Ming Asian Art and Furniture
MING STYLE
In what’s considered a golden age of Chinese furniture, Ming dynasty artisans produced expertly made designs that married elegance and function. Ming furniture was versatile, such as tables that doubled as writing desks and dining spaces. But it was also beautiful, enhancing a room with clean lines, soft curves and sophisticated decoration.
Dating from 1368 to 1644, the Ming dynasty was a vibrant time for international trade and culture. Especially for scholars and the wealthy, there was an emphasis on a home’s design to promote a good life. From large wardrobes to angular sofas, Ming-style furniture was defined by its joinery, which, instead of nails, involved meticulously designed interlocking elements of wood. This material was carefully selected and positioned to make the grain part of the design. The slow-growing huanghuali, a yellowish rosewood, was particularly valued for its bright color.
Although ornamentation was minimal, Ming dynasty furniture often featured carved or painted details of flowers, insects, dragons, fruits and other motifs. Chairs crafted for scholars could include calligraphic brush writing. As overseas trade expanded, techniques from the West, like cloisonné enamel painting, adorned table screens and other pieces.
Ming furniture influenced styles abroad such as Queen Anne in England and Hollywood Regency in the United States. The curved shape of Ming armchairs had a profound impact on legendary Scandinavian modernist furniture designer Hans Wegner. The Danish cabinetmaker shared the Ming artisans’ interest in creating streamlined, functional furnishings, and his China chair, Round chair and Wishbone chair are inspired by Ming dynasty seating. Today, the Ming-style horseshoe chair is a graceful and sought-after type of seat, and contemporary Chinese designers such as Jerry Chen and Gan Erke are also drawing on this heritage for a new era of style.
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Style: Ming
Pair of Elm Wood Children Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of elmwood children armchairs with relief carving, simple and beautiful form. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has be...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,500 / set
A Copper-Red Ceramic Bowl with Auspicious Motifs, Ming-Early Qing Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
A copper-red produced in Jingdezhen, China, during the Ming to early Qing dynasty (15th–17th century). It features a copper red applied over a bluish-white glaze, which is glaze type...
Category
16th Century Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
$2,660 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Chinese Solid Single Board Console Table
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful 19th century console table in the Ming style. The solid wood table of mitre, tenon and mortise construction, has a thick single board top that...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,550 Sale Price
69% Off
Pair Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed and Painted Pottery Figures, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China.
The impressive and realistically modeled figures each portrayed standing upright upon a sancai (three color) glazed pedestal of kang table form.
The man is dressed in a short black surcoat over a long robe and pants, a smart cap upon his head. His face is warm and welcoming, with wide eyes and a slight smile on his lips. He holds his hands out in front of him, palms up, almost as if shrugging, though presumably originally holding an object or offering, now lost.
The woman of slightly smaller stature, and dressed in a longer surcoat over a long robe and skirt. She wears a fitted cap upon her head. Her hands also held out in front, grasping long lost objects. Her face is slightly more severe, with a somewhat pinched look, and slight frown upon her lips.
The size of these figures is remarkable, as is the realism and attention to detail, almost as if they were modeled after real people, as opposed to the more common and generic Ming Dynasty pottery...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique 17C Chinese Porcelain Ming China Swatow Zhanghou Blue Ground
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very beautiful plate, rare monochrome blue ground. Great study material.
Condition
Overall Condition; 2 large crackle line in central plate, 1 running out in a hai...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,606 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Martaban Pottery Floor Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Chinese Martaban pottery floor vase with green drip glaze and distinctive fluted handles. The vase exhibits a fine traditional form and strong pleasing color.
Dimensions: 19 1/2" x...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
A Large Early Chinese Upper Nobility Ancestral Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Large Chinese Qing Dynasty (late 19th century) Style Upper Nobility Ancestral Portrait Painting on Paper with a Beautiful 24K giltwood frame. The composition featur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper, Giltwood
Vintage Natural Wood Two-Door Cabinet with Floral Décor and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Ming Dynasty style natural wood two-door cabinet from the mid-20th century, with floral décor and hidden drawers. This mid-century cabinet, crafted in the style of the Ming...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ming Dynasty Period Male Foo Dog Guardian Lion Hand-Carved Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period (1368 - 1644) hand-carved stone Foo Dog guardian lion sculpture depicting a male placing his paw atop a ball. Created in Ch...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique Stoneware Small Green-Glazed Mataban Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Stoneware Small Green-Glazed Mataban Jar / Vase
This large antique Chinese vase/jar has six small carved handles around the rim. It...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
16th Century Pottery Model of a Folding Chair, Ming dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This piece is an example of Mingqi, items specifically crafted for burial to accompany the deceased into the afterlife. The terracotta army is the most renowned example of such buria...
