VERY RARE CHINESE 'LEGEND OF THE WHITESNAKE' AUTOMATONPainted wood, papier maché, enamel, silk and metal in three wood and glass casements raised on a later Hongmu wood stand; fitted with moving figures and animals...
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TWO CHINESE CARVED WOODEN BUDDHIST FIGURESTwo Chinese carved wooden Buddhist figures comprising, a seated temple or votive statue wearing a Mandarin robe and crown, the back carved with two rectangular openings, the...
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3 BUDDHIST LION POTTERY FIGURESThreelarge Chinese Sancai glazed Buddhist temple lions. Includes one pair of lions (also called foo dogs), atop plinths, 11"H overall, and one large, colorfully glazed lion or...
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STRIKING 19TH C. TEMPLE ALTAR BUDDHISTDOUBLE FISH EMBL...19th century Chinese or Tibetan Buddhist temple altar with a double fish emblem. This striking wooden altar is carved in immense detail and lacquered and...
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GROUP OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE RUBBINGSGroupof rubbings from Chinese Buddhist temples. Includes a four-part rubbing of a large calligraphic stone tablet from Qian's Tomb in Hangzhou a rubbing of a Qing Dynasty carving...
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19TH C. BURMESE COCONUT SHELL HSUN OKOFFERING BOWLSoutheast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. late 19th century CE. This is a fantastic wooden offering bowl known as a "hsun ok" that is hand carved with three figures...
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CHINESE TANG POTTERY LOKAPALA W/ SANCAIGLAZE, TL'DEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fantastical mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a serious expression wearing elaborate...
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12TH C. KHMER SANDSTONE BRAHMA HEAD(4 FACES)**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th to 13th century CE. A beautiful red sandstone sculpture of the deity, Brahma, carved to be...
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CHINESE SONG DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA HEAD**FirstTime At Auction**
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1270 CE. A sensitively hand-carved stone Buddha head, a piece from a larger sculpture that perhaps resided in...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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LARGE CHINESE TANG SANDSTONE BUDDHISTLOHAN HEADEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, ca. 618 to 1270 CE. A remarkable life-sized Lohan head hand-carved from a warm-gray sandstone. The bald head and...
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An early 18th Century Chinese blackand gold lacquer cabinet, painted raised panels of buildings, landscapes etc. to the sides, top and panel doors within surrounds of flowers and foliage, the front with stylised...
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CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE GONG, CARVEDSTANDOld Chinese hand-hammered gong -- presumed to be for Buddhist temple -- hanging by leather thong in ornate carved openwork wood stand. Gong measures 12-1/2" diameter...
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PR., CHINESE BLUE DECORATED LION TEMPLEJARS Chinese. Pair of large cream ground blue decorated lidded temple jars, each having a Buddhist lion finial, the bodies with applied lions' heads and decorated with landscape...
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CHINESE TEMPLE DOG BRONZE SINGLE CANDLESTICKChinese. Single bronze Buddhist lion or temple dog candlestick. Apparently unmarked. Approx. h. 5.25"...
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CHINESE CARVED WOOD BUDDHIST TEMPLEFIGUREChinese carved wood Buddhist figure, with remnants of gilt and polychrome pigment, seated in Dhyana (meditation) mudra, on an integral base, splits and wood loss, approx...
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A CHINESE WORK ON PAPER OF GUANYIN FROMMOGAO CAVES Colors on paper, inscription to lower right corner with two red seals, inspired by the Buddhist temple paintings at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province,...
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A group of referenceworks about Chinese Art, comprising:
— ZHANG, Daoyi. Zhongguo gudai tuan xuan. Nanjing: Jiangsu meishu chubanshe, 1991.
— YANG, Hong. Weapons in Ancient China. New York:...
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CHINESE CARVED STONE BUDDHIST STELE,A STONE TEMPL a stone temple, courtyard or monastic compound shrine, featuring two standing relief-carved Buddha figures over a base with two seated lions facing a central...
