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Tibetan Dance Mask - Citipati Skeletal Protector Deity

Tall Colima Early Postclassic Incensario of Tlaloc

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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping.

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Chinese Han Dynasty Funerary Hu, TL Tested: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A beautiful funerary "hu" vessel that was used for storing offerings of wine for the deceased. The surface is painted with a swirling white and

0088A: Chinese Han Dynasty Funerary Hu, TL TestedEst. $1,100-$1,650

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Seated Dog: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A mold-formed pottery canine with a charming face seated upon bent hind legs and with a fluffy tail draped over the rump. Dogs' roles and

0088B: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Seated DogEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Rooster Figure: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A mold-formed pottery rooster meant covered in thick remains of white pigment. The rooster's symbolism and importance in Han Dynasty China were

0088C: Chinese Han Dynasty Rooster FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed House Model - TL'd: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large and impressive ancient mold-made pottery model of a house, inspired by traditional Chinese architecture traditionally found in the Han

0089: Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed House Model - TL'dEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Ladle w/ Dragon: East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant bronze ladle featuring an ovoid bowl that swoops upward to a curved handle terminating in a dragon's head finial. The dragon

0089A: Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Ladle w/ DragonEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Cocoon Jar: East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. Anb egg shaped vessel known as a cocoon jar, upon a foto with a flared rim in the venter. The surface was probably once painted, but only

0089B: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Cocoon JarEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Cabinet Model: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful pottery cabinet model presenting elegant doors and one side enveloped in a lustrous green glaze. Surmounted by a simple cornice

0090: Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Cabinet ModelEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Song Dynasty Storage Jar - Tiger, 4 Panels: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A lovely light-green glazed granary storage jar with a figure of a tiger in an upper panel and four panels that feature text, including some that

0090A: Chinese Song Dynasty Storage Jar - Tiger, 4 PanelsEst. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue-on-White Porcelain Vase: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A lovely porcelain jar adorned with blue-on-white decoration of scrolling vines and petaled flowers. Sitting upon a ring-form base, the jar

0091: Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue-on-White Porcelain VaseEst. $600-$900

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4 Chinese Song Dynasty Celadon Porcelain Bowls: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A lovely ensemble of 4 stoneware bowls, all enveloped in a celadon-hued glaze and heavy marine encrustations from centuries spent on the ocean

0091A: 4 Chinese Song Dynasty Celadon Porcelain BowlsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming / Qing Bronze Bodhisattva Samantabhadra: East Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A lovely bronze statuette of the Boddhisattva known as Puxian (or Samantabhadra), who is associated with action in

0092: Chinese Ming / Qing Bronze Bodhisattva SamantabhadraEst. $800-$1,200

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3 Chinese Ming Blue Glaze Pottery Dishes: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful ensemble of 3 ceramic vessels, each hand-painted with elaborate, blue-on-white designs. Most petite of the lot, the bowl features

0093: 3 Chinese Ming Blue Glaze Pottery DishesEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

4 Chinese Ming Era Swatow Export Pottery Jars & Pot: East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A collection of blue on white Swatow porcelain - 3 pots and small lidded jar. The 2 largest pots have evidence they spent time in the

0094: 4 Chinese Ming Era Swatow Export Pottery Jars & PotEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Strand of 19th C. Chinese Stone Beads: East Asia, China, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A strand of 30 hand-carved ring-shaped stone beads in varying shades of green, cream, yellow, brown, and vermilion. Size (strand): 13" L (33 cm);

0095: Strand of 19th C. Chinese Stone BeadsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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17th C. Chinese Ming Swatow Ware Vessels & Japanese Cup: East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE; Japan, ca. 19th century CE. A collection of Chinese Swatow ware and Japanese vessels in classic white with blue patterns. Two are small cups

0097: 17th C. Chinese Ming Swatow Ware Vessels & Japanese CupEst. $400-$600

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Chinese Qing / Republic Serpentine Pig Dragon: Back at auction due to non-payinig bidder? East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic period, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Serpentine pig dragon, hand-carved into an almost circular, C-shaped

0099: Chinese Qing / Republic Serpentine Pig DragonEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Stone Guardian Foo Lions: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A charming pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu" dog) carved from a calcite stone, each one recumbent upon an

0099A: Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Stone Guardian Foo LionsEst. $13,000-$20,000Lot Passed

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Chinese Qing Ivory Vessel - Guanyin Head w/ Budai: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic period, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A gorgeous, elephant ivory vessel in the form of the head of bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), "The Lord Who Gazes

0100: Chinese Qing Ivory Vessel - Guanyin Head w/ BudaiEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Fine Chinese Suzhou Carved Hetian Jade Gourd Pendant: East Asia, China, 20th to 21st century CE. A beautiful and large piece of natural hetian (nephrite) jade carved into a pair of gourds, done in the Suzhou style. There are several loops formed by the

0100A: Fine Chinese Suzhou Carved Hetian Jade Gourd PendantEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

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Early Chinese Qing Wood Baby Stroller / Cart: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare wooden baby chair and cart with a built-in wooden seat, a sliding bar for keeping the infant seated, and fu lion

0101: Early Chinese Qing Wood Baby Stroller / CartEst. $700-$1,050

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Japanese Edo Relief - Kannon Bodhisattva of Compassion: **This item is heavy/oversized and will require 3rd party shipping. Please inquire about shipping cost prior to bidding.** East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid and quite

0103: Japanese Edo Relief - Kannon Bodhisattva of CompassionEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Two 19th C. Japanese Imari Ware Pottery Bowls: East Asia, Japan, Edo period, Imari ware, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful pair of Imari ware porcelain bowl, each intricately hand-painted nature scenes and geometric motifs. Boasting gilt details,

0103A: Two 19th C. Japanese Imari Ware Pottery BowlsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Japanese Edo / Meiji Chrysanthemum Lanterns (Shokudai): Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji period, ca. 19th century. A fine pair of brass candlesticks known as shokudai with circular, flower-form bases, long necks that appear as a series of tubular

0104: Japanese Edo / Meiji Chrysanthemum Lanterns (Shokudai)Est. $600-$900

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Japanese Edo / Meiji Gilded Buddha Vitarka Mudra: East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine gilt wood sculpture of Buddha standing barefoot on a double lotus pedestal as he displays the Vitarka mudra of teaching

0105: Japanese Edo / Meiji Gilded Buddha Vitarka MudraEst. $800-$1,200

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 1. All ancient items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described. 2. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. 3. PAYMENT POLICY: To provide a seamless bidder checkout, all winning lots will be invoiced through LiveAuctioneers' LivePayments invoicing system, unless bidder chooses to pay Artemis Gallery directly via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. If bidder chooses to pay Artemis Gallery directly, bidder must contact Artemis Gallery to arrange payment. 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