Ancestral Items

  • Sale! Antique Mandarin Official Ancestor Figure, China (16433)

    Antique Mandarin Official Ancestor Figure, China (16433)

    Original price was: $595.00.Current price is: $485.00.
    H: 11.5″  W: 5″  D: 4″   |    FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    The finely carved ancestor figure in traditional Qing dynasty high neck Mandarin official’s long jacket with front buttons and official rattan woven headwear. The chair’s back slat was omitted as back carved cavity for consecration in an eye-opening ceremony

  • Sale! Antique Ming High Ranking Ancestor Official or Deity in Ornate Robes, China (5686)

    Antique Ming High Ranking Ancestor Official or Deity in Ornate Robes, China (5686)

    Original price was: $4,950.00.Current price is: $4,200.00.
    H: 23.5″  W: 15.625″  D: 10″CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] for shipping.

    This exceptional official is one of the most significant ancestor figures in our collection. His attire, glass eyes and distinct facial features indicate a wise man of importance, a highr ankingfficial or deity, who commands respect. Cranes and clouds symbolize  longevity, wisdom, good fortune and emphasize his high rank.

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  • Sale! Antique Official Holding Belt of Office, China, (16470)

    Antique Official Holding Belt of Office, China, (16470)

    Original price was: $625.00.Current price is: $525.00.
    H: 10.3″ W: 6″ D: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL US

    Ancestor statue emphasizing his status as an official holding up his belt of office with official’s hat and layered official’s robes,. Faded inscriptions on the back of the chair indicate it was consecrated. Mounted on Lucite stand.

  • Sale! Antique Official in Red Robes with a Hu Tablet, China (16851)

    Antique Official in Red Robes with a Hu Tablet, China (16851)

    Original price was: $875.00.Current price is: $495.00.
    H:  15.5″    W: 6.125 ” 4.125   D:  ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Carved ancestor figure as an official sits on a backless chair with a decorative pedestal in official’s attire holding a long slender curved hu-tablet,  all signs of his office and status. He is vibrantly painted in red, the color of fu, as a wish for prosperity and status.

  • Sale! Antique Official Showing His Belt of Office (19047)

    Antique Official Showing His Belt of Office (19047)

    Original price was: $985.00.Current price is: $695.00.
    H: 15″ W: 6.5″ D: 5.5″  | EMAIL [email protected] OR CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING COST

    This excellently carved ancestor civilian official with gilt highlights was commissioned to be place on a home altar for veneration and impress those who viewed it and to honor the venerated ancestor’s persistence, success, status and power.

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  • Sale! Antique Queen Mother of the West Casting Out Demons, China (16093)

    Antique Queen Mother of the West Casting Out Demons, China (16093)

    Original price was: $585.00.Current price is: $395.00.
    H: 11.5″   W:  5.3″  D: 4.2″    |      FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Provincial carving with iconic phoenix headdress, hands in karana mudra to cast out demons, negative energy and purify  spaces. Image  was on home altar and consecrated with a sealed cover.

  • Sale! Antique Rare Huntsman with Rifle, China ()

    Antique Rare Huntsman with Rifle, China ()

    Original price was: $315.00.Current price is: $275.00.
    H: 9 ”    W:  3.625″    D: 3.5 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Unique ancestor figure of a huntsman in the round standing on a  domed pedestal, holding a flint lock, wearing a hunting coat, a two-level hat, traditional under- and outer-garment, and thick boots.

  • Sale! Antique Sawankhalok Lidded Bowl, Fruit Stem Handle, Thailand (3170)

    Antique Sawankhalok Lidded Bowl, Fruit Stem Handle, Thailand (3170)

    Original price was: $385.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    Ht: 3.375” Dia: 4.625”     |    FREE SHIPPING within continental U.S.

    Sawankhalok elegant mangosteen shape stoneware lidded bowl with raised calyx, cream and brown glazes, incised floral and geometric designs to store spices, cosmetics, betel nuts and medicine.

  • Sale! Antique Seated Ancestor Official, China (16289)

    Antique Seated Ancestor Official, China (16289)

    Original price was: $650.00.Current price is: $385.00.
    H: 7.25” W: 4.625” D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Finely carved ancestor displaying status symbols: official’s attire and hat,  horseshoe chair with feet on pedestal. Painted and lacquered front and back in red, traces of gilt, colors of “fu” as a wish for wealth, health and long life, aged from years of use into a great patina.

  • Sale! Antique Seated Taoist Priest Holding Elixir of Immortality, China (16312)

    Antique Seated Taoist Priest Holding Elixir of Immortality, China (16312)

    Original price was: $675.00.Current price is: $495.00.
    Ht: 9″ W: 5″ D: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Masterfully crafted Taoist official with calm, sincere and expressive face with creases indicating his age and wisdom of his senior status. Holds ritual cup with the elixir of immortality,  a wish for a long and happy afterlife. Mounted on an acrylic stand.

  • Sale! Antique Shiwan Offering Bowl, Peaches and Lotuses, Shiwan, China  (19330)

    Antique Shiwan Offering Bowl, Peaches and Lotuses, Shiwan, China (19330)

    Original price was: $450.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    Ht: 5.5”  Dia: 6” |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Shiwan stoneware peaches and lotuses on footed bowl auspicious symbols associated with springtime, fertility, long healthy life for many generations and therefore are propitious gifts for birthdays, especially for the elderly.

  • Sale! Antique Shiwan Stoneware Fruit Offering, China (19330)

    Antique Shiwan Stoneware Fruit Offering, China (19330)

    Original price was: $375.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H: 8.75″  DIA: 6.75 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Shiwan stoneware glazed sculptures of fruit symbolizing life and new beginnings to place on temple or home altar. They   augment plates of fresh stacked fresh fruit to honor ancestors. These pears symbolize long life.

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