone "painting" is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware.
On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraphy translation reads:
Dimensions:
Frame: 13 inches high and 32 inches wide.
Site: 9 inches high and 27 inches wide.
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of "White and Gray" dream stone paintings...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Chinese Round Hitching Stone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Unlike many objects of its kind, this limestone hitching stone was carved into a simple rounded shape without any figural references. Used to secure a horse by rope or reins, the sto...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Pottery Ceramic Glazed Mud Figure of Court Lady Tang Dynasty with Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
Simply gorgeous and so delicately and beautifully made. This work has been molded in whitish, dense terracotta, typical of the region of the capital of Luoyang, and then attractively glazed over with various yellow, green, brown, amber, colored glazes.
We are not sure how to date this work. We believe, based on comparisons, that this piece could date as far back as the Tang dynasty (though we are not experts and have not had this verified by one. Again, this is not our area of expertise). The white terracotta and glaze appear correct as does the figures stately pose and elaborate hairstyle which was a characteristic feature of Tang pottery women. The people of ancient China believed that some part of the essence and life force of a human being was contained in the hair. Much time and effort went into this to create elaborate coiffures that the woman proudly displayed when in public. The Tang dynasty is also the only period in Chinese History to have known a female sovereign - The Empress Wu Zetian, (625-706).
Comes with Lucite display Stand...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Tomb Lady in Waiting Figurine Han Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a pottery figurine of lady in waiting, found in the tombs as funeral objects in Han dynasty of China. Generally known as Han tomb ladies, t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Vintage Stone Court Lady Statues
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of 20th century solid stone court lady statues. The full face is with long slender eyes under arched brows flanking a strong straight nose. Hair held...
Category
20th Century Han Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Stone Fu Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of 19th century carved limestone Fu dogs with sinister smiles and furled brows once guarded the entrance to one of provincial China's grand homes. One peers up and the othe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Carved Stone Garden Guardian Lion
Located in Sheffield, MA
The features of this stone Foo lion has been softened by being exposed to the elements for many centuries. Still a very handsome sculptural specimen made from carved stone, it is kno...
Category
18th Century Archaistic Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Glacier Park
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed, D8
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a seemingly white glacial expanse could remind us of a similar and unique visual experience in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural white, dark green- almost black, cream and yellow (limonite mineral) colors. This is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
China "Seaside & Mountains" Landscape "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese extraordinary natural stone "Painting" & with custom hardwood frame
Sea and Mountains in one unique work of art
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a mountain range in white and gray colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone.
This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve.
This thin marble stone "painting" is approximately 1/4" thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. Its weight is surprisingly modest- easily hung with standard hardware.
On occasion, private collectors would invite an artisan to inscribe a poetic description onto their more important dream stones and in this case the artists' seal mark and calligraphy translation reads:
Dimensions:
Frame: 16.5 inches high and 29 inches wide.
Site: 12.75 inches high and 25 inches wide.
Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China.
History of "White and Gray" dream stone paintings:
“White and Gray” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Extraordinary Black & White "Moonlight Mountains" Natural Work of Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural stone work of art, one of a kind.
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" suggestive of a wavy mountain landscape features light and dark colors...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Mid-20th Century Pair of Chinese Carved Green Hardstone Foo Dogs / Lions
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bi-color green hardstone carved to represent a pair of traditional Chinese foo dogs and lions. The heads of these impressive creatures come off so they can be used as incense burners.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Chinese Path Marker, c. 1908
Located in Chicago, IL
Happening upon an intersection, a traveler in Qing-dynasty China would have been grateful for the guidance of this limestone path marker. Still bearing traces of its original pigmentation, each side of this marker is inscribed with directions. One side directs towards the Zhen De Teng household, another towards the Liang family, and a third towards the North East Road. The fourth inscription announces the year of its construction, the 33rd year of Emperor Guangxu (1908). This second-to-the-last emperor...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Majestic Prancing Horse, Tang Dynasty, China '618-907 AD', TL Test by Kotalla
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Magnificent prancing horse in orange terracotta with traces of polychrome paint. Springing its right leg with a lively position and an expressive look. With a finely decorated saddle...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Gray and White "Seaside Mountains II" Landscape Unique Work of Art, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
With custom Arts & Crafts hardwood frame
Gray and white "Sea and Mountains II " in one unique work of art, signed
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a moun...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of court ladies with nodding heads, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The elegant ladies dressed in gorgeous traditional robes...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting" Swirling Cloud Vista
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind. Custom framed
This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone "painting" of a vibrantly colored swirling cloud formation could remind us ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Important Ancient Chinese Effigy Pug Dog, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE
Dimensions: 38 cm, 15” High
Photographs taken indoors and out of doors for your viewing pleasure.
