Ming 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
Chinese Bamboo Calligraphy Brush Holder Carved With Scholars in a Garden
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Ming style hand carved bamboo brush pot carved in the round with various scenes against the background of a bamboo forest. Two women make tea on a stove while two scholars si...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Wanli Ming Chinese Porcelain Kraak Klapmuts. Top Quality DEER
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted kraak Klapmuts of a desirable quality. Stunning piece with beautiful and classical scene.
Absolute top Quality kraak ware
Condition
Minimal frittin...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,535 Sale Price
20% 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 Furniture
Materials
Limestone
17th Century Pair of Ming Dynasty Chinese ZiTan Inlaid Silver Cups
Located in Brea, CA
17th century a pair of Ming dynasty Chinese ZiTan inlaid silver cups, the exterior carved in high relief and undercut around the sides and base with Chi dragon, 5 edges with silver l...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Incense Burner Butterflies Tianqi Unusual, 17th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing this lovely and unusual Chinese porcelain incense burner from the late Ming period, Tianqi period most probably. Jingdezhen made for ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$9,122 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Jade Figure of Guanyin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Most likely Ming 15th/16th Century, carved chicken bone jade figure of a standing Guanyin (Quanyin) holding a scroll in one hand, prayer beads in the other. Affixed to carved wood ba...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Organic Material
Early Chinese Stone Budha Hand Fragment
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early Chinese stone Budha hand fragment.
A stone sculpture of a Buddha hand in a traditional gesture known as
Verada Mudra, meaning Compassion / Sincerity.
Once part of a large Buddha sculpture...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Stone
Ming Dynasty Chinese Console With Raffia Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ming Dynasty Chinese wood console table with taffia top. Beautiful simple carvings and dark original finish. Rare to have the original raffia surface. Very modern form for the Ming D...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
J.L. George & Co Ming Style Carved Camphor Wood Cocktail Table with Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th Century J.L. George & Co Ming Style Carved Camphor Wood Low Cocktail Table with beveled protective Glass Top and a secret drawer.
Measures 38.5" in width, 17" in depth ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Ming Furniture
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
$1,396 Sale Price
30% 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 Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Carved wooden statuette of Guandi God of war & dog lion of Fo - China Ming 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This marvelous polychrome carved wooden statuette represents a Buddhist temple guardian, Guandi or Guan Yu sitting on a Fo dog.
The guardian and the dog are on a base whose feet reca...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Attendants
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty glazed earthenware figure of Attendant
The condition of these 5 century old glazed pottery tomb figures is outstand...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi Porcelain, South China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this very nicely decorated kraak Ghendi with a geometrical decoration. The piece was part of the Hatcher Collection. Auctioned by Christies Amsterdam in 1984. It is...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Red Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer altar table with everted flangers.
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,800
Pair of Chinese Ming Style Bamboo Horseshoe Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of 20th century Chinese export bamboo chairs featuring a gracefully curved horseshoe back ending with out swept hooks. Constructed in the Ming dynasty style with a deco...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
36CM Antique 17/18th c Kraak Style Blue White Dutch Delftware Earthenware Cha.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Earthenware dish with a flat rim. Decorated in different shades of blue on a white tin glaze. Central scene of a grasshopper on a rock. These kind of dishes were made after Chinese K...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,727 Sale Price
20% Off
A Mid 20th Century Chinese Cast Bronze Statue of Guan Yu with Guandao on Stand
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
20th Century Chinese Cast Bronze Statue of Guan Yu with Guandao on Bespoke Wooden Stand
Description:
Presenting a captivating 20th-century Chinese cast bronze statue of Guan Yu, the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese 17th Century Blue White Shunzhi / Kangxi Lotus Pond Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely and rare decorated plate. Transitional / Early Qing, late 17th century.
Decorated with lotus pond
Condition
1 line, 2 small glaze line to rim (1 only visible out...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,439 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Carved Back Elmwood Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Early 20th century Chinese elmwood armchairs with finely carved back and elongated arms and legs.
Measure 30" wide at the legs ends, 25" wide the arms, 27" in depth, 37.5...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Elm
Jumu Wood End Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jumu wood end table with relief carving on apron and shelf and bottom stretchers.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,450
Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Nanhai Guanyin, 16th/17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A decidingly charming Chinese polychromed and gilt cast bronze figure of Nanhai Guanyin, Guanyin of the South Sea, Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, China.
Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, is portrayed here as a beatific figure seated upon a raised lotus pedestal over waves. Guanyin is dressed in heavy robes, and wears an elaborate headdress. The small figure of Amitabha Buddha in the headdress positively identifies this figure as Guanyin.
Guanyin rests one hand in his lap, holding a cup of pure water said to be able to alleviate all suffering. His other hand is raised, holding a willow branch which is used to sprinkle the healing waters.
