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  • Sale! Antique Large Sawankhalok Stoneware Lidded Bowl, Thailand, H: 4.25

    Antique Large Sawankhalok Stoneware Lidded Bowl, Thailand, H: 4.25

    Original price was: $295.00.Current price is: $215.00.
    Ht: 4.25”  Dia: 5” | FREE SHIPPING within continental U.S.!

     This Sawankhalok glazed stoneware lidded bowl with radiating glazed petals, olive-brown glazed lotus bud handle, intricate scroll of white glazed branches and florals was used to store spices, powders and cosmetics, betel nuts and medicine.

     

  • Antique Majapahit Miniature Terracotta Head, Indonesia, Java (1138EHA)

    Antique Majapahit Miniature Terracotta Head, Indonesia, Java (1138EHA)

    $195.00
    Ht: 4” W: 1.5” D: 1.75”|FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

     Crafted during the Majapahit Empire in Java this head was part of a bas-relief frieze. Most unearthed figures are small decapitated heads with Javanese facial features, hairstyles and large ear ornamentations characteristic of the upper classes. A great small piece of history.

  • Sale! Antique Majapahit Terracotta Head, Java H: 2.75"  (1137)

    Antique Majapahit Terracotta Head, Java H: 2.75″ (1137)

    Original price was: $195.00.Current price is: $130.00.
    H: 2.75″    W:1.375 ”    D:1.25″     |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Crafted during the Majapahit Empire in Java this rare head was part of a bas-relief frieze decapitated as part of religious offerings.

  • Antique Mandarin Ancestor Figure, China (16479BLK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Antique Mandarin Ancestor Figure, China (16479BLK) SPECIAL PRICE

    $450.00

    Designation as civilian Mandarin officials was so significant that families fervently sought to perpetuate this image through generations in carved and painted ancestral renderings, especially ancestor-figures. This civilian official sits in the traditional official’s pose with arms on short armrests in an an ornately carved high back chair,  curved backrest, tall legs and vertical slats…

  • Sale! Antique Mandarin Ancestor In Horseshoe Chair, China #19054BOK

    Antique Mandarin Ancestor In Horseshoe Chair, China #19054BOK

    Original price was: $850.00.Current price is: $695.00.
    H: 12.75” W: 6.625” D: 5.75” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental u.s.

    This masterfully carved ancestor as a mandarin official sits on horseshoe chair set on a footed high decorated plinth dressed in a well-appointed formal 3-button Mandarin long coat and pointed rattan hat. His face is uniquely and unusually individualized with heavy lidded eyes, in a benevolent expression and his advanced aged indicated by the wrinkles clearly depicting a loved individual. This exquisitely carved image in excellent condition with a fine patina was true homage to a revered family member and is one of our finest ancestor figures.

  • Sale! Antique Mandarin Ancestor on Horseshoe Chair, China #18061BEM

    Antique Mandarin Ancestor on Horseshoe Chair, China #18061BEM

    Original price was: $455.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H:8.5 ”    W: 4 ”    D: 3.3 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Portrayed as an official, this ancestor figure sits on a horseshoe chair showing his status wearing compulsory officials attire:  a 5-button Mandarin long coat with a round collar and official headwear – a woven hat whose shape and color reflected his rank. His personalized  personalized oval-shaped is tranquil with a hint of a smile on his pursed lips, and a triangular pigtail down his back.

  • Antique Mandarin Official Ancestor Figure, China (16433JSK) $595

    Antique Mandarin Official Ancestor Figure, China (16433JSK) $595

    $595.00

    During the Qing Dynasty, reverence for Mandarin officials and their associated high status with it was so significant that families sought to perpetuate this image through the generations in carved and painted renderings of their ancestors. Ancestor-figures were the highest form of filial piety, and ancestor-worship was a cornerstone of Confucianism. Stuart (p. 82) states…

  • Sale! Antique Mazu Empress of Heaven in Horseshoe Chair, China   H:13.375" (6003)

    Antique Mazu Empress of Heaven in Horseshoe Chair, China H:13.375″ (6003)

    Original price was: $1,050.00.Current price is: $650.00.
    H: 15.375” W: 8.625” D: 7.5” | CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030 or email [email protected] for SHIPPING.

    Mazu, protector of sea, is portrayed as the imperially sanctioned “Empress of Heaven” on an elaborate, horseshoe shaped dragon throne, holding a hu tablet, with elegant dragon robes, official’s girdle, Empress headdress and small feet on gilt fu lion foot rest.

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  • Antique Ming Attendant with Zodiac Animal, China (1155BCK)

    Antique Ming Attendant with Zodiac Animal, China (1155BCK)

    $395.00

    In China a set of earthenware Zodiac attendant figures was made as a 12 piece grouping, with each figure holding a small calendar animal with each year represented by a different animal – rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig or boar – in a repeating 12-year cycle. Although…

  • Sale! Antique Ming Songzi Guanyin, Bestower of Children, China #16057BAK

    Antique Ming Songzi Guanyin, Bestower of Children, China #16057BAK

    Original price was: $1,350.00.Current price is: $1,100.00.
    H: 11”  W: 5.75”  D: 5.125” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This very rare and fine 16th century home shrine image displays the benign and compassionate countenance of Songzi Guanyin the “Bestower of Children.”  With round face and joyful half-closed and eyes, she looks lovingly at the child whose arm is draped over hers.and leans slightly forward,  wearing a 5- lobed crown centered with a camellia flower a Chinese symbol of young sons and daughters. The inscription on the back dates the piece to 1521-1567

  • Sale! Antique Ming/Qing Wood Shakyamuni Buddha in Meditation, China, H:14"

    Antique Ming/Qing Wood Shakyamuni Buddha in Meditation, China, H:14″

    Original price was: $3,900.00.Current price is: $2,200.00.
    H: 14”  W: 9.375”  D: 7.25” | FOR SHIPPING INFORMATION CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030

    This carved meditation Ming Shakyamuni Buddha radiates serenity with downcast eyes and slightly smiling mouth. Small Buddha carved images are rare as they were generally not used on home shrines, and many were  lost during China’s modernization. As it is consecrated it may have been in a community shrine.

  • Antique Miniature Pair of Carved Tigers, China (16075BME) $250

    Antique Miniature Pair of Carved Tigers, China (16075BME) $250

    $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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