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Place of Origin: Chinese
China Two Antique Fantastic Stone Garden Monk Sculptures
Located in South Burlington, VT
Instant display and collection, one of a kind.
From western China and collected some 20 years ago, comes this group of two (2) large hand carved red sandstone Lohans or Monks datin...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sandstone
Chinese Drip Glaze Fish Pond, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for pickling food, this large earthenware jar was sculpted in China's Shanxi province nearly two centuries ago, shaped by hand with grand scale and wabi-sabi texture. The monumental vessel is cloaked inside and out with a beautiful drip glaze that lingers on every imperfection, streaming down the sides with rich color ranging from warm brown to cool black.
Subtle ridges and indentations throughout suggest the jar was fashioned by coiling flattened ropes of clay and then tapped with a paddle to achieve a faceted texture. The interior is repeatedly stamped with a pattern suggestive of rippling water, encouraging the glaze to flow and drip with irregular movement and color variance. The rounded rim is left unglazed, the raw earthenware texture set in contrast to the glossy finish of the sides. Today, the monumental pot...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we offer a pair of Chinese Guardian Lions, often called "Foo Dogs." Chinese Guardian Lions are a symbol of power and protection.
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Glazed Terracotta Guardian Lion Roof Tile Figures
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of rare antique Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Chinese terracota architectural roof tile beasts. circa 1900
Hand-crafted in Imperial China around the turn of the late 19...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chinese Terracotta Red Dragon Umbrella Stand
Located in Denton, TX
Early 20th century Terra cotta stand is hand crafted with paint along the Greek key boarder and on the dragons. On the bottom is a crossed flag stamp, the makers mark..
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ishi Sashi Ingot Weight, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Today known by the Japanese name “ishi-sashi,” meaning “awesome stone padlock,” this type of stone weight was used as part of intensive martial arts training. Hand-carved from solid ...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Pair of 19th Century Qing Dynasty Wooden Palace Doors with Iron Fittings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Qing Dynasty period wooden palace doors from the 19th century with iron fittings. This striking pair of Qing Dynasty period wooden palace doors from the 19th century instan...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Chinese Stone Courtyard Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Minimalist Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to sectio...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fine Chinese Famille Rose Hexagonal Jardiniere and Stand Republic Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine Chinese Famille Rose
Hexagonal jardiniere and stand.
Republic Period (1912-1949).
Decorated with a continuous scene of ladies at lei...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Pot Flowers, Kangxi Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic and large pot from the Kangxi period. At first hand we thought it was a teapot but possibly this was also used a a wine pot, not sure. The painting qu...
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Stone Standing Buddha Guan Yin Silk Road Tang Style
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, finely carved Tang dynasty Silk Road style solid stone statue of Goddess of Compassion Guan Yin Avalokitwshavara. The bodhisattva is sho...
Category
20th Century Tang Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Chinese Full Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. The large ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Organic Modern Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
China Pair Antique Hand Carved Stone Pedestals 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hard to Find Pair (2) Display Pedestals from the 19th Century
From China's Qing dynasty (1644-1912) a hard to find pair (2) of limestone finely carved pedestals - perfect for displaying your indoor or outdoor favorite pots of plants or sculptural works of art. They are weather tough.
This handsome antique pair feature sacred censers deeply carved on all four (4) sides of each pedestal and prolific ornamental lotus petal top...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Large Chinese Early 20th Century Hand Carved Shop Sign with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese hand carved shop sign from the early 20th century, with calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this shop sign features Chinese char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Glazed Guardian Lion Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of large antique Chinese porcelain temple Guardian Lions - Foo Dogs. The near matching male and female pair of handcrafted arc...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Etched Brass Jardiniere with Lion Heads
Located in Germantown, MD
A late 19th Century Chinese Etched Brass Jardiniere with lion heads and measuring 14" in width, 11" in depth and 10" tall.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair Early 20th Century Chinese Sancai Terra Cotta Pedestals or Stands
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding near pair of Chinese Sancai terra cotta pedestals or stands. This pair dates to the early 20th c. and has acquired a rich ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Organic Modern Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Granite
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Minimalist Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Granite
Chinese Black and Gold Hand Painted and Carved Pedestal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace the elegance of traditional Chinese art with this Black and Gold Hand Painted and Carved Pedestal. Featuring exquisite floral and bird motifs against a gold backdrop, this pe...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Chinese Stone Column Base with Mythical Qilin, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th-century limestone column base carved in relief with mythical qilin, chimeric animals from Chinese mythology described as having the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Green Glazed Oriental Tile
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Green Glazed Oriental Tile
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Of Chinese Export Porcelain Garden Seats
Located in Essex, MA
Not a typical shape with baluster form body decorated with Chrysanthemums and birds.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Granite
Antique Chinese Bronze Guanyin Statue 19th/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Bronze top level Chinese statue
Qing period, 19th century.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Metal & Cloisonne
Type: Statues
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
C...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Abstract Stone Garden Ornament, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious carving dates to the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), chiseled from solid limestone to an abstract, zoomorphic form. Possibly originating as an architectural finial, the s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Abstract Stone Garden Ornament, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious carving dates to the late Qing dynasty (1644 to 1911), chiseled from solid limestone to an abstract, zoomorphic form. Possibly originating as an architectural finial, th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Meditation Stone Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This meditation stone table was carefully selected for its biomorphic shape and beautiful, organic patterning. The colorful material is known as greenery stone, named for its natural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Meditation Stone Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This meditation stone table was carefully selected for its biomorphic shape and beautiful, organic patterning. The colorful material is known as greenery stone, named for its natural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab
Located in Chicago, IL
This expansive stone slab is formed of zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limestone extracted from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province. Speckled with almost painterly daubs of color, the sought-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Chinese Decorative Carved Wooden Architectural Pediment from a Temple
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chinese decorative carved wooden architectural pediment, most likely from a temple, its crest featuring a gilt carved center star fl...
