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Older censer with wear. The deep reliefs of phoenixes plus the elephant heads (as handles) makes this a very special piece.
The unique handle on the lid allows the incense to be distributed in a variety of ways.
Acquired from an estate sale in Midwest…
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- Item Number: V-9264
- Provenance/Origin: China. Late 1800s
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 5.75" tall x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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According to Chinese tradition, green jade represents the five human virtues of courage, modesty, justice, compassion, wisdom . . . with strong spiritual vibes connected to the heart chakra.
And mix that with some handcrafted bronze work and you have an outstanding piece of art from…
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- Item Number: V-9817
- Provenance/Origin: Nanyang China. Dushan mines. Early 1900s
- Composition: Jadestone, bronze
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 5.5" in diameter
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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I guess I could spend a few hundred dollars having a thermoluminescence test done on this to validate the Han Dynasty claim but I have some doubts about the outcome.
The pose and stance is not Han Dynasty. It is likely a Tang Dynasty…
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- Item Number: S-6273
- Provenance/Origin: China. Tang Dynasty-style.
- Composition: Ceramic
- Dimensions: STATUE: 13.5" tall x 8.5" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 5.5 pounds for statue and box
- Price: $ 495.00 USD
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A pottery figure of a Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simple draped robe, typically seen in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).
Women at the Chinese imperial court were highly trained in fashion, manners, etiquette but also music, dance and other pleasing arts. …
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- Item Number: S-3605
- Provenance/Origin: China. Stylings of the Tang Dynasty
- Composition: Terracotta.
- Dimensions: 7" tall on wood base. Base is 3 x 3" square
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 89.00. USD
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A real prize. A sizable early censer with a bronze protective foo dog / lion lid.
Chinese enameling technique features carved or chiseled depressions in a brass vessel . . . and then filled with enamel, fired and polished.
Red, blue, white designs, animals (on…
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- Item Number: V-7855
- Provenance/Origin: China. Likely from the early 1900s
- Composition: Brass, enamel
- Dimensions: 5" tall without lid. 8" tall with lid. 8.5" at widest point
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 247.00 USD
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This piece was unearthed in Henan, a province in central China’s Yellow River Valley, almost a century ago. Often recognized as the place where Chinese civilization originated, this piece is from the Han Dynasty (circa 200 B.C.). This period was the golden age of Chinese culture,…
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- Item Number: S-7739
- Provenance/Origin: Henan. Han Dynasty (circa 200 BC)
- Composition: Terracotta. Clay. Coloring.
- Dimensions: 5" tall x 3.5" wide x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 395.00 USD
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Tomb panel were common in many dynasties. In the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 AD) these panels could be of two types: a wood panel craved in the tomb itself OR a stone panel that lined the walls or panels within the tomb.
This one is…
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- Item Number: O-1848
- Provenance/Origin: Song Dynasty. Shan Xi.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 7.5" wide x 4.5" tall x 1.5" thick
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 338.00 USD
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Unearthed in Xi’an – capital of Shaanxi Province, central China – marking the eastern end of the Silk Road and home to the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties’ ruling houses.
A detailed and rare fine for the Serious Collector of relics from the Tang Dynasty.
- Item Number: S-3793
- Provenance/Origin: Xi'an, Shan Xi Province
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 4" tall x 1.5" at widest point x 1" deep
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 125.00 USD
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The Sarbi (Xianbei) were an ancient nomadic people who once resided in – what is known today as – inner Mongolia. In 550 – 577, this area was part of the Northern Qi Dynasty . . within the Shan Dong province. The dynasty was founded…
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- Item Number: S-1682
- Provenance/Origin: Linzi. Circa late 500s
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 6.5" long x 3" at widest
- Weight: 0.75 pound
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
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In the early spring of 1974, workers sinking a well in Xiyang Village suddenly discovered an ancient bronze weapon and pieces of broken terracotta armored warriors. That was the start. Within two years, three pits were found and within 8,000 terracotta warriors, horses and more than 100…
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- Item Number: S-4230
- Provenance/Origin: China. Age unknown.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 17" tall x 8.5" wide x 10" deep
- Weight: 28 pounds including stand
- Price: $ 995.00 USD
