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This ancient bronze ge dagger-axe is a true glimpse of the changes in military history and would be a great addition to a collection of weapons throughout the ages. Widely produced and used in the Han it virtually disappeared after introduction of chariots and tightly military formations.
Han dynasty dagger-axes (ge) like this were ancient military weapons.The dagger-shaped blade was mounted to a pole or shaft and secured using a shank and the holes on the two sections of its body. Their use ended with the advent of chariots and tightly packed military formations. He piece comes with a uniquely fashioned box.
One of a set of 12 Zodiac attendant figures holding a small calendar animal of the year represented as part of mingqi placed in the graves of deceased.
Rare provincial consecrated carving of Nanhai Guanyin on a lotus, representing purity of the mind, above a fish symbolizing her power to help beings sail through sea of suffering separating mortal world from the Western Paradise.
Elegant Chinese Republic porcelain figurine of an aristocratic woman holding a rose symbolizing long life and an indentation to hold incense.
This small charming Qing or early Chinese Republic teapot is an attendant, her right arm is the spout and the left is handle and her with flowers is a removable lid . She typical attendant clothing, a high mandarin collared jacket draped over a flaring skirt that is the piece’s base.
Rare provincial home altar consecrated gender neutral Guanyin is in meditation on lotus throne wearing five-lobed crown symbolically representing the 5 Dyhani Buddhas in the Vajrayana Tantric tradition.
Simple yet elegant carved and painted wood rice offering head of Dewi Sri, the Goddess of Rice, Agriculture and Fertility in Bali and Java. Made in the Balinese community living on the close Island of Nusa Penida, it is a rare vintage carving.
This provincial Guanyin made for a home altar sits in anjali mudra. Portrayed as humble, approachable, she wears a 5-lobed diadem, hair in a chignon with braids and modest robe seated on a waisted lotus throne with stacked lotuses.
Each of this whimsical gold and red-burgundy lacquered pair of male fu lions sits erect on a high pedestal heads thrown back with flaring ears, bulging eyes, decorative stylized manes and a small bushy tail. Their spirituality is displayed by the pair silently emitting the blessed mantra “aum”: the open mouthed lion forming an “au,” and the other completing it with a closed mouth to form “mmm.” The workmanship on these pieces is masterful, although rustic and provincial, and they are rare with their Buddhist symbolism and because most pairs of fu lions pairs were lost during China’s modernization.
Produced in Thai kilns in the 14th to 15th centuries, Sawankhalok glazed stoneware lidded bowls were distributed through southeast Asia along with a variety of larger and smaller items. Lidded bowls like this were used to store many things, especially spices, powders and cosmetics, betel nut chewing materials, and medicine. This bowl rests on a thick foot, has a lid with a brown lotus bud handle and covered with decorative panels of underglaze brown crosshatch and vegetal scrolls.
This vibrant carpet can be used as aid for meditation to sit on or hung on a wall.
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