Category
16th Century Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$903 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese 17th/18th Century Huanghuali Document Box with Baitong Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with baitong mounts
Late Ming/Early Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century
H. 6 x W. 34.8 x D. 17.5 cm
Proven...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Carved Elmwood Northern Chinese Altar Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved elmwood Northern China altar table featuring fine form and intricately carved apron with bowed legs and curled feet. Each end having a drawer.
Dimensions: 101" (w) x 14" (d) ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese 16/17C Chinese Porcelain Kraak Wanli Plate Flying Horse
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate with a beautiful scene of a flying Horse
With a nice empty rim.
Wanli, Tianqi or Chongzhen Period 1590 – 1640
These kind of dishes are will described...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,361 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming Dynasty Period Cast Bronze Hue Shaped Urn in an Archaist Style
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine old urn cast as an honorific nod to the ancient past of China was made circa 1600-1650. The shape or Hue was a common and well-represented form in the Han dynasty in pottery and bronze. This urn shows thin casting to the walls with incorporated toe tia or facial masks...
Category
Mid-17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Kosometsuke 17C Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kaiseki Dish Tianqi / Chongzhen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and unusual Chinese porcelain Kaiseki dish from the late Ming period, Tianqi/Chongzhen period most. Jingdezhen made for the Japanese market.
Origin: C...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 17th c Kraak Style Blue and White Style Dutch Delftware Earthenware
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Earthenware dish with a flat rim. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze
Condition
Good with usual rimfritting and 1 crack. Size 25.6cm
Period
18th century
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$15,725 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Porcelain Plaque "Figures Showing Respect to an Elderly Man" Made 1982
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain plaque in nice wooden frame, with characters and figures showing respect to an elderly man. Made in 1982. Marked with seal mark
Dimension: Plaque 535mm x 310mm.
The p...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$10,207 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Set of 8 Chinese Silver Lacquer Bowls with Mother of Pearl Inlaid
Located in Brea, CA
A fine set of 8 pieces Chinese lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid bowls with silvered interiors from the 18th century Qing Dynast...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Five Green Glazed Pottery Attendant Figures, Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
The three figurines in the back exhibit the typical form of attendants, wearing conical red hats and adopting poses where their right hands are either held in front of their chests o...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$2,925 Sale Price / set
35% Off
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Ming Period Cizhou Statue of a Guanyin China Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese statue representing Kwan Yin/ Guanyin seated in rajalilasana on a throne, holding a child on her knees, two servants on either side. Cizhou porcelain with cream and brown gla...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$4,723 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Patinated Polychromed Buddhist Lion Incense Burner! Tongshi Sculpture Art
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT!
BRONZE LION
INCENSE BURNER!
EXTREMELY RARE!
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 7" Tall x 7" Wide
Well cast, standing on all four legs (very rare pose!) while twisting its sin...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,400 Sale Price
48% Off
Antique Chinese 17c Kosometsuke Tianqi/Chongzhen Dish Porcelain Playing Boys
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A late Ming blue and white porcelain dish, Tianqi or Chongzhen, period circa1620-1635. This small Transitional porcelain saucer-shaped di...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,417 Sale Price
20% Off
Ming Dynasty Style Natural Wood Stool or Side Table with Humpback Stretcher
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese Ming dynasty style natural wood side table from the mid-20th century, with humpbacked stretcher, rich grain and cylindrical l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Provincial Onion Shape Porcelain Bottle Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish antique Chinese Provincial Ming pattern porcelain onion shape bottle vase dating from the late Ming or early Qing period. The vase stands on a narrow round unglazed foot ri...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Lacquered Chinese Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A finely constructed classic Asian console table with peg construction and handsome graining with a particularly brilliant polished lacquer finish. A fine long table with banded top ...