The hand carved limestone beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on a thick base all-over showing a weathered surface from significant age.
Formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Hutton Gallery 2006.
Provenance: ex collection luoyang, Henan Province, China.
Includes custom display base as shown
Catalog reference: 35 years collecting 35 treasures, Number 35, p.76 (photo)
In ancient China, it is a well-known fact that several types of small dogs were bred and were favored pet gifts between emperors and kings including Lion Dogs, Pekingese and Lo-sze breeds. Some Lo-sze are pictured wearing collars with bells a frequent combination fancied by European royalty of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Lo-sze or pugs were prized for their compact body, good bones, flat face, square jaw, short coat, curled tail, side set back ears, and temperate disposition.
History:
Placing stone animals in important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions.
The first Ming tomb...
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15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Monumental Carved Pair of Marble Foo Dogs from China
Located in Stamford, CT
Great pair of monumental carved marble foo dogs from China. Each statue measures 63 x 26 x 37 and have substantial weight. Salvaged from a New York est...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Large Jadeite Carved Plaque on Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This very nice carved plaque of good size comes from China and was made circa 1900. The stone is a rich combination of dark, light and emerald green. Sliced from a boulder washed and...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Stone Fu Dogs, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of limestone Fu dogs once protected a grand courtyard home in 19th century, China. Skilfully carved in attentive postures, the lion-like dogs are “shizi,” symbols of power ...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Elegant Han Dynasty Terracotta Warrior - China '206 BC - 220 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive terracotta warrior representing a banner bearer gripping a wooden staff with his hands (dematerialized through the ages); his gaze is ser...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Tang Dynasty Court Official in Sancai Glazed Robes, China '618-907' - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A Tang dynasty sancai (three color) glazed pottery model of a Taoist official, TL tested by Ralf Kotalla - worldwide oldest private laboratory specialized for genuine thermoluminesce...
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15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Agate Happy Buddha 3 lb
Located in Somis, CA
A hand-carved, solid agate Buddha. He is depicted sitting with his robe open, cinched with a bow under his belly, an expression for great allowance. The h...
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Agate
Pair of Antique Bronze Horse Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and graceful pair of bronze horses, beautifully cast. Originally from a Chinese temple in Vietnam, circa 1900.
M460.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
6 Elegant Ming Dynasty Court Attendants in Glazed Terracotta, China 1368-1644 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A fine set of a six court attendants as in the Forbidden City of Beijing, elegantly dressed in a Green & Red Daopao – a traditional men’s formal attire from the Ming Dynasty dated 1368-1643 A.D. – with glazed robes and Red Pigment remains in their hat and belts. They stand in an honorary posture atop a red plinth, some with orifices in their hands, where spirit objects were placed to comfort or satisfy the deceased. The heads are detachable, as often seen on the larger figures from this period.
They are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, and Certificate of Expertise by Jean-Yves Nathan - a leading authority specialized in Far East Archaeology from the CEDEA (The European Confederation of Art Experts).
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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15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Chinese Stone Horse Hitching Post
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This double sided hitching post was used to stall horses for short period of times. They are found throughout China and made during centuries. This hardstone example dates from the 1...
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Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Ming Dynasty Celestial Deity Head Carved in Stone - China '1368-1644 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Wonderful celestial deity head with a jovial expression in stone with a finely engraved cap. It is mounted on a custom lucite base.
This piece is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, and Certificate of Expertise by Jean-Yves Nathan - Specialist in Asian Arts for the CEDEA (The European Confederation of Art Experts).
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming...
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15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Large Marble Statue of Kwan Yin Avalokiteshara
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand carved, solid white marble statue of Bodhisattva Kwan Yin Avalokiteshara, the Water Moon Goddess of Great Compassion. The sublimely carved face retains traces of th...
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20th Century Tang Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble, Stone
Fine, Late 20th Century, Han-Style, White Hardstone Horses
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of elegant, hand-carved, white hardstone, Chinese horses with gilded details. Each outfitted with saddles, bridles and featuring braided rolled tails.
Category
Late 20th Century Han Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Other
Chinese New Year Antique Wealth God Caishen Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
Our 34 inch tall Chinese Caishen's name is often invoked during Chinese New Year celebrations!
