CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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ANTIQUE CHINESE GONGSHI SCHOLAR ROCKPICTURE SPIRIT STO...DESCRIPTION: Antique Chinese Gongshi Scholar Rock Picture Spirit Stone on a wooden base pedestal.
CIRCA: 20th Century
ORIGIN: China
DIMENSIONS: with...
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CHINESE TIANLU GUARDIAN SPIRIT ROOFTILE, 13 3/4"TChinese Tianlu guardian spirit roof tile with one horn and green glazed pottery, 13 3/4"t x 9"w x 6"d....
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CHINESE TEMPLE SPIRIT TABLET W/ TWOBUDDHASChinese temple spirit tablet with two Buddha figures made of beautifully carved and lacquered wood.
Height: 10 3/4 in x width: 8 in x depth: 2 1/2 in
Condition:
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CHINESE TEMPLE SPIRIT TABLETChinesetemple spirit tablet, lacquered and gilt wood. On a lovely layered base.
Height: 6 in x width: 3 in x depth: 1 3/8 in
Condition:
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HE DEGUANG "MOUNTAIN SPIRIT" SERIGRAPHHeDeguang (Chinese, b. 1945). Serigraph on paper titled "Mountain Spirit" depicting a cat-like creature surrounded by three figures on a red background. Signed along the lower...
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INDIAN PETRIFIED BONE MIRROR HANDLE- DANCERS, DWARF**Originally Listed At $700**
Ancient South Asia, eastern India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh, ca. 200 BCE to 100 BCE. A lovely intricately hand-carved mirror...
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TAINO STONE ZEMI W/ TRANSFORMATION FIGUREPre-Columbian,Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century,...
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FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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FINE TAINO STONE AXE W/ ZEMI FACEPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is an amazing and fine polished stone effigy axe featuring an abstract zoomorphic or anthropomorphic zemi figure...
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CHINESE TANG TERRACOTTA GUARDIAN FIGURE/ EARTH SPIRITFar East, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A magnificent guardian figure called a zhenmushou (grave-quelling beast) or earth spirit presenting a characteristic...
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SIGNED 1983 B. HONYOUTI WOOD HOPI KACHINASCENEBrian Honyouti (Native American, Hopi Pueblo, 1947-2016). Wood and paint. Hand-signed and dated "B. Honyouti 83" in pigment by artist on base. A wonderful wooden statue...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD YORUBA IBEJIFIGURE - MALE**Originally Listed At $300**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from...
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HUGE 20TH C. MELANESIAN VANUATU SLITDRUM / TAMTAMOceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the...
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20TH C. DRC HEMBA KUSU WOOD POWER FIGURE,EX-DARTEVELLE...Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba / Kusu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fantastic and fascinating wooden power figure known as a kakudji,...
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LARGE NATIVE AMERICAN TULAROSA POTTERYJARNative American, southwestern United States, New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) period, Tularosa, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. A stunning pottery bowl of an impressive scale,...
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CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
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JOHN SCOTT BRONZE - "GREAT SPIRITS CATTLEIII" (1998)John J. Scott (American, 1919-2016). "Great Spirits Cattle III" silicon bronze, 1998. Inscribed with the artist's signature and ram symbol as well as the title...
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19TH C. NIAS WOOD ADU ZATUA PANEL, EXBONHAMSSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving...
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY MYTHICAL RHINO BEAST,TL'DEast Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A fantastic mold made pottery effigy of a rhinoceroses-pig hybrid creature, with horns protruding from the neck and...
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RARE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BRONZE HU VESSELW/ LID!**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant, pear shaped hu vessel, the iconographic program of this piece comes to...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON CHINESE ART: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS ?????????????????????Including but not limited to:Art Chinois: Musée Cernuschi acquisitions...
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(2) CHINESE ADVERTISING POSTERS TOBACCO& SPIRITS(lot of 2) Framed offset prints on paper, including: (1) advertisement for Gande, Price & Co., Ltd., Wine, Spirits, and Cigars, Hong Kong, design attributed to Kwan...
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(3) CHINESE SILVER SPIRIT LOCK & METALPENDANTS(lot of 3) Chinese metal good luck charms/amulets, including: (1) silver (content unknown) child's longevity spirit lock pendant having repousse floral motif to front,...
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[CHINESE WORKS OF ART--SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS]A collection of 27 richly illustrated reference volumes and catalogues in English and Chinese pertaining to scholar's objects, comprising:
CHAPMAN, Jan. The Art of Rhinoceros...
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A Collection of Reference Books AboutAsian Art
— KLEMER, D.J. Chinese Love Poems. Illustrated by Seong Moy. New York: 1959.
— SPEISER, Werner. The Art of China: Spirit and Society. New York, 1960.
— CAHILL,...
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CHINESE PARTIALLY EBONIZED AND PARCELGILT SCARLET FINISHED WOOD SPIRIT HOUSE, H: 16-7/8 INChinese Partially Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Scarlet Finished Wood Spirit House, H: 16-7/8 in...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF VARIOUS ART BOOKSINCLUDING THE ARTIST CHARLES BURCHFIELD INCLUDING THE ARTIST CHARLES BURCHFIELD, Charles Burchfield/ The Scared Woods, Life Cycles/ Burchfield Coll., Life and Work of C. Burchfield(2),...
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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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Rare and Spectacular Chinese Tile WorksPanel, from an exterior wall, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the thick tile works panel in two parts modeled in high relief depicting four haloed arhats in monk's robes, each...
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Chinese Painted Wood Freestanding SpiritScreen, late 19th century, the carved and pierced base holding the framed rectangular spirit blocker, h. 68-1/2", w. 55", d. 32". These screens were placed inside the entrance...
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