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Period: 19th Century
Place of Origin: Chinese
Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Fisherman, , circa 1900, Republic period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
We have a Chinese wooden sculpture. A fisherman who is carrying a fish. The teeth and the eyes are made of glass and, for the eyes, they are p...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Set of 5 Antique Wood Buddha Statues
Located in Somis, CA
A rare collection of 5 antique wood statues of Chinese Bodhisattvas. All seated in horseshoe round back chairs, the collection features Celestial E...
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los Angeles collection.
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Mid-19th Century Other Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey glaze that cloaks its simple ceramic form. Once used as an everyday serving dish, t...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often featured painted ancestral portraits or tabletop ancestor figure...
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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Figures of Attendants, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
A rare and massive pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel figures of attendants, Qing Dynasty. Each standing figure similarly depicted with hands ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Monumental Chinese Stone Guanyin Head, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
As the embodiment of compassion, Guanyin is the most beloved enlightened being in China. Known as the Goddess of Mercy, she is the female bodhisattva form taken by Avalokitesvara in eastern Buddhism and is instantly available to all who call upon her with their mind. Though commonly depicted as a woman in Chinese statuary...
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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Pair Of Chinese Hardstone Guardian Lions
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of hand carved Chinese Jade hardstone Foo Lions or Fu Dogs. This pair of Chinese spinach jade appears to be a nephrite, covered vases having a figural foo lion design with raise...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Cockerels
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 18th early 19th century Chinese Export porcelain models of cockerels, each standing on coloured rockwork base, the bodies with a pale celadon glaze and fine feathering...
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Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Porcelain

19th Century Terracotta Duck Form Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice examples of Han Dynasty style terracotta duck bottles. No breaks. No chips. No repairs. Paint has worn over the years.
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Late 19th Century Han Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

19th Century Chinese Bronze Incense Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully chased 19th century bronze. In three parts. Great as just a table sculpture.
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Cockerels
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of large 19th century Chinese Export models of cockerels, decorated in blanc de chine with red highlights. Each modelled standing on pierced rockwork with head turned to ...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Eagle Statues
Located in New York, NY
Pair of monumental carved wood statues of exceptional quality, depicting eagles standing on top of tree trunks.
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Abstract Stone Sculpture Chinese Scholar Stone on a Faux Marble Stand
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating antique Chinese scholar stone, estimated to be from the late 19th century, evokes a sense of tranquility and inspires contempl...
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Late 19th Century Organic Modern Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Wood Horseman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Carved Glazed Wood Horse with Rider 22 tall x 22 w x 5.5 d Preowned Original vintage unrestored condition. Vintage p...
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19th Century Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Stone Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Stele, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This carved stone stele depicts the historical Buddha, known also as Shaka, Shakyamuni, or Siddhartha Gautama. Seated in perpetual meditation, the Buddha embodies virtues of wisdom and composure. Hand-carved of limestone in the style of Northern Wei (386-535) statuary, the Buddha is depicted upon a lotus plinth with legs crossed in lotus position. His hands are held downwards in bhumisparsha mudra, a gesture representing the moment that the Buddha claimed the earth as witness to his awakening. The Buddha has a peaceful, benevolent expression and is framed by a halo of concentric circles. His figure is surrounded by attendant bodhisattvas, carved in relief on the curved stele behind and platform below. Leafy tree branches add a naturalistic touch to the background, wrapping around to the back of the stele to form a canopy above a second, smaller Buddha...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Pair Chinese Shar Pei Puppies Hand Painted Sancai Glaze, circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of small Chinese Shar Pei puppies was made in the mid-19th century, circa 1860.                They are charming creatures with adorable faces. Th...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Collection of Chinese Blanc de Chine Foo Dogs, 17th-19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely wonderful assembled group of Chinese Blanc de Chine white glazed porcelain Buddhistic lion (foo lion, foo dog) joss stick holders, Qing...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Pair of Wood Carved and Polychrome Sculptures of Chinese Warriors
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese pair of wood carved and polychrome sculptures of Chinese warriors.
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tall Antique Decorative Figure, Chinese, Bronze, Statue, Water Carrier
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall antique decorative figure. A Chinese, bronze statue of a water carrier, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Classic figure of a rural water carrier Di...
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Provincial Chinese Washing Stick, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in the mid-19th century in China's Shanxi province, this fruitwood washing stick would have been used by a Qing-dynasty woman for washing clothes and textiles. Used to beat we...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Provincial Chinese Washing Stick, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in the mid-19th century in China's Shanxi province, this fruitwood washing stick would have been used by a Qing-dynasty woman for washing clothes and textiles. Used to beat we...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Chinese Foo Dog Hand Carved Bamboo Gilded, 19th Century Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hand carved bamboo Foo or Lion Dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the 19th Century Qing period. T...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Bamboo