Category
20th Century Asian Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Green Glazed Horse and Rider, Ming period(15-16th Century)
Located in seoul, KR
Statues of East Asian horse rider, featuring glazes in green, are set on rectangular base.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Medium: Green-glazed Pottery
Type: Figure
Condition : Good
Provenance : Acquired in early 2000s from Hongkong
* 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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,625 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Paper and Silk King Portrait Hanging Scrolls
Located in Queens, NY
3 Chinese Ming Dynasty-style scroll wall hangings depicting a king seated on a chair draped in ornate cloth, a mushroom colored background and floral rug beneath him. The rest of th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 16th C Ming Jiajing Stemcup Chinese Porcelain Blue and white in Tibet
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely stemcup with wrapping.
Dating: Jiajing, 16th century.
Condition:
Size: DiameterxHeight
Condition
Rimfritting, 3 hairlines. Size 13 x 10.5cm
Period
16t...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Brown-Glazed Moulded Box And Cover, Fujian Kiln, Yuan-Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The circular domed cover moulded with a brown glaze that falls short of the straight foot. The pattern on the left features a central circular design with simple shapes and lines car...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$2,100 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Armchairs "Official Back", circa 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of "Official Back" armchairs. In Chinese "Yoku Back"
Untouched made in elm wood, burgundy lacquer and natural age-related patina with clear lacquer as surface finish.
Called "...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,581 / set
Black & Green Lacquer Consol Table, Shandong, 1830-1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Altar console / side table with everted ends on the top, square legs with stretchers.
Original lacquer, black with green lacquer top.
Natural age-related patina which is high...
Category
1830s Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Taste Kosometsuke Tianqi/Chongzhen Dish Porcelain Mi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Late Ming. Traders and travellers in a landscape. An extraordinary border pattern. Very rare type of plate.
C...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,701 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Green Glazed Pottery Attendant Figures, Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
The first figure wears a short cap and takes a posture as if carrying something on the shoulder, possibly symbolizing a servant or a messenger.
The second figure wears a tall hat and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Set of 3 Early 20th Century Chinese Green Glazed Candlesticks
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A set of 3 green glazed ceramic candlesticks. All three similar but in a different size (28 cm high, 11 and 19 or in inches 11, 4.3 and 7.5). The glaze wonderfully aged and of a eleg...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Standing Carved Wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Guanyin, China, 1368-1644
Located in Torino, IT
Early Ming standing carved wood Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin), China 1368-1644. This massive Bodhisattva Guanyin is depicted here in the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Unusual 17th C. Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Square Dish Turquoise Bird Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this lovely and unusual square serving dish from the late Ming period. Jingdezhen made for the Japanese market, Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621-1644)....
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$9,829 Sale Price
20% Off
Massive And Magnificent Antique Chinese Basket As Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and extraordinary Antique octagonal Carry Basket thoughtfully re-purposed as a Cocktail Table. Once likely used for linen or clothing storage, the Basket retains its capacity ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Baluster Form Vase
Located in Doylestown, PA
Blue and white baluster form porcelain vase with Zhongfeng mark on base, c. 1960s.
Beautiful vase with a sweeping mountainous scene and unique calligraphy script. A unique Chinese p...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Small Celadon Chrysanthemum Dish, Northern Song Dynasty(AD 960~1127)
Located in seoul, KR
Potted with the fluted sides rising from a recessed base, carved to the interior with Chrysanthemum, covered overall with a grayish-green glaze, save for a ring to the underside left unglazed to reveal the gray stoneware...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
$3,185 Sale Price
35% Off
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
18th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Wedding Chair with Curving Back and Carved Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty style elmwood wedding chair from circa 1900, with carved panels on the splat, curved arms, and gooseneck front posts. This early 20th-century Ming Dynasty style weddin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique 17C Chinese Porcelain Ming China Swatow Zhanghou Blue Ground
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A very beautiful plate, rare monochrome blue ground. Great study material.
