Art of Asia - Antiquity to Present Day

Chinese Neolithic Hongshan Stone Bi Disc

Lifesize 2nd C. Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head

Impressive Chinese Tang Dynasty Sandstone Buddha

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Art of Asia - Antiquity to Present Day

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Featuring Antiquities and works of art range from the third millennium BCE to the present from China, Japan, South and Southeast Asia, and Korea. Including jades, bronzes, lacquer, textiles, paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, and other art forms in other media.

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Chinese Neolithic Hongshan Stone Bi Disc: East Asia, Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A beautiful black or very dark green hard stone disc (likely serpentine), of the form called a "bi disc", its

0001: Chinese Neolithic Hongshan Stone Bi DiscEst. $700-$900

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Chinese Neolithic Bi-Chrome Handled Vessel: East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. A beautiful and impressively large polychrome pottery vessel, the piriform body painted in black and red on a cream ground

0002: Chinese Neolithic Bi-Chrome Handled VesselEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic Yangshao Bichrome Pottery Urn: Ancient East Asia, China, Yangshao culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery urn of a hefty form with a planar base, an inverted piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a

0003: Chinese Neolithic Yangshao Bichrome Pottery UrnEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Pottery Vessel: East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, Majiayao culture, ca. 3300 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a broad form with a slightly concave base, an inverted apple-shaped body with a gently

0004: Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Pottery VesselEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vessel w/ Handles: East Asia, China, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. An attractive Chinese Neolithic Period terracotta vessel dating to the Machang Phase of the Majiayao culture possessing a squat rounded body with a gently

0005: Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vessel w/ HandlesEst. $400-$600

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Korean Bronze Age / Mumun Period Stone Daggers (2): East Asia, Korea, Bronze Age, sometimes known as Mumun Period, ca. 900 to 300 BCE. A pair of lovely polished stone daggers, each made from a pale grey stone, with a long, thin body, a narrow, sharp

0005A: Korean Bronze Age / Mumun Period Stone Daggers (2)Est. $500-$750

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Chinese Warring States Bronze Crossbow Trigger: East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A bronze crossbow trigger mechanism with good movement of its components. Also two modern replica brass crossbow bolts. The crossbow

0005B: Chinese Warring States Bronze Crossbow TriggerEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Chinese Hongshan Neolithic Stone Bi Disc: Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A mottled coppery red and black hard stone disc, of the form called a "bi disc", its surface carefully sculpted into narrow,

0006: Chinese Hongshan Neolithic Stone Bi DiscEst. $800-$1,200

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Chinese Eastern Zhou Jadeite Huangs, Co-Joined (4): East Asia, China, Eastern Zhou-Warring States period, 776 to 256 BCE. Four sizeable jadeite huangs, arc-shaped jade artifacts used as belt pendants, joined via cord in a ring form, each huang finely

0007: Chinese Eastern Zhou Jadeite Huangs, Co-Joined (4)Est. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Chinese Warring States Pottery Vessel w/ Stamped Design: East Asia, China, Warring States period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a squat form with a concave base, a compressed apple-shaped body, and a squat rim. Dense netted patterns are

0008: Chinese Warring States Pottery Vessel w/ Stamped DesignEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Chinese Warring States Greyware Jar Textured Body: East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A lovely wheel-thrown pottery jar with a concave base, a wide, apple-shaped body, a rounded shoulder with a brushed pattern, a deep

0008A: Chinese Warring States Greyware Jar Textured BodyEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Cart w/ Ox Pulling: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A beautifully detailed terracotta cart with yoke and ox to pull it. The cart has large wheels and a broad, flat roof, with a large open interior

0008B: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Cart w/ Ox PullingEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Chariot Axle Hub, XRF'd: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large cast bronze hub from a chariot wheel, with a broad, near flat, round flange and a wide mouthed socket. The outward facing side of the

0009: Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Chariot Axle Hub, XRF'dEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Female Tomb Attendant: China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 200 BCE. A graceful pottery female attendant holding her arms in front of her body. She is made from light grey earthenware and exquisitely painted. Her hair is black,

0010: Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Female Tomb AttendantEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Ram - TL Tested: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A handsome ceramic ram, seated with his legs folded underneath him, his hooves and limb musculature well depicted in relief on the sides of his

0011: Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Ram - TL TestedEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Pair of Chinese Han Dynasty Olive Green Glazed Hu Vases: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A rare matched pair of Eastern Han Dynasty classical ceramic Hu vessels - their elegant forms of a baluster shape with slightly flaring necks and

0012: Pair of Chinese Han Dynasty Olive Green Glazed Hu VasesEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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0012A: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Soldier FigureEst. $800-$1,200

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Chinese Western Jin Dynasty Pottery Spear Thrower: East Asia, China, Western Jin Dynasty, ca. 266 to 316 CE. A hollow-molded pottery tomb guardian figure of a spear thrower standing in a dynamic stance as if preparing to hurl his polearm forward. The

0012B: Chinese Western Jin Dynasty Pottery Spear ThrowerEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Guardian Figure: East Asia, China, West Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 8 CE. A large, hand-built terracotta human figure with lengthy, delineated legs. The figure stands nude with male genitalia beneath a slender torso

0013: Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Guardian FigureEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

5th C. Korean Silla Pottery Cup + Handled Jar: East Asia, Korea, Silla Kingdom, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A pair of delicate, thin-walled greyware cups of different forms, made to be placed into tombs holding offerings. One is thin, widening

0013A: 5th C. Korean Silla Pottery Cup + Handled JarEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Chinese Song Dynasty Pottery Relief Tile w/ Figure: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A striking terracotta brick/tile with a female dancer delineated in high relief beneath an ogee arch. The lovely figure wears flowing garments with

0014: Chinese Song Dynasty Pottery Relief Tile w/ FigureEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Lot of 3 Chinese Northern Song Glazed Pottery Bowls: East Asia, China, Northern Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1127 CE. A lovely ensemble of three wheel-thrown pottery bowls with concave bases, thin walls that create a deep basin, and traces of their

0014A: Lot of 3 Chinese Northern Song Glazed Pottery BowlsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Chinese Sui Dynasty Glazed Figure - Standing Guardian: East Asia, China, Sui Dynasty, ca. 581 to 618 CE. A mold-made glazed pottery figure created to be placed in a tomb. The figure is a soldier, wearing a distinctive protective covering over the head

0015: Chinese Sui Dynasty Glazed Figure - Standing GuardianEst. $400-$600

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Chinese Tang Dynasty Silvered Bronze Mirror -Phoenix: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A large silvered bronze mirror with eight lobes and a raised handle. One side is highly polished and reflective, while the other is decorated with a

0016: Chinese Tang Dynasty Silvered Bronze Mirror -PhoenixEst. $1,000-$1,800

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