The two lotus blossoms to either side of Guanyin would originally have supported figures of the acolytes...
Category
Early 1600s Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Black Lacquer End Tables
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer end tables. Simple and elegant form. Beautiful color and form. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared many times in "Architect...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
$2,800 / set
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Jumu Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Jumu console table with waterfall legs, elegant color and lines. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and has been appeared many times ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,500
Chinese Prussian Blue Lacquered Ming Stool
Located in Houston, TX
1940s Prussian Blue hardwood Ming style drum stool.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th or 19th Century Elm Doors with Iron Hardware Made into a Ming Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
18th or 19th century elm doors with iron hardware, fashioned into a large Ming style coffee table. Created during the Qing Dynasty in the...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Iron
Top Quality Wanli Antique Ming Period Chinese Porcelain Kraak Plate Deers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted kraak plate of a desirable cobalt blue! Stunning piece with beautiful scene of deers in a landscape.
Absolute top Quality kraak ware
Condition
some...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,766 Sale Price
20% Off
Custom Green and White Ming Trail Decorative Linen Throw Pillow Cover
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Custom made beautiful modern linen decorative pillow.
Ming Trail fabric in green color on white.
Ming Trail is a popular pattern in the Dynasty collection.
Ming Trail is a modern, ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Ming Furniture
Materials
Linen
Jumu Square Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jumu wood square side table with relief carving on apron and stretchers on hoof feet. Price is for the table only.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,500
Very Fine Pair of Ming Style Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A refined Pair of very well made Chinese Side Chairs with traditional form. Very well made with a soft natural finish, the chairs have gently curved square backs with vertical carv...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Dignitary Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Ming dynasty sancai blue glazed pottery figures.
Circa 1500 AD Ming Dynasty
I have owned over 250 ming tomb figures including over 80...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Scroll Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Stained leather covered wood in deep oxblood and dark brown tones. With three stitched plaques with raised characters on the front. A brass mount with lock on the front (lacking the ...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Courtsman Statuette with Original Polychromy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty painted terracotta courtsman figure with original polychromy. Attracting our eye with its weathered appearance and subtle polychromy, this Ming Dynasty terracotta courtsman figure exudes historical charm and elegance. This exquisite statuette, dating from the Chinese Ming Dynasty, features a courtsman resting on a hexagonal base, providing a stable and aesthetically pleasing foundation. Topped with a simple headdress and clothed in a long, flowing robe, the figure showcases a slight movement of the hips, creating a sense of liveliness and grace.
His right arm is extended in a gesture, while his left arm remains hidden under his clothes, adding an element of mystery and sophistication. The original polychromy, though weathered, adds a touch of vibrant color that enhances the figure's visual appeal and historical authenticity.
This Chinese courtsman figure will make for an exquisite decorative addition to any home. Its refined elegance and rich cultural heritage make it a versatile piece, perfect for placing on a commode, side table, or shelf. Whether in a living room, study, or entryway, this Ming Dynasty figure will bring a touch of ancient Chinese artistry and timeless beauty to any interior space.
With its harmonious blend of form and function, this painted terracotta courtsman figure celebrates the enduring appeal of Ming Dynasty art...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
17c Antique Chinese Porcelain Master of the Rocks Bowl Shunzhi / Kangxi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this fantastic early Kangxi bowl
17th century
Decorated to the exterior with fishermen in an extensive river landscape, the base marked ‘Guang Yu Tang Zhi’, which may be translated as ‘The Hall of Abundant Brightness’.
Diam. 11.4 cm
The 'Master of the Rocks', is a term that was coined by the English collector Gerald Reitlinger, whose collection is now in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Pale Blue Antique Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
Enchanting early 20th century highly decorative Chinese Peking rug with an abrashed light blue field The wool and feel of the rug is very soft on the feet. It has a silky sheen to it...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wool
$11,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Carved Stone Monkey Sculpture with Infant Monkey
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese Ming dynasty hand carved stone monkey sculpture. This Chinese sculpture features a monkey figure, sitting on a rock formation, holding a square item, perhaps a...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Antique Blue Peking Imperial Dragon Carpet, Circa 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A central, five-clawed dragon (the symbol of both the forces of nature and the Chinese emperor), is surrounded by four other dragons, all floating on an indigo blue background. At bo...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Chinese Pictural Embroidery with Silk and Metal
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Early 20th Century Chinese Embroidery
Discover a stunning piece of art from the early 20th century – a Chinese embroidery masterpiece. This work of art features a mythologi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Metal
Extremely Rare Late Ming Dynasty Elm and Burl Altar Table
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and graceful cabriole legged, high waisted altar table with scrolling apron, set upon a waisted platform. The top featuring a floating center panel of finely figured nanmu...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Burl, Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Caledon Glaze Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamps Large Pair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Sunning pair of vintage porcelain Caledon glaze ginger jar lamps with original shades.
