The Max Lowenson Collection of Animals in Chinese Art

A dark green jade rhinoceros, with detailed scrolled and linear decorations over the body and sides of the head and ears. There is a Bluett label ...

This is a jade phoenix and dragon carving representing symbols of yang and yin. The iconography suggests the power of the female over the male. Th...

Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) A Han agate bear with bands of fine decorative lines around breasts, back, limbs and tail. Two tear shaped holes beh...

Neolithic period A pair of neolithic jade bi discs, with red and green colours and surfaces showing a cloud-like pattern. The jade is highly pol...

Exceptional large neolithic bi disc. It has a subtle range of colours including blue, green, grey, black and creamy white. The surface pattern sho...

Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644 AD) A beautiful 16th – 17th century Ming horse. The predominantly brownish/grey stone carving follows the shape of the o...

An 18th century white jade group of 3 rams, the jade of pure mutton fat colour carved almost in the round to show a ram, head with luxuriant beard...

Liangzhu period (3400 – 2250 BC) This jade bi disc is of exceptional size and decoration. The inner and outer edges are smooth. There is a chip on...

Tang dynasty (618 – 907 AD) This silver cup has concave sides, flares widely at the mouth, and stands on an everted foot-rim. The upper band is de...

Tang dynasty (618 – 907 AD) This cup is cast and hammered silver with a chaste and ring-punched decoration. There is a gilt handle and the body of...

Tang dynasty (618 – 907AD) A silver gilt lobed Tang cup supported by eight lotus petals opening out from the base. The lobes have alternate scenes...

Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) This small gilt bronze leopard has a fierce appearance with prominent eyes, and finely delineated eyebrows and ears....

Ming to early Qing Dynasty 17th century This bronze lion has a powerful head with a wide open mouth revealing teeth and tongue. The penetrating ey...

Warring States period (475 – 221 BC) A small button shaped bronze belt hook. The inlay includes bronze, gold, silver, turquoise, and lapis lazuli....

Eastern Zhou - Warring States period A large tiger bronze belt hook inlaid with gold and silver. It has four clawed feet, an open mouth, prominent...

Jin Dynasty (1115 – 1234 AD) This mirror is heavily cast in high relief with two carp swimming on top of a swell of waves. The large twisting bodi...

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD) This is a very rare mother of pearl octafoil mirror. it has a flat undecorated rim, within which is the central sectio...

Warring States Dynasty (475 – 221 BC) This elegant belt hook has a top finial with an alert looking monkey with detailed features, agate eyes and...

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD) A hexafoil silver and gold gilt dish with an iron core. There is an outer band which contains six raised gilt sections...

Western Han Dynasty 2nd – 1st century BC A pair of large bronze fittings. The central head has a conical hat, with detailed eyes, nose, mouth and...

Western Han dynasty 2nd – 1st century BC. A bronze plaque from the Dian culture in Yunnan province dating from late Warring States to early Wester...

Western Han dynasty 2nd – 1st century BC. A Dian culture bronze plaque of dancing jugglers. Both energetic male dancers wear tight fitting costume...

Warring States period (475 – 221 BC) A belt hook with a top section in the form of a dragon attached lower down to a bearded mythical creature wit...

Warring States period (475 – 221 BC) This belt hook is identical in design with Lot 23. It has a top section in the form of a dragon attached lowe...

Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) A Han silver bear with fierce expression and a large tongue hanging out of one side of the mouth. It has huge paws w...

Song dynasty (960 – 1279 AD)  A pair of Song gilded bronze recumbent camel weights with linear and scrolled surface decorations. Dimensions: Lengt...

Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) This parcel gilt bronze scroll weight shows a tiger with its sharp claws forming the front edge of the bronze. The p...

Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) A gilt bronze in the form of a dragon head with jet inlaid eyes. It has a long snout, divided into three curved sect...

Warring States period (475 – 221 BC) A pair of dragon headed gilt belt hooks. The head of the dragon has fine detailed eyes, curled lined eyebrows...

Tang Dynasty (618 – 907AD) The circular mirror is cast in high relief, with a crouching lion knob encircled with grape vines and six further lions...

Sukhothai period 15th century Thailand A finely modelled Sukhothai bronze Buddha head with a serene facial expression. This head depicts an image ...

Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736 – 1795) Each mirror has a tapered cylindrical body and a detailed pattern of a double phoenix in flight. The b...

Tang Dynasty (1368 – 1644) A lobed dish depicting a dragon chasing a pearl. Ruyi clouds surround a border of floral blossoms. The bowl has some re...

Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) A rare inlaid gilt bronze water buffalo scroll weight. The animal is lying on a frieze of undulating waves and rests...

Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) Han Dynasty gilt box in the shape of a bird. The head has a powerful beak and detailed eyes with prominent curved de...

Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) It is rare to find a Han bronze animal of such large size. Moreover, it is unusual to see such a naturalistic pose g...

Warring States period (475 – 221 BC) A gold and silver inlaid bronze feline in a naturalistic pose which suggests it was made by an artist with fi...

Western Han period 2nd – 1st century BC. This gilt bronze phoenix is cast with finely engraved linear detailing. The head shows a powerful beak wi...