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CHINESE CARVED STONE BUDDHIST STELE,A STONE TEMPL a stone temple, courtyard or monastic compound shrine, featuring two standing relief-carved Buddha figures over a base with two seated lions facing a central...
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ASIAN ART INTEREST BOOKS, 15 Fifteenbooks on Asian art interest, including: "Images from the Tomb: Chinese Burial Figurines" by Barry Till and Paula Stewart, "The House on the Klong: The Bangkok Home and Asian...
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CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CALLIGRAPHYPEDESTAL BOWL, BUDDHIST TEMPLE PIECE/DAOIST?, 18TH CENTURY 3 5/8"H X 6 1/8"DIAM.Chinese blue and white porcelain calligraphy pedestal bowl, Buddhist temple piece/Daoist?,...
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EARLY CHINESE CAST BRONZE TEMPLE BELL:Bonsho Buddhist temple bell made of cast bronze with dragon faced handle. Decorative bands and rivets increase resonance, and a stylized chrysanthemum panel on two sides indicates...
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CHINESE ALTAR TEMPLE SHRINE: IncredibleJapanese Buddhist family altar (Butsudan). This wooden piece is painted black with two outer folding doors that open to a set of screened latticework doors. Inside the sanctuary...
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CHINESE POLYCHR. WOOD TEMPLE GUARDIAN,LIKELY MING Antique Chinese polychromed wooden temple guardian, likely Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), depicting a crowned temple guardian with Buddhist attributes, richly adorned,...
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CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY, 20TH C. Large Chinesecalligraphy on paper reading "qingwu xiyan" (Smoking Prohibited), dated April, 1986, and dedicated to a Buddhist Temple. Nicely framed and mounted, with three seals, unattributed....
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TWO PIECES OF ANCIENT CHINESE CARVEDSTONE Two carved stone sculptures of a camel and horse. See Inaugural Exhibition: Vol. 2 Chinese Metalwares and Decorative Arts, 1993, from the Museum of East Asian Art in...
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PAIR OF CHINESE MIRROR IMAGE CERULEANGLAZE BUDDHIST TEMPLE FOO LIONS 6 ¾" x 10 ?" x 5 ½" Fully sculpted pair of porcelain Buddhist temple Foo lions, fine incised details, finished with cerulean glaze; no...
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A Pair of Chinese Buddhist Temple ColumnPanels ca. 19th Century Each carved from a solid piece of wood concave in shape depicting Chinese characters highlighted in gilt over black pigment ground; with seal signatures...
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Chinese Large Famille Rose Peach TempleFruit Beautiful large ceramic peach used as offerings at the altars in Buddhist temples. The peach is very finely colored and in very good condition....
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A Lot of Famille Rose Temple Fruit Fourvery fine examples of Chinese altar or temple fruit given as offerings in Buddhist temples. The larger pink colored squash is 2-1/2"H and 4"W. The smaller yellow colored squash...
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A Pair of Chinese Famille Rose TempleFruit Peaches The pair of ceramic peaches were used as offerings in Chinese Buddhist temples. The larger peach is 6" in length and 11-1/4" in diameter. The smaller peach is...
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A Pair of Chinese Famille Rose TempleFruit Squash The pair of ceramic squash are were used in China as offerings in Buddhist temples. The larger green squash is 3" in height and 8-1/2" in diameter. The smaller...
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A Pair of Chinese Buddha's Hand CitronTemple Fruits The fruit is used for offerings in Buddhist temples. The shape is the Buddha's hand citron. The larger piece is 6" in length and 10-1/2" in diameter. The smaller...
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A Lot of Chinese Famille Rose TempleFruits The larger of the brightly colored Chinese altar or temple fruit used in offerings is in good condition and is 6" in length and 14" in diameter. The smaller fruit is...
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A Lot of Small Chinese Temple FruitsThese pieces were used as offerings in Buddhist temples. The green squash is 2" in heigh and 7" in diameter. There is a small battle on the body of squash. The group of three...
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