![TRIO OF CHINOISERIE GUARDIAN LIONS: Lot of 3 Chinoiserie Guardian Lions, (Foo Dogs), made of heavy ceramic or clay, blue and white. All 3 are in excellent condition. 2 match as a set. Each one measures approximately 9 inches long by 9.5](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8997/331996/179394682_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717708126)
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![TRIO OF CHINOISERIE GUARDIAN LIONS: Lot of 3 Chinoiserie Guardian Lions, (Foo Dogs), made of heavy ceramic or clay, blue and white. All 3 are in excellent condition. 2 match as a set. Each one measures approximately 9 inches long by 9.5](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8997/331996/179394682_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717708126)
![A RarePoem Inscribed Zisha Clay Teapot Marked with Chen Mansheng: A RarePoem Inscribed Zisha Clay Teapot Marked with Chen Mansheng Qing Dynasty, China Size:14.8cmx11cmx7cm清 陈曼生诗文紫砂壶](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8015/330650/178341655_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716463911)
![A RARE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9019/331428/179462572_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717770827)
![Old Primitive Ceramic Ethnographic Ornament from Toradja Toraja: Old Ceramic Ornament from Toradja Rare. Collectible ornament from Toraja Each of the five figures has faces with large eyes and some figures on the front The five figures bear some re](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1864/331332/178723249_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717232125)
![Large Old Primitive Ethnographic Ceramic Ornament from Toradja: Old Ceramic Ornament from Toradja Rare. Collectible ornament from Toraja Each of the four figures has faces with large eyes and some figures on the front The four figures bear some r](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1864/331332/178723244_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717232035)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT: Purple clay teapot](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8258/332917/179704555_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041681)
![AN ENAMELED SQUARE PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Enameled Square Purple Clay Teapot, with Bats and Bronze Coins Design, Symbolize Auspiciousness and Riches.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010221_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A RareTsha Tsha Buddhist Miniature of Tsongkapa: A RareTsha Tsha Buddhist Miniature of Tsongkapa Qing Dynasty, China Size:4.3cmx2.7cmx1.6cm清 宗喀巴擦擦 擦擦:4.3cmX2.7cmX1.6cm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8015/330650/178341737_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716463911)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH BAGUA DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Taiji and Bagua Design, Dragon-Shaped Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/331828/179011709_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717125811)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, INSCRIBED POEM DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot, Inscribed Poem Design, with Bamboo-Joint-Shaped Handle and Spout.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010845_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010836_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PUMPKIN-SHAPED PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Pumpkin-Shaped Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010825_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A RareZisha Clay Heart Sutra Teapot: A RareZisha Clay Heart Sutra Teapot Qing Dynasty, China Size:13.8cmx9.8cmx6cm清 心经紫砂壶](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8015/330650/178341448_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716463911)
![Antique Chinese Pair of Glazed Pottery Birds Signed: From an eclectic Ithaca, NY estate. Antique Chinese pair of glazed pottery birds, possibly parakeets. Red clay, stamped with a four character seal / signature on base of each. Tallest one measures app](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9231/332480/179392683_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718389543)
![A DRAGON-KNOB PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Dragon-Knob Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010441_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, LOTUS-ROOT-SHAPED SPOUT.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Lotus-Root-Shaped Spout.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010809_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT WITH PLUM BLOSSOMS DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot with Handle, Carved Plum Blossoms Design.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010795_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, CARVED BAMBOO DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot with Handle, Carved Bamboo Design.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010778_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010758_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH BAGUA DESIGN.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Bagua Design, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010682_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010652_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A TRIPOD-SHAPED PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Tripod-Shaped Purple Clay Teapot.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010636_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![AN AUSPICIOUS BEAST-KNOB PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT.: Auspicious Beast-Knob Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010616_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
![A PURPLE CLAY TEAPOT, WITH HANDLE.: Purple Clay Teapot, with Handle.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7936/333374/180010518_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718336259)
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![Toshiko Takaezu turned clay into poetry](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Purple-Moon.jpg)
Toshiko Takaezu turned clay into poetry
NEW YORK – A handful of artists have taken the material of clay to new heights. One of the most celebrated is Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011), whose ceramics are prized for their artistic skill and complex execution as well as their poetic surfaces. Born in Hawaii, she worked in several mediums during her five-decade career, from […]
![Israeli scientists brew beer in clay vessels with revived ancient yeasts](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/featured-1-5.jpg)
Israeli scientists brew beer in clay vessels with revived ancient yeasts
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli researchers raised a glass Wednesday to celebrate a long-brewing project of making beer and mead using yeasts extracted from ancient clay vessels — some over 5,000 years old.
![Mark Catesby’s Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving leads our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trillium-Antique-Prints-and-Rare-Books-April-6-Mark-Catesby.jpeg)
Mark Catesby’s Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving leads our five auction highlights
Mark Catesby, Heath Hen and Eastern Shooting Star Hand-colored Engraving, $5,555 FRANKLIN, TN – Mark Catesby (1683-1749) was born in England, but after traveling to South Carolina, he became America’s first naturalist and illustrator. A century before Audubon, he published the seminal Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of […]
![Gio Ponti Triennale Armchairs lead our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wright-March-28-Gio-Ponti-chairs.jpg)
Gio Ponti Triennale Armchairs lead our five auction highlights
Gio Ponti Triennale Armchairs, $117,900 CHICAGO – Among the starring lots at the Wright Design sale on March 28 was this pair of Gio Ponti lacquered wood, upholstery, and brass Triennale armchairs dating to 1951. The design is one produced for ISA (Industria Salotti e Arredamenti), the luxury furniture firm. To achieve the effect of […]