These are LARGE lamps with adjustable shade height. As shown 34" tall.
Requires 2 standard ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Brass
Huge Zaccagnini Pottery Mid Century Italian Ming Lamp Vintage 1950's Turquoise
Located in Wilton, CT
Huge Zaccagnini pottery square lamp with bands of Ming themed decor, flanges at the corners, and fabulous turquoise glaze, circa 1950's. Approx. 39" high overall, 24" to top of pottery, 11" square. 3 way switch. Glass bulb cover/shade holder. Heavy lamp...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Ming Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Single Drawer Blue Lacquer Table with Horse Hoof Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style blue lacquer side table from the early 20th century with single drawer and horse hoof legs. Created in China during the ear...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Antique Imperial Chinese Red Silk Rug with Phoenixes
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare silk Ningxia carpet with an unusual lacquer red background decorated at the centre by a large phoenix and surrounded by four smaller phoenixes in the corners. The phoenix...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Silk
Pair Of Ming Style Leather Lounge Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and chic pair of Ming Style armchairs with embossed leather seats. Made from extremely hardwood with a gorgeous weathered patina through the ebony glaze.
The alligator ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather
Antique Vases in Southern China / Small Vases / 16th to 17th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is believed that pottery baked in southern China in the early Ming dynasty was imported into Japan.
It is a small size.
The upper part is slightly ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Fine Leather Trunk on Stand
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine leather trunk on detachable stand with brass fitting, beautiful color and texture, elegant form and lines.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather
Stunning Ming Period Male Deity Sculpture – 14th–17th Century China
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A rare and evocative wooden sculpture of a male deity, dating to the Ming dynasty (14th–17th century), China. The figure’s calm expression and dignified posture reflect the spiritual...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ming Dynasty Style Natural Wood Wedding Side Chair with Woven Rattan Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A single Chinese Ming dynasty style vintage wedding side chair from the mid-20th century, with woven rattan seat, curving back splat and natural wood patina. Born in China during the mid-century period, this elegant side chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Pair Mid 20th Century Ming Style Rosewood Side Table Cabinets with Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite Pair of Mid 20th Century Ming Style Rosewood Side Table Cabinets with protective Glass Tops. Pristine vintage condition with very light signs of use.
Feature a single t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Ming Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,796 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Chinese 16C Sancai Biscuit Green and Yellow Ghendi porcelain/earthenware
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is a small Ming dynasty moulded sancai funerary covered box with ribbed sides. On top of the covered box, it has a moulded design of flowers. It has a low footrim with a mildly ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,189 Sale Price
20% Off
Leaf Shaped Kosometsuke Antique Chinese Porcelain 17c Ming Dynasty serving dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this beautiful leaf shaped serving dish on four feet in blue and white.
Visible is a typically painted scene for this period. Mountain landscape with a house in the ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$5,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Ming Period Xieyi Kosometsuke Landscape Chinese Porcelain Kaiseki Dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely potted and painted blue and white Kosometsuke Kaiseki dish plate of a desirable cobalt blue!
Stunning piece with design of a landscape in the style of the yuan painter ...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$7,821 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese 17th Century Porcelain Ming Transitional China Plate Zhangzhou Verte
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Ming period. South Chinese Ming Zhangzhou Swatow. Three friends of winter with birds
21-10-19-1-8
Three friends of winter with birds
...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Wanli-Era Cast Iron Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
A cast iron bell, when struck with a wooden beam, announced the time of day to villagers. This monumental example is covered in relief casts of chrysant...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Pair Of Chinese Carved Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With curved backs and carved splats- the top ones openwork, the lower one with a relief vase with flowering branches, The curved arms with carved supports with scrolled motifs. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Ming Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,950 / set
Museum Quality Antique Chinese Pillar Rug with Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual long and narrow pillar rug, decorated by large lotus flowers with tracery in a manner reminiscent of Ming period weavings. It is very finely ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Wool
Oriental Chinese Side Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Asian Chinese Ming style side chair in solid wood.
Handcrafted in Hong Kong.
Great to use as en entry chair, side chair or office chair.
Very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$19,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Antique Chinese Armchairs Pair Official Hat Yoke Back Carved Motifs Lacquered
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of fine antique lacquered Chinese armchairs in wonderful condition. Impressively sized and dripping with quality, this beautiful pair will add stunning bygone Orienta...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ming Furniture
Materials
Elm
Ming furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Ming furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Ming furniture made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Century Furniture, George Zee, Broyhill, and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $195 and tops out at $690,000 while the average work can sell for $2,941.
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