Chinese extraordinary natural stone & with custom arts and crafts hardwood frame “Seaside White and Gray Mountains” #2 This Chinese extraordinary natural stone “painting” of a mountain range in white and gray colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua. They are cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These...

China, a finely carved antique cream colored jade snuff bottle of a jumping fish – a significant jade bottle ornament with a light brown calcified color and dark natural inclusions simulating barnacles on its scales – all carved a top a lily like water pad and possessing old patina from good age. Qing dynasty, 19th...

Extraordinary Natural work, One of a Kind. Custom framed. This Chinese extraordinary round natural stone painting of blue waves and rocks could remind us of a unique shoreline or boating event in our lives. The powerful and colorful depiction is executed in natural white, light blue and brown colors. This is called a dream stone...

China beautiful pair of gold gilt silver fragrance incense holders, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Flowers and fragrances were important to Chinese nobility. These handsomely crafted, highly detailed vessels perfect to hold and touch , would have undoubtedly carried flowers or other aromatic substances to create a welcoming ambiance in the after life. Fine condition with...

This is a rare and very unusual 20 inch tall spirit ancestor figure hand-carved from solid limestone. It dates to several hundreds of years ago to the Qing dynasty or earlier (1644-19111). We acquired it for our private collection during one of many buying trips in northeast China some 25 years ago. It was originally...

China, an authentic antique hand-carved and hand-painted limestone temple figure of the venerable lohan, Kasyapa. Substantial dimensions: 35 inches high and 12 inches wide Handmade and hand-carved, solid limestone with weathered remnants of older temple paint as applied by the temple from where it originally came, Chengdu, China. Stone statues like these were regularly –...

China, a votive model of a stone ram, measure: 45cm, 18 inches high, 65cm, 26 inches length and 25cm, 10 inches wide, Han dynasty (206BC-220AD) A strongly conceived and robust carving with incised angular head and pursed mouth, clipped ears and unobtrusive tail, the whole standing four square and carved in a light gray lime...

China, a large jade Bi disk measure: 14.75” diameter and .75” thick, Qijia culture (2200-1700 BCE) The thick round heavenly ritual jade of a medium mottled green jade stone partially altered and retaining thin remnant sections inside the central hole. A complimentary custom-made display Stand is included. Examined by Gu Fang, Senior Fellow of the...

China Neolithic Jade Bi Disc Collection – Large sizes

China antique stone inlaid wine table, middle Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th/19th century. Elm wood (Humu) with original pudding stone inlay with one fine marble inclusion seen in the stone ( photo). All original and No damages and No repairs. See Bonhams auction in 2011 for similar. (photo) Dimensions: 34 inches high and 38.5 inches wide...

Important Chinese Daoist Sculpture of The Emperor of the North Pole, Hsuanwu or “Hsuan Tien Shangti”, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), hand carved and painted sandstone, 32″h. Formerly exhibited “Asia Week” New York City, Fuller Building, Hutton Gallery, 2006. Provenance: Private collection Chengdu, Sichuan Province. History: Also known as Shang–ti Kung (supreme Emperor and guardian of the...

China important ancient Buddhist Memorial Sutra Pillar “Chuang”, hand carved hexagonal shaped pillar, limestone, 59″l x 14″d., Tang dynasty (618-907). It is completely covered on all planes with fine prolific script of that period. A translation and two rubbings of the Buddhist Sutra inscribed on this memorial pillar “The blue nature Samadhi” is available, please...

China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, limestone, measures: 38 cm, 15” H, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE The hand carved beast shown on its haunches with naturalistic joyful expression and a well defined compact head, ears, noes, eyes, feet, and tail parted to one side on reverse with distinctive collar ornament seated four square on...

China, a monumental pair of tall hand carved stone tigers, 115cm, 46” high and 60cm, 24” in width, early to middle Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. The powerful, benign carved sitting effigies perched on haunches and front paws with round heads and faces exposing defined eye sockets, ears and two fangs a top bases that feature...

Eastern Han Dynasty (25 -220 CE),  Bronze “Money Tree” YAOQIAN SHU, Money for Heavenly After life , 62” in height.  Consisting of a sculpted pottery base, inserted with a segmented bronze pole and with twenty five hanging bronze open work money “branches” attached in tiers and mounted with a figure of a phoenix as apex.  Pottery...

China, a carved and painted figure of a prancing horse, 90cm, 36” high and 87.5cm, 35” in length, Han dynasty (25BCE-220CE) the vigorous wooden effigy carved from soft wood consisting of eight pieces fashioned from multiple logs with main body carved from heart wood and revealing a simple saddle with four legs including one angled...