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Place of Origin: Chinese
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Egg
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese blue and white porcelain egg featuring double happiness character and vinework—timeless symbol of joy and prosperity.
We sell items as acquired, without restoring ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Covered Jars, mid 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain covered jars with foo lions, circa 1960's, China.
The jars of baluster form and painted in bold and bright famille vert...
Category
1960s Qing Vintage Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Drip Glaze Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Zitan Figure of a Bodhisattva, Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A finely carved Chinese zitan wood figure of an unidentified bodhisattva, possibly Guanyin, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The androgynous figure has a plump, almost matronly face, with downcast eyes and a gentle smile. The hair in long tresses, gathered and tied in a high chignon.
The enlightened being is portrayed seated in dhyanasana, bare feet resting on crossed legs, both soles pointing up.
Thick robes billow and drape around the full figured body. The hands display...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Round Brass Container with Removable Ceramic Painted Chinoiserie Crane Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Round ceramic and brass container with a brass bottom and removable lid with ceramic top. Top features a blue and white ceramic or porcelain lid with floral hand-painted and glazed d...
Category
1950s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Red Pigskin Box On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular box with longevity symbols. Hinged top with brass lock. Later ebonized and line gilt base with square section legs.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cloisonné Tang Style Horses
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Chinese cloisonné horses with a Tang dynasty form decorated with colorful symbolic references on an alluring blue back...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$5,300 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Marble Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century hand carved marble foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail with a beautiful color combination of tans and browns; the pair measure 11"W x 3"D x 4.25"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Blue & White Chinese Large Lidded Temple Jar Vase Antiques Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Blue & White Chinese Large Lidded Temple Jar Vase Antiques Los Angeles. Important 1st quarter 19th century Circa 1800-1825 Blue & White Chinoiserie China Lidded Temple Jar An...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$5,850 Sale Price
25% Off
20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Crane, Pine...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$18,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Blue and White Hexagonal Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) blue and white hexagonal-shaped porcelain vase depicting a village scene and surrounding nature and accented with blue scroll handles at the neck...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Small Ceramic Asian Turquoise Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of small Asian ceramic turquoise foo dogs with both male and female figures. The carving details are amazing. Great addition to your chinoiserie collection.
Category
1950s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period red lacquered treasure chest box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Born during the 19th century, this exquisite Qing Dynasty red lacquered treasure ch...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Floral Design Double Gourd Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (early 20th Century) yellow enameled ceramic vases in double-gourd forms with incised, spiral-patterned grounds beneath green, pink...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Rose Medallion Floor Vase With Lid
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Rose Medallion Tall floor vases/Huge Ginger Jar also know as "Export Porcelain" vase was hand made and hand painted in about 1950 - 1960s with gilt foo dog ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,762 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Antique 19th Century Chinese Rose Mandarin Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique large Chinese porcelain vase.
In the Rose Mandarin (Famille Rose) style.
Decorated throughout with with various detailed scenes of people & plants. The body of ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Small Song Dynasty Carved Wood Bodhisattva, 13th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and very fine Chinese carved sandalwood figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Avalokiteshvara (Guan Yin), Song Dynasty (960 to 1276), circa 13th ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Hand Painted Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar - China - Mid 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage porcelain ginger jar with lid - famille rose decoration with hand painted scenic panels to the front and back - turquoise bands to the top and bottom of the jar - unsigned - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tiger's Eye Water Moon Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara Buddha Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A magnificent natural Tiger's Eye sculpture depicting the compassionate Bodhisattva Water Moon Guan Yin, Avalokiteshvara. Backed by a lotus leaf and on top of water wavers, Avalokiteshvara is shown seated in rajalilasana, the ‘posture of royal ease...
Category
2010s Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
$2,550 Sale Price
32% Off
Chinese Famille Verte Style Porcelain Jardiniere with Blue Ground
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Famille Verte Style Porcelain Jardiniere with Blue Ground
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
4ft Tall Blue and White Chinese Vase
Located in London, GB
A Very Decorative Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Vase
This Vase Stands at a impressive 4ft in height
Being Blue and White goes with Most Colour Decor
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Rattan Nested Lunch Basket with Carved Handle and Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique rattan two-tiered nested lunch basket from the early 20th century, with calligraphy and carved handle. Born in China during the early years of the 20th century, this charming lunch basket features a circular lid adorned with black calligraphy, sitting above two independent sections. Presenting a lovely lacquered interior, the basket showcases a large handle, delicately carved on the sides and perfect for transport. Used as a picnic basket, a decorative item or to store and organize items, this Chinese antique lunch...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Large Antique Chinese Cloisonne Bowl on Custom Period Hardwood Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine and large Qing dynasty cloisonne bowl on an antique custom hardwood stand.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Automaton Figure Enamel Bracket Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Here we are offering a rare Chinese rosewood bracket clock with enamel column on each side. Front case is inlaid with mother of pearl and nearly in perfect condition. 5 brass finials located on the top of the case. This clock has an 8 day fusee chain driven movement with quarterly striking. On the hour strike, the pair of figures above the dial raises their hammers and strikes the bell. The brass movement is engraved and signed. A large window...
