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Long Gandharan Schist Frieze 2 Buddhas + Attendants

Impressive 12th C. Majapahit Pottery Statue of a Pagoda

2nd C. Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head, Lifesize

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Art of Asia | Antiquity to Present Day

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Featuring antiquities, ancient and works of art ranging 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 Ming Dynasty Oval Stone Relief Guanyin: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644. An incredible bust-length relief portrait of a Guanyin (also Guan Yin or Kuan Yin), finely carved from a grey stone in an oval format and delineated

0001: Chinese Ming Dynasty Oval Stone Relief GuanyinEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Dramatic Chinese Qing Stone Stele Bodhisattva in Relief: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1911 CE. A large, dramatic stone stele depicting the a bodhisattva in high relief. The stone has a granular surface, appearing largely creamy white with

0002: Dramatic Chinese Qing Stone Stele Bodhisattva in ReliefEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Huge Ancient Chinese Warring States Pottery Urn: East Asia, China, Warring States period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A quite large squat storage vessel of a globular form comprised of buff gray pottery with impressed designs covering the curved exterior

0003: Huge Ancient Chinese Warring States Pottery UrnEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Miniature Chinese Ming Glazed Pottery Tableau (9 pcs): East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE, probably from earlier in the period. A fascinating tableau from a tomb, composed of nine beautifully sculpted and glazed miniature objects. Seven

0004: Miniature Chinese Ming Glazed Pottery Tableau (9 pcs)Est. $1,800-$2,500

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Dragon Turtle (Longgui): East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A hand-carved stone sculpture of an amalgam mythological creature known as a dragon turtle ('longgui' in Chinese) with the body, legs, tail, shell

0005: Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Dragon Turtle (Longgui)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic 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

0006: Chinese Neolithic Bichrome Pottery UrnEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Stone Axe: East Asia, China, Majiayao Culture, ca. 3200 to 2650 BCE. A delicate stone axe with a wide body and gently curved, wide blade. A single perforation has been drilled through the center with a shallow

0006A: Chinese Neolithic Majiayao Stone AxeEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Chinese Neolithic Pottery Twin-Handled Urn: East Asia, China, Neolithic period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A large hand-built terracotta vessel with a flat base, bulbous body with tapering shoulders, wide mouth, flared rim, and two applied strap

0006B: Chinese Neolithic Pottery Twin-Handled UrnEst. $400-$600

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Ancient Chinese Neolithic Bi-Chrome Bowl: East Asia, China, Neolithic Period, ca. 3000 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built ceramic jar decorated with a complex black- and red-pigmented geometric pattern of zigzag and linear motifs around the exterior

0007: Ancient Chinese Neolithic Bi-Chrome BowlEst. $150-$250

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Lot of 2 Chinese Han Polychrome Tomb Attendants w/TL: East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. A wonderful pair of female tomb attendants - both skillfully mold-made from light grey earthenware and painted in white, black, and red.

0007A: Lot of 2 Chinese Han Polychrome Tomb Attendants w/TLEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Chinese Han Dynasty Stoneware Model of Stove: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large, mold-made ceramic model of a stove with three round holes for cauldrons or steamers and the surface painted with depictions of food in

0007B: Chinese Han Dynasty Stoneware Model of StoveEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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,

0008: Chinese Han Dynasty Female Tomb AttendantEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Gilded Bronze Lion, Zoomorph, Figural: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A trio of delightful gilt bronze fittings, each made to be attached to something decoratively. First, a lion, with a long, stretched body and a flat

0009: Chinese Tang Gilded Bronze Lion, Zoomorph, FiguralEst. $1,000-$1,800Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Jade Scabbard Slide 2 Tigers: East Asia, China, probably Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A wide, handsome scabbard slide, made from a richly banded dark and light brown nephrite jade. On its face is a relief of two tiger

0011: Chinese Ming Dynasty Jade Scabbard Slide 2 TigersEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Scholar's Stone (Gongshi): East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A graceful, evocative "gongshi", a scholar's rock or scholar's stone, this example a naturally formed piece of black limestone with flashes of

0012: Chinese Ming Dynasty Scholar's Stone (Gongshi)Est. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Glazed Roosters: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A fantastic set of hollow, mold-made terracotta roosters, each with highly-stylized anatomical features such as drooping wattles, crested combs

0012A: Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Glazed RoostersEst. $1,500-$2,250

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Tile: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A beautiful glazed ceramic openwork tile or window ornament (note the perforations at the sides for attachment) presenting a symmetrical

0013: Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery TileEst. $600-$800

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Footed Basin: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A hand-built pottery basin of a sizable and shallow form with a hexagonal body covered in smooth glaze exhibiting a jade green hue. The broad

0014: Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Footed BasinEst. $600-$900

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17th C. Chinese Qing Gilded Wood Architectural Panel: East Asia, China, later Qing Dynasty, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A lovely decorative wood panel, carved, painted, and in places given a gilded surface, from the interior of a Qing period building.

0015: 17th C. Chinese Qing Gilded Wood Architectural PanelEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

17th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Glazed Pottery Urn: East Asia, China, early Qing Dynasty, ca. late 17th to first half of 18th century CE. A sizable, wheel-thrown pottery urn with a flared foot, a broad body with a deep basin, tall walls surmounted by

0015A: 17th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Glazed Pottery UrnEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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18th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Iron Hu Cha: East Asia, China, later Qing Dynasty, ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. A fine, well preserved example of a "tiger trident" or "tiger fork", known in Chinese as "hu cha". It is made from a conical

0016: 18th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Iron Hu ChaEst. $600-$750

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Huge 19th C. Chinese Qing Bronze Jar, Shang-Inspired: East Asia, China, later Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A very large, striking, cast bronze urn, decorated with a style inspired by some of China's earliest dynasties. Just as in the

0016A: Huge 19th C. Chinese Qing Bronze Jar, Shang-InspiredEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

20th C. Chinese Green Glass Double-Sided Buddha Pendant: East Asia, China, ca. mid 20th century CE. A striking, bright green, near-translucent glass pendant, carved on both sides with a relief image of Buddha, depicted with a round face and bare stomach. A

0017: 20th C. Chinese Green Glass Double-Sided Buddha PendantEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Porcelain Vessels w/ Florals (pr): East Asia, China, ca. 19th century CE. Two lovely porcelain vessels, each with a pretty spring green background color and lovely pink, magenta, blue, white, and pale yellow flowers painted around

0018: 19th C. Chinese Porcelain Vessels w/ Florals (pr)Est. $600-$800

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