A PAIR OF VERY FINE CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS19th century, ink and colors on pith paper, very finely painted depictions two high ranking imperial nobles in jeweled colors seated in well carved chairs dressed in ornate...
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Chinese Imperial Fan Painting with MonkeyWatercolor on Silk 9''x9.25'' Image. Round fan painting fragment bearing the seal of prince Gioro Yunli, emperor Kangxi's son. Framed size 47''x15''. Some scattered foxing...
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(2 PC) CHINESE REVERSE ON GLASS PAINTINGSDESCRIPTION:(2 Pc) A pair of chinese hand painted renditions of full size portraits of Chinese Emperor Qianlong and Empress in ceremonial robes, sitting on Imperial Thrones. These reverse...
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IMPERIAL STYLE YELLOW CUPS; MANDARINPALETTE VASES1st group: 3 Chinese Imperial Style Yellow Cups or beakers, tall cylindrical form, decorated with green dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds. Apocryphal...
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CHINESE EXPORT PAINTING - SHIPS IN HONGKONG HARBORChinese Export style oil painting on wood panel depicting Hong Kong harbor with pagoda, imperial boats, junks, etc. Signed LF in lower right. 9.5 x 17.5 inches,...
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GROUP OF HISTORICAL BOOKLETS FROM CHINA,JAPAN, KOREAGroup of historical booklets from China Japan and Korea dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes a Chinese primary school textbook dated 1925;...
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FRAMED CHINESE PITH PAINTING OF IMPERIALLADYprobably late Qing dynasty, depicting a lady adorned in colorful robes and headdress seated on an elaborately carved throne flanked by attendant before a large jade screen,...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POLYCHROME HORSEW/ TLEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A lovely mold-made pottery horse shown in stride atop an integral plinth. Painted in hues of apricot, peach, and chocolate...
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19TH C. JAPANESE SILK SCROLL BY UKITAIKKEIUkita Ikkei (Japanese, 1795-1859). A beautiful 19th century silk painting mounted as a scroll by Ukita Ikkei, a significant figure in the revival of yamato-e painting,...
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RARE ROMAN TERRACOTTA MURMILLO GLADIATORFIGURERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. This is an outstanding example of a gladiator figure made from terracotta wielding a short sword and holding up a...
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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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A CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAINDRAGON DISH 20th century, very fine porcelain dish hand painted in the style of the Qianlong period imperial dragon dishes, with a frontal facing dragon with five claws and...
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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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12 BOOKS ON CHINESE, JAPANESE AND KOREANARTThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asia. Introduction by Richard Barnhardt, 1987. No dust jacket. A History of Far Eastern Art by Sherman E. Lee, 1982. Splendors of Imperial...
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CHINESE YELLOW GROUND GREEN DRAGON DISH,QIANLONGP Chinese Imperial yellow ground and green dragon dish, Qianlong mark and of the Period, the shallow rounded siddes rising around a slightly recessed centre from a short tapered...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL B & W DRAGON PLATE,JIAQINGPERIOD A Chinese Imperial blue & white dragon plate, dating from the Jiaging period (1796-1820). A very fine imperial blue and white dragon plate,painted on the interior with...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE & IRON RED BATCUP,GUANGXU P A Chinese Imperial blue and iron red bat cup, dating from the Guangxu period (1875-1908). Blue circles round the outer foot and rim, and around the inside design...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE CHARGER,GUANGXU P. Chinese ,Guangxu mark and of the period, painted overall in bright enamels with iron red bats soaring amidst colorful lingzhi cloud clusters to the interior and...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL B & W GARLIC HEAD VASE,DAOGUANGP Chinese ,Daoguang mark and of the period, the pear shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a garlic mouth, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt blue tones...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE DISH,TONGZHI PERIOD Chinese ,Tongzhi Period ,Imperial famille rose dish, the interior painted with pink flowers,gourd, vines, leafs on coral red background, exterior with a four-"Xi"character...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL B & W DRAGON DISH,GUANGXU PERIOD A Chinese,Guangxu mark and of the period, Imperial blue and white dragon bowl, porcelain, painted on the interior with a writhing dragon reaching for a flaming...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN DRAGON PLATE,GUANGXUPERIOD Chinese, Guangxu mark and of the period, with shallow rounded sides supported on a short slightly tapered foot, the interior decorated with a central medallion surrounded...