Category
Late 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. This pot also has a wonderful turquoise hue. Shiwan ware is a style of...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$388 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Violet Flambe Glazed Ceramic Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage Chinese hexagonal shaped ceramic vases with lovely violet purple flambe glaze. Each 13 1/2 inches tall and in good condition.
Category
20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,200 / set
Pair of Antique Chinese Beige and Orange Foo Dog Patterned Porcelain Vases
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) porcelain urn-form vases with a pattern featuring swirling orange foo dogs against a gray-beige background. (PRICED AS PAIR)
C...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Tomb Guardians, Zhenmushou, 7th-8th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic and powerful pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty three-color (sancai) glazed zhenmushou, tomb guardian figures, late 7th or early 8th century. TL t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
20th century French Art Deco Mahogany Jewelry Boxe, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Stunning Chinese mahogany jewelry box, perfect for storing your jewelry, small treasures, or simply as a decorative piece. It brings a unique charm to any room.
Material: Mahogany, a...
Category
1930s Vintage Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent near life-sized Chinese carved and lacquered wood figure of a Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier, southern China.
The figure likely represents one of the Five Tathagatas, also known as Dhyani Buddhas or Wisdom Buddhas. More specifically, either Amitabha or Amoghasiddhi. Amitabha is the Buddha of infinite light, and represents the wisdom of observation and recognition. Amoghasiddhi is the Buddha of accomplishment, and represents the wisdom of perfected practices. The size and scale of the Buddha indicates it was made for temple worship.
The large Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana, or full lotus position, with the soles of both feet facing up. His elegant hands, with impossibly long and slender fingers, perform shuni mudra, the gesture of bestowing patience. His right arm is bent at the elbow, the right hand raised to heart level. The left arm resting gently in his lap, the left hand at navel level.
The Buddha is dressed in voluminous robes that wrap around his shoulders and body, and tied at the waist. The heavy fabric draping and pooling elegantly all around his robust body. His broad chest and right arm exposed.
The Buddha's face is both solemn and beatific - his expression seeming to change depending on the angle of view. The most notable feature of his face is the large urna to the center of his forehead, set between a pair of painted, high arching brows over heavily lidded almond shaped eyes. A strong nose is set above a small mouth pursed in an ever so slight smile. Long pendulous earlobes touch his shoulders.
The Buddha's hair arranged in the typical fashion, with "spikes" representing tight curls. A prominent ushnisha rises from the crown of his head, covered by more hair, and topped with a rounded protuberance.
The Buddha is constructed from several blocks of wood, joined, carved and lacquered a deep red-brown with gold flecks...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Qing Chinese Famille Rose Canton Porcelain Bowl
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique Qing Chinese Export Famille Rose Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl with multiple painted panels. The exterior of this gorgeous bowl is decorated with multiple panels which include ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese Cloisonne Box with Carved Jade Inset Medallion
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1900 Chinese box decorated with green, blue, red and yellow floral design set against a white background. The top with a carved white jade floral medallion. The apple green ena...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade, Brass
Vintage Oriental Chrysanthemum Jade Glass Flower Bonsai Tree In Celadon
By Chinese Jesus
Located in Birmingham, AL
a Chinese Republic Jade, glass, and hardstone flower bonsai tree in a celadon pot, likely from the mid-20th century. These "Ming Trees" are known for their craftsmanship and symbolism, representing harmony, peace, and prosperity.
Materials: Jade, various hardstones, glass, and a celadon ceramic pot.
Style: Bonsai-like arrangement with cascading branches.
Flowers: Pink, white, purple, and red with yellow bead centers.
Leaves: Made of jade, agate, or glass.
Symbolism: Represents harmony, peace, and prosperity.
Value: These trees are valued for their intricate detail and artistry.
Description
This exquisite oriental bonsai tree is a stunning addition to any collection. Crafted with care and attention to detail, this Chinese chrysanthemum jade glass flower tree...
Category
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Japanese Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Fin Trivets from Souda, Silver, in Stock
By Souda, Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices and electronics, the fin trivets bring an industrial touch to your tabletop. Both durable and multi-function...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$21 Sale Price / item
65% Off
Chinese antique pottery dyed vase/19th century/Qing dynasty/Dragon pattern
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a white porcelain vase made in the late Qing Dynasty of China.
Made around the 19th century.
It has an interesting shape with four ears and a spout.
The pattern drawn on the...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Plate Pomegranate Flower Compartments
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely deep plate/bowl with a very nice and dark cobalt scene of flowers and pomegranates.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Color: Blue & White
Region of...
