INK RUBBING OF "THE PREFACE OF XUANZANG'SHOLY TEACHINGS"
SONG TO MING DYNASTY ??? ???????????????? ?????? ?? ????: ??????????????????????????????????????ink on paper, 54 leaves mounted in a pair on 27 loose-folded...
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RARE IRON-PAINTED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM ANDBAMBOO' HANDLED MOONFLASK
JOSEON DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ???? ???????????of flattened globular form set on a high spreading oval foot with a cylindrical neck and everted...
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WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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19TH C. CHINESE BRONZE WATER DROPPERW/ STAND19th century Chinese bronze water dropper in the form of a scholar being pulled by two children. With wooden stand.
Water Dropper; height: 2 7/8 in x width: 3 in x...
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CHINESE WOOD & MOTHER OF PEARL INLAIDTRAY19th century Chinese rosewood tray inlaid with mother of pearl. Resting on four cabriole supports and decorated with flowers and butterflies amongst scrolling tendrils...
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CHINESE OIL ON CANVAS "PORTRAIT OF ABEAUTY", LATE 19TH...Chinese Oil on Canvas "Portrait of a Beauty", late 19 th Century , young woman poses standing in a garden resting one hand on a scholar's rock; inscription...
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PAIR OF CHINESE ELMWOOD YOKE BACK SCHOLARCHAIRS, QING ...Pair of Chinese Elmwood Yoke Back Scholar Chairs, Qing Dynasty 18 th /19 th Century, each with carved protruding crestrail on paneled S-shaped splat and bracketed...
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THREE VARIOUS CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CABINETPLATES, 19TH...Three Various Chinese Famille Rose Cabinet Plates, 19 th Century, the largest decorated with butterflies and insects amid a robust bouquet of fruiting and flowering...
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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LOT OF 3 CHINESE SONG DYNASTY POTTERYBOWLS W/ SHELLSEast Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYERW/ TL TESTEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details...
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY SACRIFICIALLEG VESSEL**Originally Listed At $1600**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Quebrada Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A fascinating mold-made terracotta stirrup vessel with...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC XIAJIADIAN POTTERYTRIPOD VESSELEast Asia, Northeast China, Middle Neolithic, Xiajiadian culture, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. A fascinating pottery vessel with 3 pointed legs, a squat body, and a...
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3 PETITE ROMAN UNGUENTARIA W/ LOVELYIRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous ensemble of 3 unguentaria, all formed from translucent, blue-green glass. Each of the dazzling vessels...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING MARBLE DREAM STONEIN WOOD FRAMEEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous stone slice known as a dream stone or shih-hua boasting swirling hues of caramel, mocha, light...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN ROUND MOSAIC - HOUSEHOLDDEDICATION**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to...
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3 ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA W/ LOVELYIRIDESCENCERome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous ensemble of 3 unguentaria, all formed from translucent, blue-green glass. Each of the dazzling vessels...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SWORD & BOWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive icon of Saint George of Lydda seated on a throne, expertly painted with egg tempera and gesso...
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ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM W/ COBALTHANDLERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A stunning, free-blown glass double unguentarium comprised of a conjoined pair of tubular chambers with folded rims - both...
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THREE CHINESE SONG DYNASTY POTTERY BOWLS- SEA FINDS!**Originally Listed At $500**
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An exceptional ensemble of three wheel-thrown pottery bowls, uniquely featuring...
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DYNAMIC GREEK CANOSAN MASKED ACTOR &MAIDENAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked...
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FINE KHMER SANDSTONE SCULPTURE OF GODDESSUMA**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 12th century CE. A skillfully carved, monumental stone statue of the goddess Uma,...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE GU / WINEVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. A gorgeously preserved ritual wine vessel, known as a "gu", from the Chinese...
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GORGEOUS ROMAN GLASS DRINKING VESSEL**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent glass beaker cup, resting on a pad foot, with a waisted body and applied decorative...
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GANDHARAN SCHIST PALETTE - FIGURES /SEA MONSTER**Originally Listed At $800**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca, 200 BCE to 100 CE. An intriguing schist palette relief carved with a...
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TSENG YU-HO, (CHINESE, 1924-2017), REMEMBRANCEIN A CUP OF TEA, COLLAGE AND GOUACHE MOUNTED ON MASONITE, EACH: 48 X 24 IN.TSENG YU-HO, (Chinese, 1924-2017) Remembrance in a Cup of Tea, collage and gouache mounted on...
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[CHINESE ART--PAINTING & CALLIGRAPHY]
Acollection of 14 illustrated reference works and catalogues pertaining to Chinese painting & calligraphy, comprising:
BARNHART, Richard M. Li Kung-lin's Classic of Filial...
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CHINESE EXPORT GILT LACQUERED WOOD TEACADDY Antique Chinese Export lacquered wood tea caddy of octagonal shape, hand-painted with fine gilt decoration of scholarly figures, with scrolling foliate borders, upon...
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CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT W/ SCHOLARS,QINGD. A bamboo brush pot (likely mid-century), one face carved in mid-relief with scholars seated at a table with a scroll & another figure in a gazebo in the near distance with...
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CHINESE HARDSTONE INLAID WOOD FOUR PANELSCREEN Antique Chinese hardwood hardstone and soapstone inlaid four panel screen decorated with jade, coral, carnelian, and other stones depicting vases, flowers, si bats,...
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Group of Eight Chinese Scholar's Articles,19th/20th centuries, composed of four snuff bottles (two agate, one bloodstone and one champleve enamel), an agate seal, a miniature jade mountain, a white cup, and a jade...
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A Chinese bronze censer and cover 17thcentury modelled as Laozi seated on a deer the deer holding a sprig of peach branch in its mouth on a later wood plinth 10.5ins (a.f.) together with two Chinese bronze censers...
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Group of Eight Chinese Scholar's Articles,19th/20th centuries, composed of four snuff bottles (two agate, one bloodstone and one champleve enamel), an agate seal, a miniature jade mountain, a serpentine cup, and...
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Good Chinese root wood drinking cup17th century Of single section U-shape form, the exterior well-carved in low relief to show a scholar or immortal holding a ruyi with attendants in a bamboo grove, lacquered...
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Fine Chinese elephant ivory Lohan figure17th century Of slightly convex form, well carved detail to face to show forehead and beard, flowing robe, fine patina and signs of age. H: 5 1/8 in. PROVENANCE:...
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Fine Chinese elephant ivory lohan figure17th century Of slightly convex form, well carved detail to face and head, flowing robe, fine patina and signs of age. H: 5 1/8 in. PROVENANCE: Illustrated;...
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