Provincial Chinese Washing Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in the mid-19th century in China's Shanxi province, this fruitwood washing stick would have been used by a Qing-dynasty woman for washing clothes and textiles. Used to beat we...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Carved Wooden Mythical Animal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Wood carved mythical animal (with the characteristics to a lion or a Tasmanian devil). Carved in hardwood, presumably ironwood. Approx. 1900. Belie...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Pair Chinese Mottled Light Green Jadeite Carvings, Cranes on Carved Wood Stands
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of Antique Chinese mottled light green jadeite carvings of cranes on hand-carved wood stands. Each of pieced construction the body of mottled light green with an inset beak and red coral crown...
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1890s Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Chinese Table Screen with Soapstone Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative stone panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to ...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Bi Disks, Set of 3
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional antique trio of hand carved Ming Dynasty Chinese bi disks, dated to the late 19th century, featuring three distinctive circular stones wit...
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Late 19th Century Ming Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

19th Century Large Chinese Wood Root Carving, Circa 1870
Located in Central England, GB
19th century large Chinese Wood root carving, circa 1870 This fascinating and highly tactile Chinese burr root wood carved sculpture depicts an elderl...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo & Boys with Bone Flutes
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair of dark hardwood water buffalo with inset glass eyes. These finely carved and highly detailed figures have carved boy figures sitting on their backs holding bone flutes...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Polychrome Wooden Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in wood, this 19th-century figure of a spirit paid tribute to ancestors past on a traditional altar table. Allowing the base to reflect the wood’s natural state, the artist ca...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Magnificent Chinese Root Carving
Located in Suffolk, GB
This is a magnificent 19th century chinese antique root carving of a street vendor holding a shoe raised upon beautifully carved branches. The detail...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Extraordinary Chinese Scholar Rock Yingde Stone on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Chinese scholar rock on offer here is a wonderful example of Yingde stone, a less common type than Lingbi or Taihu. Gray in color, it has an extraordinary upright form rising fro...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

19 c Pair Chinese Hand Painted Black Gold and Silver Lacquered Fold Up Wall Shel
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful Chinese export black lacquered pair of shelves is decorated with silver and gold leave images of the story of a Chinese warrior battle....
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Large Royal Gold Plated Cloisonne Bull Statue
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent antique Chinese Cloisonne bull statue is made from gold plated bronze/copper and shows very detailed hand craft works of Cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional folks art like Buddhas flower...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Pair of Chinese Marble Lions from the 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Chinese Marble Lions from the XIX century Elegant lions of the Quing Dynasty carved in white marble with chisel. They are in good conditio...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Carved Wooden Temple Corbel with Detailed Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved wooden temple corbel from the 19th century with detailed figures and custom base. Created in China during the ...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pair of Chinese Carved Hardwood Water Buffalos on Stands
Located in Central England, GB
A fine pair of Chinese carved hardwood water buffalos on stands. This pair of late 19th century Chinese hardwood figures are superbly carved with a...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

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...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Carved Hardwood Painted Chinese Basal Knob Goose
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare Antique hand carved and painted 19th century Chinese figure of a Basal Knob goose. The figure retaining most of its original pai...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Hardwood

