COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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RARE POTTERY BEAKER
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY?? ????of tapering cylindrical form supported on a pedestal foot, two incised bands decorating the upper part of the body(1)18.7cm highProvenance: Blitz Chinese Ceramics &...
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Chinese. Tomb attendant panel. SongDynasty, carved stone, wood frame. 17 h × 8 w × 2 d in. result: $500. estimate: $800–1,200. Provenance: Collection of J.E. Maki...
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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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A CHINESE TOMB FIGURE OF A CIVIL OFFICIAL,ATTRIBUTED T... ATTRIBUTED TO THE SONG DYNASTY (960-1270), the standing figure with double-crested headdress has delicately carved eyelids; he stands with a small reservoir...
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MASSIVE CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE PANELW/ FOO DOGS**Originally Listed At $4000**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone panel made from a massive piece of granite featuring...
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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODELOF A LEFT FOOTEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A remarkable sculpture of a left foot that was used as a sculptor's model, skillfully hand-carved...
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EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC STONE BOWL -BEAUTIFUL COLORS!Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3100 to 2686 BCE. A beautiful bowl, skillfully hand-carved from stone to display a round yet...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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EGYPTIAN WOOD & PAINTED GESSO SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An attractive sarcophagus mask that is hand-carved from hardwood and perhaps depicts a high-class...
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FINE EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. An ancient Egyptian ushabti, carved from a single piece of limestone standing with fused legs...
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RARE PETITE VALDIVIA CHORRERA GREENSTONEJAGUAR MORTARPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivia-Chorrera culture, Late Formative Period, ca. 1500 to 300 BCE. A gorgeous jaguar mortar of a near-miniature size that is hand-carved...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT - HEADOF A BEARDED MANRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A marvelous marble head, expertly hand-carved in high relief to display a veristic presentation of a man,...
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GREEK CLASSICAL MARBLE STELE, RELIEFOF WOMANAncient Greece, Classical to Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century CE. A stunning marble funerary stele hand-carved to depict the relief of a woman in profile....
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1189 BCE. A gorgeous ushabti figure carved by hand from gray-white limestone exhibiting a slender form. The figure...
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LARGE CHANCAY WOOD STANDING FIGURE W/TEXTILE TUNICPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, Late Intermediate to Late Horizon, ca. 1100 to 1550 CE. An incredible wood and textile funerary figure of a standing...
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LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONECONG CARVING**First Time At Auction**
China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved...
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SUPERB PERSIAN ACHAEMENID 23K+ GOLDLION APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $5000**
Near East, Iran, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pair of 99% gold (equivalent to 23K+ to 24K) applique ornaments...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CONG / RITUALITEM**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONGW/ ABSTRACT FACES...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A stunning and finely-formed ritual funerary item known...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY CERAMIC CAMEL TOMBFIGURE Ancient Chinese, Tang Dynasty (618-906 C.E.), ceramic pottery tomb sculpture depicting a camel figure wearing a saddle with bags in the form of animal head masks, the...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE TANG STYLE STONE HORSESContemporary, modeled after horses included in Tang dynasty tombs, this pair of horses is carved with strong body raised on four legs firmly planted on a rectangular plinth,...
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GROUP OF CHINESE INK RUBBING PAINTINGS,W/BOX Chinese, ealy 20th C, a pile of ink rubbing paintings depicting figures, scholars, landscapes and inscriptions copied from tomb stone carving of Han Dynasty, comes in...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE TANG STYLE CARVEDWOODEN HORSES Contemporary, carved wooden horses put together in sections, standing on an attached plith, modeled after the Tang dynasty prancing horse tomb sculptures,...
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Chinese yumu Fu Guai or shrine 17/18thcentury Of typical round brazier form, insert with a detailed etched bronze basin, worked to show scholar on mule with attendants to the central medallion and diaper band...
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Chinese Carved Stone Spirit Road CivilOfficialMing Dynasty style sculpted from gray stone and quite substantial.Purchased in China for the Chinqua Penn pagoda 1923. Such statues lined the ''Spirit Way'' (Shen...
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Chinese Carved Stone Spirit Road WarriorMingDynasty style sculpted from gray stone and quite substantial.Purchased in China for the Chinqua Penn pagoda 1923. Such statues lined the ''Spirit Way'' (Shen Dao) road leading...
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Chinese Carved Stone Spirit Road BactrianCamelMing Dynasty style the recumbent beast sculpted from gray stone and quite substantial.Purchased in China for the Chinqua Penn pagoda 1923. Ming Dynasty animal sculptures...
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Chinese Carved Stone Spirit Road RecliningHorseMing Dynasty style sculpted from gray stone quite substantial.Purchased in China for the Chinqua Penn pagoda 1923. Ming Dynasty animal sculptures line the ''Spirit Way''...
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CHINESE JADE TOMB AMULET - Carved NephritePig Dragon Bi Hongshan Culture (5500-2500 BCE) with strong dark variegation roughly 2'' (5.1 cm) diam 3/4'' (1.9 cm) thick very good condition....
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CHINESE JADE TOMB AMULET - Carved NephritePig Dragon Bi Hongshan Culture (5500-2500 BCE) with strong dark variegation roughly 2'' (5.1 cm) diam 3/4'' (1.9 cm) thick very good condition....
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Ten lidded dresser boxes: one carvedtortoise, Chinese export, scene of fenced graveyard with willows above "Napoleon's Tomb" in script, surface chips and losses throughout ; one tortoise, silver...
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A Collection of Asian Decorative Articlescomprising a Chinese carved bamboo brush pot two stone figural groups a carved stone seal two Southeast Asian carved wood figures a Chinese carved wood tomb figure a mother-of-pearl...
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