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,582 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Lacquered Chinese Jewelry Box Soapstone Brass Chinoiserie
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage Chinese jewelry box, chinoiserie jewelry box, made of black lacquered wood, brass details and soapstone image in relief of flower...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Porcelain Dragon Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain wucai (five color) glazed bowl painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, and yellow upon a pure white ground, and featuring a design...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vase is the perfect decor piece. With beautiful floral and bird design, it is a majestically hand cr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$371 Sale Price
25% Off
Cloisonne Ginger Jar, White with Chrysanthemums C.1960s China
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Large Cloisonné Ginger Jar handcrafted by skilled Chinese artisans in the 1960s.
This impressive ginger jar showcases exquisite Chinese cloisonné work. Finely decorated with a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$199 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century Hand-Carved Mahogany Chinese Export Humidor
Located in Lomita, CA
A "remarkable" hand carved mahogany humidor box according to the appraiser has detailed carving of junk boats and temples, and recalls Victoria Harbor ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
$1,499 Sale Price
25% Off
"Winter's Edge" Chinese Taihu Scholar's Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and unusual stone formations have long been fixtures of the Chinese scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Known as gongshi, scholars' ...
Category
Late 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$388 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Bronze Fighting Foo Lions Censer, Qing Dynasty, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese cast bronze censer in the form of two Buddhistic lions play fighting, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China.
The censer formed as a pair of Buddhistic li...
Category
Early 1900s Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hallowed Tree Bucket Vat
Located in New York, NY
Hallowed tree antique salt vat. Used to salt foods and or store slat. This old Salt vat has been cleaned and polished showing off its hand hued quality. Can b...
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,400
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Carved Cinnabar Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This vase was made during the Mid-20th Century in Beijing. It is very unique with intricate carving works of landscaping and characters. The workmanship is superb. It is very rare that there is no too much similar vases in existence, probably because it was too labour-intensive even for the court to mass produce.
Lacquer is the sap of a tree (Rhus vernicifera) that grows in East Asia. It was tapped, filtered and mixed with cinnabar to produce a red color. The lacquer worker...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
$1,421 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid 19th Century campaign camphor metamorphic lap desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and good quality Chinese export camphor wood writing desk, circa 1860.
Brass bound around the outer edges and carrying handles to each side. These desk were made for sea captai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Campaign Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Blue and White Chinese Floor Vase with Scholars' Garden
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white ceramics have inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. This contemporary vase from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Terracotta sculpture of a fat lady
This stunning lady wears her hair in an elaborately styled coiffure. A remarkable amount of the original pigm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Prancing Horse, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and large early Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) model of a prancing or dancing horse, circa 7th century.
The majestic animal is caught mid-motion, one leg raised, head grace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Art Deco Famille-Rose Vase with Flower and Dragon Motif, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Art Deco Famille-Rose Vase with Flower and Dragon Motif, Ca. 1920
DIMENSIONS
Height: 24 inches
Diameter: 10 inches
Category
1920s Japonisme Vintage Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Chinese Pair Foo Dog Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pair of Antique Chinese Figurines Foo Dog Sculpture
Green Glaze Ceramic
8 tall x 3.75 w x 6.5 d
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to...
Category
1940s Chinese Export Vintage Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Metal Seated Buddha
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive Chinese bronze metal Buddha sculpture depicted sitting. Beautifully crafted in the Ming style with intricate details. The bronze has a rich pat...
Category
20th Century Ming Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Dish with Geometric Design, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavily potted and richly glazed celadon dish, Longquan kilns, early Ming Dynasty, mid 15th century, China.
The large dish glazed in a deep olive cela...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Of Decorative Chinese Porcelain Cache Pots
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Glazed in brown and white, the cache pots are in the style of 19th century English transferware vessels. There are matching medallions on each side with river landscapes with boats a...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Olive Green Porcelain Glaze Circular Urn with Darker Green Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
This olive green urn captivates with its harmonious blend of simplicity and elegance. Featuring a circular silhouette, the urn is topped with a delicate, small lip that gracefully co...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Tang Dynasty Museum Fat Lady and Child TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty polychromed fat lady with child in arm. TL Tested
Terracotta, pottery with traces of orange and green paint
Sui to Tang Dynasty (581-618)
Measures: Height: 20.2 inches (51cm)
Width: 9.45 inches (24cm)
Guaranteed Authentic with corresponding TL Thermoluminescence Test conducted by Artemis Testing Lab Included in the sale of this item.
Condition: Excellent with loss to pinky and wear commensurate of age.
This rare and outstanding ceramic court attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the T’ang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The T’ang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best-known painters and artists. The T’ang Dynasty took control in 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early T’ang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The T’ang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well-established that they continued to operate regardless. The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Tigers
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning pair of late 20th century life-size Chinese cloisonné tigers from the Baron Estate.
In Chinese symbolism, these tigers represents the ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$38,000 / set
Chinese Qing Large Craquel Glazed Porcelain Lidded Jar with Birds
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large antique Chinese Qing porcelain jar and cover hand painted with birds amidst flowering shrubs dating from the 19th century. The large rounded bulbous jar stands raised on a ro...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
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