This is a large and unusual antique hand carved limestone Wealth God Caishen- coming from an old New England collection
Hand Made and Hand Carved
Measurements: 34 inches high and 15 inches wide,
Period: late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century.
This god grasps a silver sycee (an ancient form of silver wealth).
Provenance: Coming from an old New England collection and originally acquired from a Shanghai private collection decades ago.
History of China's Wealth God Caishen:
Caishen's name is often invoked during the Chinese New Year celebrations!
Caishen (simplified Chinese: 财神; traditional Chinese: 財神; literally: "God of Wealth") is the Chinese god...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Stone Shoemaker's Weight with Mother, Cub, and Embroidered Ball
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a solid piece of stone, this weight was originally used by a Shoemaker to press down large pieces of leather. Surrounded by intricate scrollwork and peony blossoms, a gua...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Stone Shoemaker's Weight with Zhu Bajie, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved of stone, this object would have been used in a shoemaker’s shop to press down large pieces of leather. Doubling as a handle, the central figure depicts the curious figure of a man with pig-like facial features holding a rake. The figure is Zhu Bajie, a character from the Ming-dynasty novel “Journey to the West...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Ming Dynasty Chinese Countryside Villa - TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely rare Chinese model of a countryside villa for the royal courtiers and ministries of the Ming Dynasty -1368-1644 AD- showing three guest houses and one main entry. The villa is surrounded by a cuadrangular wall painted with bucolic scenes of garden, mountains, and bamboo forests. The roof tiles are glazed in green enamel with yellow finials – as the ones in the forbidden city – typical from the Ming epoch. Truly a museum piece. The doors swivel and are painted in ochre. State of preservation: impeccable mint condition with original paintings, all of the original parts are complete, except for one house which is missing part of the plinth (broken during transport). Each part has been tested for authenticity, consisting of eight separate TL tests...
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15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Marble Foo Dog Resting on Squared Decorative Plinth, 20th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Chinese marble foo dog resting on squared decorative floral plinth with egg and dart motif, 20th Century
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Pair of Chinese Cylindrical Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of oversized Chinese cylindrical vases. Beautifully detailed ceramic jars with blue and white dragons. Textured surface. Over scaled for vis...
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
18th Century Chinese Guardian Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This ancient stone guardian lion shizi was carved by hand out of a single block of limestone. The artisan beckoned the guardian out from the stone, manipulating the unyielding materi...
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Early 18th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Antique 19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Stone Guardian Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese carved guardian statue used as ship ballast. In the time when great wooden ships dominated the trade among nations of the east,...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Carved Stone Monkey Sculpture with Infant Monkey
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese Ming dynasty hand carved stone monkey sculpture. This Chinese sculpture features a monkey figure, sitting on a rock formation, holding a square item, perhaps a...
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17th Century Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Late 19th century Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Savannah, GA
Extraordinary pair of fine glazed porcelain Foo dogs came to us out of an estate here in Savannah, Georgia, belonging to an old general that long ago brought them from Thailand. Used...
Category
1890s Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved White Stone Temple Sculpture of a Bodhisattva
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese vintage hand-carved white stone Buddhist temple sculpture of a bodhisattva. This large size Chinese sculpture was carved from a white stone and showcases a bodhisattv...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
China Antique Pair "Spirit Path" Horse Sculptures, Ming Dynasty 500 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures.
Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE).
A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”.
Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China.
Each mounted on a custom iron display stand.
Dimensions:
A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high;
b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand
65cm, 26” high.
Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60.
History:
Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and
privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing.
The first Ming tomb...
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16th Century Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Stone Foo Dogs Candle Holder Garden Statues
Located in Somis, CA
Hand carved solid stone foo dogs with double lotus candle holder features. The same lotus motif is repeated on the saddles. Foo dogs are guardians to p...
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
China Important Carved Stone "Penjing" Garden Table, Qing Dynasty ‘1644-1911’
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a carved antique stone Penjing or painting form garden table, middle Qing dynasty (1644-1911), limestone, three pieces
Dimensions: 34 inches high and 55 inches long and 16 in...
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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Gilt Bronze Figure of Xi-Wang-Mu, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Kingdom
Located in Torino, IT
The queen mother of the west is cast in a seated position with her hands held before her chest holding a "gui". She is dressed in long-sleeved robes. Her face is framed by an elabora...
Category
1790s Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Of Large Antique Chinese Foo Dog Figurines
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of matching antique Chinese porcelain vases, each of a rectangular form, the exterior is covered with a deep crimson glaze and decorated with highly detailed images of va...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
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