Chinese Antique Wooden Figure Kuan Yin

Chinese Antique Wooden Figure Kuan Yin AGE: – Qing Dynasty CONSTRUCTION: – Wood, likely camphor wood HEIGHT: – 31cm WIDTH:– 16cm DEPTH: – 13cm WEIGHT: – 1.7kg #119 PRICE: - CONTACT Chinese Antique Wooden Figure Kuan Yin was more than likely placed in a shrine in a temple, or garden. The Kuan Yin is a Buddhist deity revered by followers of both the Mahayana and Taoist religion, and is also referred to as “Guan Yin”, “Goddess of Compassion” or “Bodhisattva”. She is seen here seated in the attitude of royal ease, undercover, with a hood similar to the shape of a Naga under which the Buddha is often depicted. A bird is perched on her right and a vase is held in her left…

Chinese Porcelain

Chinese Song Dynasty Earthenware Jarlet

Chinese Song Dynasty Earthenware Jarlet AGE: - Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) CONSTRUCTION: - Earthenware/Clay HEIGHT: - 10cm MOUTH DIAMETER:- 9cm BASE DIAMETER: - 5cm CIRCUMFERENCE: - 41cm WEIGHT: - 450gms 427a - PRICE: CONTACT Chinese Song Dynasty Earthenware Jarlet (960-1279 AD), decorated with four lugs strategically placed around the shoulder with a rounded mouth, a brownish glaze covers the top half of the body with the lower half un-glazed. This jarlet has been in the water for several hundred years and the glaze has deteriorated. The base has a Chinese character, maybe indicating the potter's name or the vessel it was assigned to.

Chinese Antiques

Chinese Wedding Sedan Chair Circa1880

Chinese Wedding Sedan Chair Circa 1880 AGE: – Circa 1880s CONSTRUCTION: – Wood HEIGHT: – More than 2 metres, Panels separate pieces WIDTH:– 78cm DEPTH: – 109cm from front to back WEIGHT:– Very Heavy #400 - PRICE: CONTACT Decorative Chinese Wedding Sedan Chair Circa 1880 decorated with figures depicting scenes from daily life. Originally called “Jiaoyu” (meaning shoulder carriage in Chinese). A sedan chair such as this was used before the introduction of modern vehicles to carry the bride to the home of the groom for the wedding ceremony. Traditionally the groom bearing gifts to the bride's home would lead the procession from the bride's home accompanied by attendants and musicians to the sounds of drums, gongs, firecrackers, and other loud musical instruments. The groom…

Chinese Collectibles

Qingming Festival Concertina Book Along River

Qingming Festival Concertina Book Along River AGE: – Copy Circa Early 20th Century CONSTRUCTION: – Parchment and silk LENGTH: – 440cm HEIGHT: – 20cm WIDTH: – 28cm WEIGHT: – 250gms #523 The scenes depicted in Qingming Festival Concertina Book Along River are divided into three parts, a rural scene, a city scene, and the famous scene showing the Rainbow bridge, the focus of this more than four metre long book. The title in Chinese “Qing Ming Shang He To” is a hard-covered concertina-style copy of the famous Song Dynasty painting attributed to the painter Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145). Zhang Zeduan served in the imperial court as a professional artist. This copy was likely printed in the early 20th Century. The tan-coloured silk in this book is…

Chinese Collectibles

Chinese Antique Metal Printing Block

Chinese Antique Metal Printing Block AGE: – Unknown, likely first half of 20th Century CONSTRUCTION: – wood and brass HEIGHT: – 17.5cm WIDTH:– 11cm DEPTH: – 2.5cm WEIGHT:– 450gms #207 - PRICE: CONTACT This Chinese antique Metal Printing Block comprises a thin metal impressed copper or brass plate attached to a thick block of wood. Similarly to another printing block on our website, It lists the various Chinese herbal products used in the prescription, stipulating the percentage of each ingredient used to treat convulsions and other ailments, specifically for babies. Instructions for the medications used are written in both English and Chinese.