Condition
Overall condition; 2 large crackle line in central plate, 1 running out in a hairline. 1 more crackle line from base rim. also 2 small chips. Size: 165 x 28 mm or 6.5x1.1"
Period
16th Century
17th...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,415 Sale Price
20% Off
Famille Rose 20th Century Chinese Large Bowl With Maitland Smith Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Famille rose Chinese porcelain bowl with hand-painted enamel dragon motifs on a field of colorful geometric elements, the border with florals and leaves, orange trim. The white porce...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Buddhist Alter Shrine 17-16'th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Buddhist alter shrine, made in pine wood.
Rich on carved figural sceneries.
Original polychrome lacquer, beautiful and untouched condition.
From Shanxi Province in China.
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pine
A Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Polychrome Porcelain Dish, circa 1620
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Ming Dynasty polychrome porcelain dish, circa 1620.
Late Ming Dynasty.
Painted in turquoise, black and red enamels with a central 'Split Pagoda' pattern scene, the cavetto with four landscape vignettes alternating with stylised seals.
Many Mid-Century studio potters were inspired by the shapes and designs of ancient Chinese and Ming pottery.
We believe this dish is a good example of this, which is why it will fit with both antique and modern interiors, making it the perfect cross-collecting piece.
See Bonhams Lot 168 from Asian Art sale...
Category
1620s Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$6,572 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Yellow and Russet Jade Mythical Beast, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Located in Austin, TX
A superb Chinese yellow and russet nephrite jade carving of a mythical beast, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) or earlier, China
The mythical beast is portrayed with feline features, i...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Ming Style Armchairs with Dali Marble Inset
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese carved hardwood armchairs made in the Ming style featuring an open fretwork Greek Key design, frame and an inset back splat with Dali marble...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
$3,000 Sale Price / set
21% Off
19th Century Elmwood Center Hall Table with Ming Dynasty Stone Inset
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 19th century elmwood center hall table with Ming dynasty 15th or 16th century courtyard stone inset. Born in China during the 19th century, this elegant center table...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Three Glazed Figures of Musicians, Ming Period (1368-1644)
Located in seoul, KR
Statues of Chinese musicians crafted from terracotta, featuring glazes in green, blue with nice condition. Set on rectangular bases. Compared to other figures, musician figures are relatively rare, two figures with distinctive instrument from that era.
Period: Ming Dynasty
Medium: Green and Blue glazed Pottery
Type: Figure
Provenance : Acquired in early 2000s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) V&A Museum - Accession number C.1501913
(Type : Closely 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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,943 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Carved Wood Stone Top Table or Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elaborately carved dark stained wood stand with a purple variegated stone inset top, foliate scrolls and openwork bands with geometric motifs. Raised on tall legs with claw feet. The...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
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$1,943 Sale Price / set
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Patinated 19th Century Wooden Cabinet from Shanxi Province
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Discover a piece of history with this exquisite 19th-century cabinet from China's Shanxi province. Key features include:
Authentic: Over 100 years old wood
Material: Handcrafted elm...
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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
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Materials
Porcelain
$3,119 Sale Price
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Mint Antique Imperial Chinese Ningxia Throne Back Cover with Lion Dogs
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A rare example of Ningxia Chinese throne back cover of Imperial quality in pristine condition. A true gem distinguished by a plethora of shades of red, ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
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Later 20th Century Chinese Blonde Wood Official's Hat or Yoke Back Chairs, Pair
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning pair of 20th century Chinese yoke back armchairs crafted of cypress, baimu.
The chairs of typical style and construction, and k...
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Materials
Cypress
Moulded Goldfish Blue and White Dishes, Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Exquisitely decorated set of plates, dating back to around 1500, from the Hongzhi or Zhengde period. Intricately adorned with a raised, moulded goldfish design. The goldfish, painted in a orange-red enamel, are set amidst water plants depicted in rich cobalt blue.
These plates enjoyed widespread popularity, not only in the local markets of China but also overseas in countries. This style of plate played a significant role in the daily life of the Sengoku period in Japan, as evidenced by several similar flat bowls excavated from the Ichijodani Asakura Ruins in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, along with other ceramic artifacts...
Category
16th Century Indonesian Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$1,950 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Two Annamese Small Yuhuchunping, 15th century, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
These 15th-century Annamese ceramics from Le dynasty, are notable for their rarity and refined design. The Yuhuchunping vases, with their elegant pear-shaped bodies and delicate blue...
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15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Ming Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,553 Sale Price / set
35% Off
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