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$685.00 Original price was: $685.00.$395.00Current price is: $395.00.
H: 7.375″ W: 4.375″ D: 3.75″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Horseshoe chairs were considered a sign of rank used by officials and often ancestral figures were portrayed sitting in them to reflect their high status. This well-modeled green glaze ceramic mingqi of a horseshoe chair is decorated with a yellow glaze imitating caning and the decorative carved circular design on the splat. It pairs perfectly with Ming Dynasty Earthenware Horseshoe Chair 3330 and together would add to a fine collection of miniature Chinese ceramics.
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Sale!
$685.00 Original price was: $685.00.$395.00Current price is: $395.00.
H: 7.375″ W: 4.375″ D: 3.75″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Horseshoe chairs were considered a sign of rank used by officials and often ancestral figures were portrayed sitting in them to reflect their high status. This well-modeled green glaze ceramic mingqi of a horseshoe chair is decorated with a yellow glaze imitating caning and the decorative carved circular design on the splat. It pairs well with item Ming Earthenware Horseshoe Chair 3331. This would be a fine addition to a collection of antique ceramics or simply a beautiful decorative piece to brighten a small space.
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$435.00 Original price was: $435.00.$375.00Current price is: $375.00.
Ht: 15.25″ W: 11″ D: 4.875″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
Small red and gold decorated and carved cabinets like this were wedding gifts, often by parents, as a wish for the young couple to be fertile and have many sons. Auspicious symbols here include a peony a metaphor for female beauty and fertility and a willow, like the peony, representing spring – the season of youth, new beginnings, optimism and fertility.
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$250.00
This stylized pair of folk art tigers covered with lacquer and highlighted with black pigment was likely part of a larger item, as there are indentations on top to insert vertical extensions. The tiger is one of many ancient mythical animals, and as the mount of the Taoist god Heavenly Master Zhang Tianshi tiger images,…
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$1,350.00 Original price was: $1,350.00.$1,200.00Current price is: $1,200.00.
H: 11.5″ W: 6″ D: 4.5″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL USA!
During the Ming Mount Putuo in the China Sea became the pilgrimage center for Guanyin worship and Nanhai Guanyin became a new authorized iconographical manifestation. As here, she was often portrayed as a triad with Shan Tsai with hands in prayer on her right and the Dragon Princess Longnu offering her the “illuminating pearl” on her left. This small carving on an Acrylic base is one of our favorites in the VA collection.
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$395.00
The origins of Nuo Opera, performed in provincial villages in Southern China since antiquity, is found in spirit and ancestor worship and Taoism. Performances use a few dozen to 200 masks having distinctive facial features, decorations, regional and ethnic individuality and aesthetic diversity. Usually carved from poplar or willow which are light and less likely…
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$985.00
H: 15″ W: 6.5″ D: 5.5″ | EMAIL [email protected] OR CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING COST
This excellently carved civilian official with gilt highlights was commissioned by a family to place on a home altar for veneration and to impress those who viewed it. The imposing ancestor figure grasps his belt of office to show his pride in passing examinations to become a civil official, which leads to a life of rank and prosperity for him and his family. Statues like this are an affirmation of persistence, success, status and power and they honor those who display these characteristics.
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$650.00 Original price was: $650.00.$450.00Current price is: $450.00.
H: 7.75” W: 3.5″ D: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING within continental U.S.!
This unique pair of attendants was likely placed on a home altar flanking and looking slightly inward to a Buddhist or Taoist figure or deity. Standing on circular pedestals, they smile slightly with down cast eyes presenting boxed offerings. One box has ribbons symbolizing the object’s miraculous powers and a wish for longevity. Rare to find pairs of charming figurines, they look even better on custom frosted Acrylic stands.
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$1,350.00 Original price was: $1,350.00.$950.00Current price is: $950.00.
Each H:4.675 ” W:3.875 ” D:.5 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This pair of 12-13th century bronze rings was used to hold poles attached a litter bed or chair held on shoulders of carriers, usually to transport people of royal or elite status in Khmer Empire society. The narrow upper body, which is decorated with a lotus motif, was used to hold a bronze hook and the lower body to accommodate the pole. Although possibly made in Cambodia the Khmer Empire’s center, it was found in Lopburi, Thailand, the western most Khmer outpost
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$295.00 Original price was: $295.00.$175.00Current price is: $175.00.
H:9.25 ” W: 5.25 ” D: 3.5 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
The pair of antique oil lamps was meant to bring good luck and happiness decorated on top with a double lozenge, a diamond shaped symbol is a lucky object that is a protective sign casting out demons and means “many treasures.” The five leaves are plum blossoms, symbols of perseverance and purity, and the Five Blessings or Happinesses – wealth, health, longevity, a peaceful death and the love of virtue As an oil lamp it was used with a wick hanging over the side.
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$695.00
H: 8” W: 5.5” D: 3.25” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This is a really great pair of stone small fu lions with lots of character, humor, and detailed carving. Each of these very joyous creatures has open mouthed smiling faces with radiant eyebrows and tufts below their chins, scalloped manes and bushy tails. Carved from one piece of a blackish hard stone they could easily withstand additional wear of the elements in a garden. Pairs of fu lions like this belong in the home of people who appreciate spirituality and wish for happiness and fortune along with a touch of wit and whimsy.
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$245.00 Original price was: $245.00.$150.00Current price is: $150.00.
H: 13” W: 3.75” D: 2.625” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
This Burmese teak heddle pulley is topped by a graceful peacock. The peacock symbolizes wholeness, combining all colors with its spread tail and the fleeting nature of all sentient beings. Drawing on old animistic beliefs, old folk art Burmese heddles are decorated with carvings of mythical or auspicious animals providing the weaver protection and assuring good quality weaving. Mounted on wood base.
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