Chinese Collectibles

Chinese Printing Block Advertising Medications

Chinese Printing Block Advertising Medications AGE: – Unknown – Likely first half of 20th century CONSTRUCTION: – Wood and metal HEIGHT: – 22.7cm WIDTH: – 13cm DEPTH: – 2.5cm WEIGHT: – 650gms #206 - PRICE: CONTACT Antique Chinese Printing Block Advertising Medications with metal plate Type Text is related to medicinal advertising, likely to be Chinese herbal medicine, written in Chinese characters. This block was probably commissioned by a medical company to place advertisements in publications of the times. Unlike this similar printing block, which has both English and Chinese there is no English to explain exactly what they are advertising. Metal Plate Printing Block made from Plaster Cast This particular type of printing block may have been made using a plaster cast and could…

Neolithic Pottery

Chinese Dawenkou Culture Terracotta Vessel

Chinese Dawenkou Culture Terracotta Vessel AGE: – Neolithic Dawenkou culture 4200-2500BC CONSTRUCTION: – Earthenware/Terracotta HEIGHT: – 35.5cm Circumference:– 69cm Base Diameter: – 13cm WEIGHT:– 2.95 kg. #423 - PRICE: CONTACT Chinese Neolithic Dawenkou Earthenware Vessel dating from 4200 – 2500 BC. – Research into the patterns and artwork painted onto these neolithic vessels suggests that the triangles carved into this vessel may have evolved from the shape of the tail fin seen on fish and that the circular forms are inspired by the eyes. The Dawenkou Culture was discovered by archeologists in the early 1970s in Shandong, China. The Dawenkou Culture is known for its elaborate burial rituals and offerings. A vessel such as this could possibly have been of utilitarian use or placed in…

Han Dynasty Mingqi

Han Dynasty Painted Earthenware Funerary Vase

Han Dynasty Painted Earthenware Funerary Vase AGE: - Han Dynasty 202 BC - AD220 CONSTRUCTION: - Earthenware HEIGHT: - 48cm BASE DIAMETER:- 19cm WEIGHT:- 5.4 Kg. 49a This is an impressive and beautiful Han Dynasty Painted Earthenware Funerary Vase referred to as "Ming qi", meaning objects that are placed in a Chinese burial chamber with a deceased person to accompany them into the afterlife, giving the departed soul a sense of familiarity with that which he was accustomed to in his living existence.

Qing Dynasty

Antique Censer with Six Taoist Patriarchs

Antique Censer with Six Taoist Patriarchs AGE: – Exact age unknown, definitely antique, more than one hundred years CONSTRUCTION: – Brass HEIGHT: – 44cm WIDTH: – 40cm WEIGHT: – 4.25kg #118 PRICE: CONTACT This Antique Censer with Six Taoist Patriarchs perched around the body of the censer is highly detailed with five Taoist Buddhist figures in relief strategically placed around the outside of the burner, and one figure on the lid seated at the feet of a Phoenix with wings spread and two dragons snaking their way down the side of the burner. Plum blossoms (prunus) and foliage are dispersed between the figures.

Ming dynasty Mingqi

Ming Dynasty Mingqi Pottery Table Five Offerings

Ming Dynasty Mingqi Pottery Table Five Offerings AGE: – Ming dynasty 1368 A.D. – 1644 A.D. CONSTRUCTION: – Terracotta HEIGHT: – 13cm LENGTH: – 27cm DEPTH: - 16.5cm WEIGHT: – 2.75 kg. #417B - PRICE: CONTACT Chinese Ming Dynasty Mingqi Pottery Table Five Offerings made for funerary purposes. The table offerings include large fish, dumplings, and other Chinese delicacies (5 plates). From ancient times it was a common practice for the Chinese to bury miniature replicas of objects, utilitarian and ornamental objects with the deceased. These objects are referred to as Ming qi or spirit objects. Usually, these were of a practical nature used or favoured by the deceased during his/her lifetime. This practice was taken to extremes by royalty or the wealthiest people, one of…

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