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...

China, this is a beautiful antique naturally occurring scholar rock -long bridge- form viewing stone called a lingbi. It is accompanied by a custom hand-carved wood base. Dimensions: 19 inches high and 29 inches wide and 10 inches deep Provenance: Old Shanghai collection acquired 1998 Our natural specimen comes from a forty year old private...

Different kinds of jade discs with varying widths and ratios between the width of the diameter of the central opening and width of the jade band have been classified in the ancient  Chinese etymological disctionary Er Ya, an 11th century BCE text.  According to this ancient reference, a disc with a central opening measuring in width half of the...

China important ancient standing figure of Buddha, limestone, 60″h. x 19″w. x 10″deep, Tang Dynasty (618-907AD), superb patina with original traces of ancient gold gilding the serene figure shown standing with right hand raised in Varadamudra and left hand extended in sign of charity and compassion, wearing a simple dhoti with ten folds, the right...

China an important ancient limestone figure of an Entertainer for the after life, Han dynasty 206BC-220AD a strongly conceived and robust carving with incised well formed head , hands holding tambourines, and crossed legs sit a top a drum all mounted on a square block form, the entirety hand carved in a light gray lime...

China an inscribed -Dragon and Phoenix- sutra stone reliquary box, two pieces top and base,with five interior cavities for relics, limestone. Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 C.E.) Dimensions: 7 inches tall and 14 inches square Inscribed on the apron of the cover are Mythological animals symbolizing the dragon and phoenix, imperial symbols and on the center lid...

Formerly exhibited Asia Week New York City,Fuller Building, Hutton Gallery, 2006. Provenance: Private Beijing collection and originally found in the vicinity of Chonqing.

One of several carved garden stone panels available….additional photographs available on request.

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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...

China an important ancient hand carving of a standing effigy of a winged bird, stone, 14″ high , Gansu Province, Qijia culture (2100-1500 BCE) China, a hand carved standing effigy of a winged bird, stone, 35cm, 14” high, northwestern China, Late Neolithic (2100-1100 BCE) The upright plump bird form with two well shaped wings of...

China, a carved and painted wood figure of an anthropomorphic tomb guardian, 32.5cm, 13” high and 15cm, 6” in width, late Tang to Song dynasty (618-1279 CE) the sophisticated soft wood guardian figure carved from one log with muscular and sculpted fore legs, angular nose, curvaceous horns, delicate lips finely picked out all over in...

China, an important ancient hand carved stone  standing and connected male and female deity figure, 27.5cm, 11” high, Neolithic/ Xinglongwa Culture (6000-5000 BCE) the conjoined figure of a male and female in standing pose with oval shaped heads in an embrace fully attached at their sides with defined genitalia, legs, hints of ears and minimal...

China, a jade Bi Disk, 22.5cm, 9” diameter and 5.25cm, 2.1” inner hole and .6cm, .25” thick, Qijia Culture (2200-1700 BCE) the round heavenly ritual jade of a medium green jade stone partially altered to a superb “mountainous” pattern of golden brown color. Examined by Gu Fang, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Archeology, Beijing...