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...

This is a lovely large sculpture of a Ming dynasty Feast table replete with a platter containing a boars head, meats, bowls, oil lamps, and serving bowls dating to the nearly five hundred year old Chinese Ming dynasty. It was crafted in multi glazed terracotta on a stretcher shaped table base. The handsome sculpture attempts...

 

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 monumental Lokapala Guardian Figure, head and torso, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), hand carved marble, 35 inches high and 15 inches wide and 11 inches deep, custom base Provenance: old Beijing collection, Henan Province   Available: an attribution and authentication report from Dr. Qing Chang, Buddhist Sculpture Specialist.

China, a votive model of a stone ram, 45cm, 18 inches high, 65cm, 26 inches length and 25cm, 10 inches wide, Han dynasty (206BC-220AD) a strongly conceived and robust hand 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...

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, a carved antique stone Penjing or painting form garden table, middle Qing dynasty (1644-1911), limestone, three pieces Dimensions: 34 inches high and 55 inches long and 16 inches deep One of a kind. Rare form. Provenance: Collected in Beijing, 2004 Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our...

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

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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...

Eastern Han Dynasty (25 -220 CE),  Bronze “Money Tree” YAOQIAN SHU, Money for Heavenly After life , 60” 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...