Fine Chinese Art

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A rare archaic bronze inscribed ritual food vessel, dingLate Shang/Early Western Zhou DynastyThe globular body flanked by two upright loop handles...

An archaic bronze ritual food vessel, duiWarring States PeriodThe deep oval bowl raised on four slender tapering legs issuing from incised monster...

A rare bronze inscribed ritual tripod wine vessel, jueLate Shang/early Western Zhou Dynasty, 12th-10th century BCThe vessel with a deep U-shaped b...

A rare archaic bronze ritual food vessel, guiEarly Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th century BCThe compressed globular body cast in high relief on e...

A large limestone Buddhist steleEastern Wei Dynasty or later The stele of pointed arched form, carved in high relief with a figure of Shakyamuni B...

A very rare grey limestone head of Buddha ShakyamuniTang Dynasty, Longmen Caves, 7th century ADThe smoothly carved face with meditative expression...

A rare marble painted-lacquered head of a BodhisattvaProbably Yuan DynastyThe Bodhisattva's face deftly carved with a serene expression, with narr...

A large stone head of GuanyinQing DynastyThe head finely carved in sensuous volumes, the full fleshy face with slightly downcast eyes accentuated ...

A rare copper-alloy figure of a BodhisattvaTang Dynasty or earlierThe figure finely cast standing with hips gently swayed, the left arm held up ho...

A carved wood figure of GuanyinQing Dynasty The Goddess of Mercy seated in the posture of rajalilasana or 'royal ease' on a waisted lotus pedestal...

A large wood figure of 'Water-Moon' GuanyinProbably Qing DynastyThe deity finely carved with a gentle, contemplative expression, the hair worn in ...

A sancai blue-glazed tripod dishTang DynastyFinely potted with rounded sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, the cavetto and well cove...

A large painted pottery model of a horseTang DynastyWell modelled in confident mid-stride with head uplifted, mouth agape, flaring nostrils and bu...

A rare ochre glazed 'Parrot' cupTang DynastyOf shallow oval form, one end formed as a parrot lying on its back, the finely incised tail and wing f...

A rare dingyao spittoon, zhadouNorthern Song DynastyThinly potted with a compressed globular body incised around the exterior with stylised lotus ...

A rare Dingyao moulded 'Buddhist lion' dishSong/Jin DynastyFinely potted rising from a recessed flat base to flaring sides, crisply moulded to the...

A Longquan celadon'funerary' jar and coverSouthern Song DynastyThe ovoid body carved around the exterior with lobes, rising to a rounded shoulder ...

A Longquan celadon gourd-shaped ewerYuan DynastyThe globular body vertically fluted, applied with a short spout on one side opposite a C-shaped ha...

A rare Junyao green bowlSong/Yuan DynastyThe vessel with deep rounded sides, covered all over with a lightly crackled sage-green glaze, thinning a...

A rare Junyao bowlYuan DynastyFinely potted with deep curving sides rising to a gently tapering rim, covered in a lavender-blue glaze except in th...

A Junyao jar and a Junyao bowlYuan DynastyThe bowl well potted with steep sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a slightly-incurved rim, co...

A Junyao purple-splashed tripod incense burnerYuan Dynasty The compressed globular body raised on three short legs, the short neck culminating in ...

A yellow-glazed 'dragon' bowlKangxi six-character mark and of the periodFinely potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flaring rim from a short...

A ge-type washer17th centuryFinely potted with deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim from a short foot, covered with an opaque glaze of soft...

A pair of celadon vases, congGuangxu six-character marks and of the periodEach in the form of an archaic jade cong, of square section supported on...

A rare teadust-glazed bottle vaseQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe globular body rising from a spreading foot to a tapering neck and everted...

A rare flambé-glazed bottle vaseQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe compressed globular body rising from a short, slightly splayed foot to a l...

A celadon arrow vase, touhuQianlong seal mark and of the periodOf flattened form, the compressed globular body supported on a slightly splayed foo...

A very rare white glazed 'cut-through' 'lotus' bowlQianlong seal mark and of the periodThinly potted with rounded sides rising from a straight foo...