Category
20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Monumental Cream Marble Mantel, Hand Carved
Located in Houston, TX
Large and handsome hand carved mantel. New and ready to ship or to be
Delivered. Comes apart for moving. The carving is extremely good. The center
Post can be removed if customer d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
16th Century Ming Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Antique Ming Revival Immortal Qing or Republic Chinese Statue, 1900 Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
China, finely carved statue of an immortal, in the style of Ming period pieces. Ca 1900.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Condition: Han...
Category
19th Century Ming Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Oblong Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carved from...
Category
Mid-19th Century Minimalist Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Granite
17th Century Ming Dynasty Carved Stone Barrel #02
Located in Chicago, IL
- Sold individually or as a pair -
17th Century Ming Dynasty carved stone barrel, with Foo Dog handles, floral reliefs and bat wing decoration. The Chinese symbol for bat and for go...
Category
17th Century Ming Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
20th century Chinese Export Porcelain Garden Seat
Located in Savannah, GA
Hexagonal shaped Chinese Nanking Style Export blue and white glazed porcelain garden seat. Features include a pierced top and sides, molded relief dots...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Import Style Wooden Plant Stand
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Chinese import style wooden plant stand, circa first half of 20th century. The stand is in very good vintage condition and measures 18"D...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Limestone Doon Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This minimalist block-form doon table is hand-carved of limestone with rounded edges and a rhythmically etched surface. The table's simple linear form hono...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Stone Fu Lion Guardians
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Studded Limestone Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender stone drum stool was carved from a solid block of limestone with simple form and minimal decoration. The top and bottom are ringed with raised studs, a design meant to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Qing Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Provincial Chinese Round Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. The low trough i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Tranquil Chinese Stone Bodhisattva Head
Located in Chicago, IL
Exuding an energy of calm and tranquility, this larger-than-life stone bust depicts a Buddhist bodhisattva in serene meditation. A disciple of the Buddha, a bodhisattva is a compassi...
Category
20th Century Qing Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab
Located in Chicago, IL
This expansive stone slab is formed of zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limestone extracted from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province. Speckled with almost painterly d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Chinese 1920s Red and Black Lacquered Signs with Hand Carved Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese red and black signs from the early 20th century with hand carved and lacquered calligraphy. Created in China during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of vertical signs captures our attention with its carved calligraphy, lacquered in black and standing out beautifully on a red ground, sprinkled with golden touches. With their nice dimensions and contrasting colors, this pair of Chinese calligraphy signs...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Elephant Garden Low Stool
Located in west palm beach, FL
Enhance your garden or living space with this Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Elephant Garden Low Stool. Combining whimsical bohemian style with the charm of an elephant motif, this vers...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Glazed Terra Cotta Pedestals or Stands
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early 20th century Chinese glazed terra cotta pedestals or stands. These stunning antique Chinese pedestals are executed in an interestin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Large Heavy Chinese Cast Gilt Bronze Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large and heavy Chinese gilt bronze squat form jardiniere / planter. Amazing details with foo lion handles with rings, center band of relief chrysanthemums and other floral decoratio...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Chinese Ceramic Garden Stools
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of Chinese ceramic garden stool from late Qing Dynasty. Classic barrel shape with Famille Verte glaze depicting figurative groups in garden settings.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Rustic Architectural Elm Wood Decorative Wheel
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage rustic architectural elm wood wheel can be used as it is, or as a base for an arrangement of succulents or orchids.
Measures: 11.5" W x 11.5" D x 11" H.
Category
20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Elm
Chinese Drum Stone Column Base, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century column base likely figured into the grand and imposing surroundings of a Qing-dynasty courtyard, supporting a large wooden beam that flanked an entry or walkway. Sh...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Carved Hongmu And Marble Inset Tabouret Pedestal, Circa 1900s
Located in Germantown, MD
Chinese Tang Carved Hongmu And Marble Inset Tabouret Pedestal; Stunning and rare Chinese pedestal table with a
Striking Chinese design from the 1920s.
hand carved "Hongmu" wood (Chinese hardwood) base with original multicolored top.
Rare because of its height of 35.5 inches.
This wonderful Chinese pedestal table is in very good condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. A real eye-catcher in your Asian interior...
Category
Early 20th Century Tang Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
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