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PR CHINESE IMPERIAL YELLOW SQUARE VASESPair of Porcelain Vases, with molded foo dog head side handles, each side with painted decoration of a standing scholar and a young boy above, robin's egg blue enameled interior,...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL FLAMBE GLAZE VASE,QIANLONGPERIOD A Chinese imperial flambe glazed vase. Qianlong mark and of the Period, the urn-shaped body is molded with a bowstring band below the slopping shoulder ,the neck is...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL DOUCAI PLATE ,QIANLONGPERIOD Chinese imperial Doucai plate, painted in underglaze blue and enamelled to the interior with a floral medallion encircled by floral strrapwork divided by five Lanca...
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CHINESE IMPERIAL IRON RED DRAGON ZHADOU,18THC. Chinese ,imperial iron red dragon Zhoudou,dated to 18th C(possible of JiaQing Period) The globular body below a flaring neck, supported on a short foot, painted around...
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CHINESE ENAMEL CRICKET SNUFF BOTTLE,DAOGUANGPERIODChinese ,imperial enamel cricket snuff bottle ,Daoguang mark and of the period, of compressed globular form, painted to one sides with a large cricket, the reverse with a...
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ASIAN: PAIR REVERSE PAINTED ANCESTRALPORTRAITS ON GLASS, 20TH C., CHINESE, DEPICTS HAND PAINTED FULL SIZE PORTRAITS OF CHINESE EMPEROR QIANLONG AND EMPRESS IN CEREMONIAL ROBES SITTING ON IMPERIAL THRONES, MATCHING...
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AFTER QIU YING, "IMPERIAL EXAMINATION"SCROLL After Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494-1552) an antique Chinese silk scroll painting, likely 18th century or later, depicting "Imperial Examination; Releasing the Roll", (painted...
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(2) 19TH C. ALBUMS OF CHINESE PITH PAINTINGS:COURT PORTRAITS & TORTURE/PUNISHMENT BY YOUQUA (ACTIVE C.1840-1880) Qing Dynasty Canton Export Books of Pith Paintings, with artist's label "Youqua, Old St. No. 34" and owner...
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Set of (12) Chinese Qing paintings onpith paper each scene painted in brilliant colors to depict various scenes of pedestrian and imperial life including a family at a shrine scholars a processional and a court...
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A Chinese Handscroll Painting on Silkof an Imperial Pavilion after Qiu Ying (1493-1560) depicting an expansive walled pavilion in polychrome pigments with gilt highlights on silk of a vast group of buildings...
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Chinese Imperial yellow-glaze bowl withHongzhi six-character mark circa 1488-1505 rich egg-yolk yellow glaze on flared round bowl with tapered ring foot underglaze-blue six character mark within double circle;...
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A Chinese Imperial porcelain underglazeblue and iron red 'Dragon' dish painted in the Ming style with a five clawed dragon amidst crashing waves the underside similarly decorated 7ins (177mm) diameter x 1.625ins...
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A rare Chinese Imperial porcelain wucai'Pheasant' bowl painted with a pair of pheasants amoungst flowers and foliage issuing from rockwork 6ins (153mm) diameter x 3.125ins (79mm) high (Kangxi six-character mark...
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A rare Chinese Imperial porcelain doucaistem bowl painted to the exterior with the 'ba jixiang' the eight Buddhist emblems the interior with a chrysanthemum medallion incorporating a 'shou' character 6.25ins (160mm)...
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