Antique Pair of Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure and Men, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure and Men, from 19th Century. One with a small missing piece, please see the last photo, the black horse on the back blanket below...
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19th Century Other Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Hand Carved Painted Polychrome "Laughing Buddha" Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Place the Laughing Buddha in your living room or entrance hall, so he will be able to see the door. Meaning of happiness and abundance, this antique Buddha sculpture...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Antique Ornamental Mausoleum, Chinese Soapstone, Burial Memento, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ornamental mausoleum. A Chinese, soapstone burial memento, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Unusual and rare d...
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Fantastic 19th Century Chinese Blanc De Chine Model of a Water Buffalo or Ox
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century Chinese Blanc De Chine Model of a Water Buffalo. Beautifully hand-carved and enameled with a bright white body and black enamel eyes. This piece is really superb and in fabulous condition for its age. In Chinese culture, the water buffalo symbolizes the coming of spring. Throughout China the spring season began with a ceremonial plowing by the imperial capital through the use of a water buffalo, symbolizing its importance to the imperial heritage. Water buffalo were created in China for centuries, with terracotta pieces found in Han dynasty tombs...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Sancai Fu Dog Incense Burners, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite ceramic fu dog figurines likely once stood upon a home altar as incense burners to accompany ritual ancestor worship. Also known as shizi, pairs of fu dog lions are beli...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Fish Figures on Carved Stands
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique late 19th century Chinese porcelain fish figures on carved stands.
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Gilt Brocade Ball Fragment, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden fragment was originally a decorative element of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Colored by gilt pigments over an underlayer of red lacquer, the fragment depicts a silk brocade ball, commonly depicted alongside fu dog lions to symbolize high rank or power. The embroidered ball is flanked by chrysanthemum blossoms and tied with a long flowing ribbon, a sign of longevity. Elevated by a custom steel display mount, the storied fragment adds bright color and iridescence to a bookcase or table arrangement...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Nephrite Jade Buddha Statue Qing Dynasty
Located in Somis, CA
A Qing dynasty, hand carved, lustrous, solid natural nephrite green jade Buddha. Carved seated on a rock against flame-shaped mandorla, the broad-faced figure rendered with a serene expression by downcast eyes beneath high arched brows above pursed lips, flanked by long pendulous ear lobes and beneath a pronounced hairline framing the forehead and hair gathered into a bun. Buddha holds a vase in the left hand while his right hand rests on the right knee. A long robe drapes gracefully pooling around the legs exposing the right foot. The prominent "y" shape formed by the strong nose and high brows is typical of 18th century Qian Long...
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Chinese Guardian's Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only functional, but also beautiful. One of the "Four Treasures of the Study," inkstones such as this were used to mix dry ink with water for use in calligraphy painting. This 19th century inkstone is guarded by a mythical fu dog, or shizi, depicted with open jaws and a long mane of flowing curls. Resembling a Buddhist fly whisk...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Carved Wooden Temple Corbels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved temple corbels from the 19th century, mounted on black bases. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Chinese 19th Century Rustic Mounted Ox Cart Wooden Wheel on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 19th century rustic ox cart wooden wheel mounted on a custom made black stand. Created in China during the 19th century, this handmade wheel showcases a nicely weathered patina witnessing its long use since the Qing Dynasty. Mounted on a black stepped base and boasting a nicely weathered patina, this 19th century Chinese mounted wooden ox cart wheel...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century, Chinese Opera Masks
Located in New York, NY
19th century, Chinese camphor wood opera masks, with original paint. From Hunan Province. Stands included. Priced individually. M427.   
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Wood

Set of Three Chinese Gilt Fragments, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved and lavishly pigmented, these gilt fragments originated as decorative elements of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Elevated by ...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Wood

19th Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure of an Immortal Holding a Bat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Chinese carved hardwood figure of an immortal holding a bat, well carved with inlaid bone eyes and teeth.   
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Bone, Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Roosters, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Porcelain roosters, circa 1800.
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Early 1800s Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Porcelain

Blanc De Chine Immortal Figure, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A Blanc de Chine immortal figure from the 19th century, Signed in the bottom.
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19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Carved Ancestor Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Ancestor worship was an integral part of traditional Chinese home life. This carved figure bears the likeness of one of its original owner's important for...
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Early 19th Century Primitive Antique Chinese Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Chinese Carved Jade Figure of a Phoenix, "Freedom, Eternal Life"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese late 19th century carved jade figure of a phoenix, "Freedom, Eternal Life."  
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Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Jade

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