A rare yellow-glazed incised bowlKangxi six-character mark and of the periodIncised around the exterior with four floral medallions interspersed w...

A rare copper-red glazed stem bowlQianlong seal mark and of the periodFinely potted with a flared rim to the wide, curving well and raised on a ta...

A rare café-au-lait ground famille rose 'orchid' bowlDaoguang iron-red seal mark and of the periodFinely potted with deep rounded sides rising to ...

A Dingyao moulded 'Buddhist lion' dishJin DynastyThe shallow body finely moulded to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a striding Bud...

A Junyao purple-splashed dishYuan DynastyThe shallow dish covered in a thick glaze of lavender-blue, darkening at the everted rim to a mushroom hu...

A rare green enamelled incised 'dragon' dishHongzhi six-character mark, 17th centuryEnamelled and incised in the interior with a writhing five-cla...

A famille verte square vaseShunzhi/early KangxiThe stoutly potted body with tapered rectangular sides supporting a waisted cylindrical neck and ev...

A very rare famille rose 'butterflies and peonies' dishYongzheng six-character mark and of the periodThe dish finely potted with gently curving si...

A rare famille rose 'floral sprays' dishYongzheng six-character mark and of the period, the enamels probably later addedThinly potted with gently ...

A pair of famille rose 'ladies' dishesYongzhengEach potted with shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the interior finely painted with a...

A pair of large blue and white 'lotus' jarsWanliEach of ovoid form, robustly potted, rising to the high shoulders and short waisted neck with lipp...

Three blue and white boxes and coversMing DynastyComprising a square box and cover, the cover painted with three sages gazing up at the moon, the ...

A rare blue and white 'shoulao' sleeve vaseCirca 1640The tall cylindrical body deftly painted in cobalt-blue around the exterior with a continuous...

A very rare blue and white 'Immortals' sleeve vaseChongzhenThe tall cylindrical body expertly painted in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue around the e...

A very rare blue and white armorial 'Ginori' dishCirca 1698Beautifully painted in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue, featuring the coat-of-arms of the ...

A very rare blue and white garlic-head vaseKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThe compressed globular body surmounted by a tall waisted ne...

A blue and white celadon and copper-red vase, MeipingKangxiDecorated around the exterior with a continuous scene of craggy mountains by water in c...

A rare massive blue and white fish bowlLate Kangxi/YongzhengWell painted on the exterior in varying shades of blue with four rectangular cartouche...

A near pair of blue and white 'dragon' bowlsQianlong seal marks and of the period Each potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, pain...

A blue and white five-piece altar garnitureLate Qing DynastyComprising an incense burner and cover, a pair of gu vases, and a pair of candlesticks...

A near pair of blue and white 'Bajixiang' bowlsQianlong seal marks and of the period Each with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a ge...

A large blue and white vase, HuQianlong seal mark, Republic PeriodPainted around the body with scrolling lotus, with further lotus scrolls on the ...

A famille verte 'Lotus Plucking' basinKangxiFinely enamelled with elegant palace ladies in boats plucking lotus flowers from the lake while the Em...

An iron-red and green-enamelled 'dragon' dishChenghua six-character mark, KangxiFinely potted with deep curving sides, decorated in the centre of ...

A rare wucai 'month' cupKangxi six-character mark and of the periodOne side delicately painted in blue and enamelled in shades of green, iron-red ...

A pair of very rare iron-red and green-enamelled ovoid jarsYongzheng six-character marks and of the periodEach jar finely potted with broad should...

An iron-red and blue and white 'sea creatures' bowlQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior...

A pair of famille rose blue-sgraffiato-ground 'medallion' bowlsDaoguang seal marks and of the periodEach delicately enamelled around the exterior ...

A puce-enamelled blue and white 'Eight Immortals' bowlGuangxu six-character mark and of the periodSturdily potted with the rounded sides painted t...

A pair of large yellow-ground iron-red and green-enamelled blue and white vases, huGuangxu six-character marks and of the periodEach enamelled in ...

A pair of famille rose yellow-ground wall vasesShende Tang four-character marks, Republic PeriodThe flat-back vases finely potted with baluster bo...

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