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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2 TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A pair of hand-built clay foundation cones...
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PUBLISHED MESOPOTAMIAN GLAZED HEAD -GYPSUM & BITUMENAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. Staring past the confine of time, a head depicting a haunting guise carved in...
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EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE PENDANT OF STRIDINGNEPHTHYSEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience pendant of Nephthys, the goddess of night and sleep, covered in lustrous...
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SIGNED MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING, "LAMPAND GRAPES" (1931)...Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Lamp and Grapes" oil on canvas, 1931. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower left. Morris Kantor's...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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SIGNED MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING - "STAIRCASE"(1931)Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Staircase" oil on canvas, 1931. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower right. Morris Kantor's "Staircase" demonstrates...
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MONUMENTAL MANTENO BLACKWARE SITTINGCACIQUE INCENSARIO...Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. An exemplary and sizeable incensario, skillfully modeled in the form of a male figure - likely a...
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MINIATURE TELL BRAK STONE VOTIVE - SEATEDBEARAncient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, ca. 3500 to 3300 BCE. An incredible polished miniature votive stone bear, a very ancient depiction of the brown bears who...
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2 TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian Period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A lovely pair of hand-built clay foundation...
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4TH C. HOLYLAND STONE ARCHITECTURALELEMENT W/ MENORAHNear East, Holy Land, Judea, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. This a large hand-carved stone architectural piece depicting a seven lamp (6 branches plus a central...
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HECTOR JARA SERIGRAPH ON AMATE - "HOMBREJAGUAR" 1998Hector Jara (Mexican, b. 1951). "Hombre Jaguar" serigraph on Amate bark paper, edition 43/60, 1998. A serigraph (silkscreen) on Amate bark paper entitled "Hombre...
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SIGNED 1960S MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING- "OPEN DOOR"Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Open Door" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the lower left. A striking painting by Morris Kantor...
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SIGNED C. KIYOSHI SAITO WOODBLOCK PRINT,WINTER SCENEKiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1997). Sosaku woodblock print, ca. mid 20th century CE. Signed in pencil under artist's red seal on lower left. A wonderful sosaku...
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FINE TEOTIHUACAN SERPENTINE STONE FIGURE**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A fine hand-carved and string cut stone figure, either male or non-gender specific, presenting...
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TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONES (PR)Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A wonderful set of two hand-built clay...
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RARE MESOPOTAMIAN TELL BRAK STONE DOUBLEEYE IDOLAncient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. An abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies surmounted...
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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM GRANITE HEAD- PRIEST / SCRIBEAncient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2030 to 1650 BCE. An attractive head carved from granite of a man with rounded features, perhaps...
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EXHIBITED MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING - RENDITION,1965Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Rendition" oil on canvas, 1965. Signed and dated at lower right. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates...
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19TH C. BURMESE MANDALAY MARBLE SEATEDBUDDHASoutheast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid statue of a seated Buddha, expertly hand-carved from creamy...
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RARE MESOPOTAMIAN TELL BRAK STONE DOUBLEEYE IDOLAncient Near East, The Levant, Tell Brak, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite and abstract gray stone idol of conjoined figures carved with flat bodies...
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EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD W/SEA ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization...
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EXHIBITED KANTOR PAINTING - "IMAGE ONRED GROUND" 1969This is an oversized item that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote before bidding.
Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Image...
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EXHIBITED MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING - RENDITION,1965Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Rendition" oil on canvas, 1965. Signed and dated at lower right. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates...
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SUPERB TEOTIHUACAN SERPENTINE MASKPre-Columbian,Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 450 to 650 CE. How lovely! An exemplary Teotihuacan mask sculpted from serpentine in rich hues of midnight green, olivine, and sage, and presenting...
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RARE MEZCALA STONE TEMPLE W/ RECUMBENTHUMAN FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A very rare stone carving that combines a traditional Guerrero stone temple...
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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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19TH C. CHINESE QING PORCELAIN JARDINIEREW/ DEDICATION...East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, reign of Emperor Guangxu, ca. 1878 CE. An incredible blue-on-white porcelain jardiniere with a dragon motif as well as an intricately...
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TALL 19TH C. THAI RATTANAKOSIN WOODTEMPLE GUARDIAN**Originally Listed At $4000**
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Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Kingdom,...
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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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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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CHINESE SCHOOL (CIRCA 1810,), A BIRD'S-EYEVIEW OF MACAO., OIL ON CANVAS, 8" X 10.5". FRAMED 13.5" X 16".CHINESE SCHOOL, Circa 1810, A bird's-eye view of Macao. Period label affixed verso marked "C. Lefever, Carver...
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[CHINESE CULTURE]
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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Two early Chinese temple art works onpaper depicting guardians and gods and warriors. Later applied to silk scroll. 76” x 17” Condition: later applied to hanging scroll, both with paint loss/paper loss CT...
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ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS, 13 ThirteenAsian art reference books, including: "Wooden Temples of Japan" by Peter Popham, "Possessing the Past: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" by Wen C. Fong and...
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WOODBLOCK 'WUTAI SHAN' PRINT AND GROUPOF TWENTY-FOUR INK RUBBINGS
QING DYNASTY AND LATER ? ?????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????: ????????????the woodblock print depicting Manjusri and his...
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