Asian art

A rectangular Chinese seal, form is of square cross-section with well-polished sides, surmounted by a finial in the form of a dragon. The base inc...

A Chinese jade rectangular plaque, finely carved to one side with a mythical beast, the second side with a Chinese seal mark. 4.5 by 7 cm.

Skillfully worked in the round a Bixie standing foursquare on its legs with its tail swished to its left. Length: 6 cm.

A rectangular Chinese seal, form is of square cross-section with well-polished sides, surmounted by a finial in the form of a dragon playing a bal...

A rectangular Chinese seal, form is of square cross-section with well-polished sides, surmounted by a finial in the form of a recumbent lion with ...

Some in burgaute and mother of Pearl, some in v=carved cannibar, some in glass and other materials. Smallest 5 cm., largest 7 cm.

Some in canibbar, some in reversed decorated glass, imari decorated porcelain and other materials. Smallest 5.5 cm., largest 8 cm.

Smallest 5.2 cm., largest 7 cm.

A Chinese jade carved plaque with rounded elongated shape, pierced with a child under a tree in a rocky landscape. 6.4 by 9.8 cm. A Chinese ...

A Chinese porcelain dish with everted rim, decorated to the interior with a central roundel enclosing a kid at play in a garden. The bottom with a...

Decorated in a vibrant blue with dignitaries, a dragon and a dragon slayer, in a continuous rocky landscape and a terrace scene. Height: 47 cm.

A Chinese porcelain pot decorated in cobalt-blue with figures in a landscape. Height: 22.5 cm. Diameter: 18 cm.

The body decorated with a landscape and figural scene, the neck with flower sprays. The base decorated with a double blue ring. Height: 28 cm.

A CHINESE GUAN-TYPE HU TWIN-HANDLED VASE, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912) Thinly potted, of pear shape, resting on a slightly flared foot, the tap...

Each bowl is decorated in cobalt blue with lotus fillet scrolls amongst foliage and under a ribboned band of the eight Buddhist emblems. The bo...

The body is decorated with the Three Friends of Winter, bamboo, prunus and pine interspersed with other flowers, above a scrolls and lappet band a...

The shallow lobed sides rest on four slightly incurved elongated gilt feet, the interior is decorated with a conforming panel enclosing an imperia...

The pear-shaped body is decorated in an under-glaze blue with lotus flowers and scrolling leaves above a band of plantain leaves. The neck decorat...

A Chinese porcelain vase, decorated with a continuous scene of scholars amongst plantain and rocks above a petal lappet border to the base, all re...

Supported on a splayed hollow stem foot angled to the cup with steep sides rising from a flat base to a flared mouthrim, covered overall in a cara...

A sturdily potted vase rising from a short spreading foot, moulded in relief on each of the sides with the Eight Trigrams, bagua, arranged in hori...

Of elongated oval shape with straight sides resting on a shallow foot, the interior glazed and divided into a smaller, D-shaped compartment on one...

A Chinese porcelain stem bowl, standing on a small spreading foot with flaring sides, decorated with two five-clawed dragons amongst clouds and ab...

The bamboo wrist rest carved in low relief in the 'ling qing' technique (reserving the skin of the bamboo) depicting a lady reading and sitting on...

A Chinese porcelain brush pot decorated in famille verse enamels with a horseman accompanied by two servants under a pine tree in a landscape. ...

This is a guide to Chinese ceramics which cites the latest scientific and archaeological evidence, as well as ancient traditions of Chinese connoi...

China, blue and white porcelain 'one hundred deer' baluster vase, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), painted with a continuous scene of spotted deer i...

China, famille rose porcelain ink pot, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the small jar decorated with courtiers, the base with four-character seal ma...

China, famille verte porcelain bowl, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the wide bowl painted to the exterior with phoenixes in a flower-garden and cr...

China, a blue and white porcelain 'chilong' teapot and cover, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), of globular shape and decorated with chilong roundels...

China, collection of famille rose porcelain cups and saucers, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a pair of ribbed cups and saucers decorate...

China, a collection of famille rose canted porcelain 'Wu Shuang Pu' cups, saucers and covers, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), comprising five large...

China, two famille rose porcelain 'Wu Shuang Pu' bowls, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), each decorated with historical figures from the 'Table of P...

China, three famille rose porcelain 'Wu Shuang Pu' snuff bottles, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), of various shoe and with hard stone stoppers, eac...

China, blue and white porcelain box and cover, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), decorated with flowers and lotus panels the box crackled (the box cr...

China, famille rose porcelain bowl, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the sides painted with shaped floral cartouches on a cell-pattern gilt ground, ...

China, two sets of six famille rose porcelain deep dishes, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), painted with peony in a garden (one large dish with regl...

China, blue and white porcelain kendi, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), painted with river landscapes and flowers (spout chipped) h. 21,5 cm [1]

China, a framed blue and white porcelain 'dragon' panel, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the octagonal panel painted with four writhing dragons cha...

China, powder-blue-ground gilt-decorated bowl, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the small bowl gilt with two dragons chasing the flaming pearl, the ...

China, blue and white porcelain 'lotus' dish, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), painted with lotus scroll (reglued chip of 22 x 7 cm, fritted rim) di...

China, Dehua porcelain 'Buddhist lion' water dropper, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the animal shown seated with its paw resting on a brocade bal...

China, Dehua porcelain figure of Damo, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), shown seated with his robes falling open at his chest (cracks and firing cra...

China, a Dehua porcelain group, late Qing dynasty (2644-1912), modelled as the war-god Guandi wearing armour under his robes, a smaller god besid...

China, two Yixing earthenware teapots, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), each of globular shape, one moulded with dragons and the cover with a butter...

China, a bronze censer on stand, Qing dynasty, 19th century, on circular stand and raised on tripod feet, the sides and openworked cover moulded w...

China, pair of tiger's eye models of lions, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), each modelled in crouching position, on wood stands (chips to tails, so...

China, a silver-inlaid bronze tripod ritual wine vessel vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century, raised on three legs moulded with masks, the body inlaid...

China, a bronze archaistic two-handled vase, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), moulded with panels of stylised masks on a key fret ground (dent to lo...

China, a bronze 'Immortal and buffalo' group, late Qing Dynasty (1368-1912), the deity wearing flowing robes, high hat and carrying a branch of pr...

China, two bronze scroll weights, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), each shaped as a crouching dragon (some wear) l. 5,5-7 cm [2]

China, an archaistic bronze tripod censer, probably Qing dynasty (1644-1912), raised on three feet, the sides cast with stylised dragons, with two...

China, jade carving of a bird and three jade stones, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), the carving shaped as a bird perched on rock work amidst crash...

China, two jadeite carvings, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), each of oblong shape, one pierced and carved with a mythological animal and one with fish a...

China, a collection of jade and hardstone objects, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a celadon jade pendant of a boy, a rosequartz mounted carv...

China, bronze 'dragon' mirror, probably Qing dynasty (1644-1912), cast with dragons and flaming pearls around the central knob (wear) diam. 16,5 c...

China, a Canton enamel pattipan, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), decorated with censers and scholar's objects, on wood stand (damages and repair to...

China, four green and translucent glass snuff bottles and stoppers, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a rounded bottle carved as a lotus f...

China, two glass and one agate 'gourd' snuff bottles and stoppers, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), comprising a lavender blue glass bottle, a coral...

China, three glass snuff bottles and stoppers, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), one of elongated shape and of dark red tone, one baluster amber-colo...