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Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Chinese Blue
White Soup Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain soup spoon is a delicate example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics. Once used daily as an everyday eating utensil, the spoon's broad form is hand-painted...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bamboo Tobacco Pipe and Pouch, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious keepsake from the late 19th century is a provincial Chinese smoking pipe and its accompanying tobacco pouch. The small pipe honors the humble beauty of natural materials...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Cambodian Qing Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Chinese Ming Oil Lamp with Santal Candle
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural ceramic object is a Chinese oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty, originally used in altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a varia...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Dark Glazed Candle Stand, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With mottled color and charming asymmetry, this ceramic Chinese candle stand from the early 19th century has the wabi-sabi appeal of handcrafted folk pottery. The simple silhouette i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Chinese Celadon Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite stoneware jar from the mid-19th century is decorated with low relief linework of autumn chrysanthemums and crashing waves. With precious scale and a subdued, celadon-grey...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Ho Ho Boy Oil Lamps, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These 19th-century Chinese oil lamps are shaped in the form of a young boy or baby, a motif often referred to as a "ho ho boy." Children are a popular motif in Chinese art and are co...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,160 / set
Tibetan Tsa Tsa on Mount, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic tsa tsa brick depicts a series of six Buddhist deities. It was crafted as a meditation by a Buddhist monk in training and traditionally would have...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
$288 / item
Fine Chinese Burlwood Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant lidded box from the mid-19th century is carved from a choice specimen of burlwood, also known as yingmu or huamu. Prized for its feathery, swirling wood grain, burl wood...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Burl
Cambodian Bronze Elephant Bell, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large bronze bell was forged in the mid-19th century and used to track the movement of livestock. This distinctive spherical form was mostly worn by elephants so that they could...
Category
Antique 19th Century Cambodian Primitive Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Lacquered Buddhist Fish Bell, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and abstract, this curious wooden fish is a 19th-century Buddhist woodblock from western China. Known simply as "wooden fish" (mùyú), these temple bells were used by Buddh...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Victorian Chased Silver Hand Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This late Victorian hand mirror has a lovely silver plated frame with chased decoration of geometric patterns and foliate scrollwork. The rectangular mirror sits within a scalloped f...
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian More Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone
Mythical Chinese Statue Hand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique wooden carving from western China was the removable hand of a much larger statue, most likely of a Buddhist deity or Taoist immortal. Resembling a closed fist, the hand ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Mythical Chinese Statue Hand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique wooden carving from western China was the removable hand of a much larger statue, most likely of a Buddhist deity or Taoist immortal. Resembling a closed fist, the hand ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form and relief decoration su...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Song Bronze Mirror with Twin Fish, c. 1200
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Tang Floral Bronze Mirror, c. 800 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Bronze Mirror, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form, double ring edge and un...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Tang Floral Bronze Mirror, c. 800 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1400
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Tang Bronze Mirror with I-Ching, c. 800 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the m...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1400
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form and relief decoration s...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Tang Bronze Mirror, c. 900 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the m...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Tang Bronze Mirror, c. 900 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the m...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Petite Tang Bronze Mirror with I-Ching, c. 700 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
"Dragon Cloud" Chinese Meditation Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Unearthed in Jiangsu province, this stone has been polished to reveal the full array of its soft colors and intriguing patterns. Prized by collectors for centuries, colorful stones s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Chinese Famille Verte Double Happiness Dish, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite porcelain dish from the mid-19th century is hand-painted with red & green overglaze enamels in the famille verte style. The perfect wedding gift for a newly wed couple, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Round Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Copper
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Copper
Chinese Famille Verte Double Happiness Dish, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite porcelain dish from the mid-19th century is hand-painted with red & green overglaze enamels in the famille verte style. The perfect wedding gift for a newly wed couple, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hair Quartz Cicada Charm, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This palm-sized cicada talisman from the early 20th century is carved from a material known as hair quartz, a clear quartz pierced by needle-like inclusions of black tourmaline. A mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Quartz
Round Tibetan Traveling Shrine with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Copper
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Famille Verte Double Happiness Dish, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite porcelain dish from the mid-19th century is hand-painted with red & green overglaze enamels in the famille verte style. The perfect wedding gift for a newly wed couple, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Polychrome Lucky Fish Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this colorful koi fish is a traditional symbol of harmony, wealth and luck. The rustic fish is carved with a squat, rounded body, the scales and fins...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Blue
White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides of the jar are deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Polychrome Lucky Fish Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this colorful koi fish is a traditional symbol of harmony, wealth and luck. The rustic fish is carved with a squat, rounded body, the scales and fins...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Blue
White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the jar is decorated with mountain-and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Blue
White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the jar is decorated with mountain-and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$188 / item
Blue
White Trailing Vines Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides and lid are enlivened with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$188 / item
Chinese Famille Verte Double Happiness Dish, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite porcelain dish from the mid-19th century is hand-painted with red & green overglaze enamels in the famille verte style. The perfect wedding gift for a newly wed couple, t...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Painted Snack Box with Deer
Lingzhi, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden Chinese box is a 19th-century snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipients, the box would have been filled with...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Finely Woven Chinese Sewing Box, c. 1875
Located in Chicago, IL
Finely woven around a painted lacquer panel, this round sewing box from the late 19th century is a beautiful example of Chinese basketry. The box is woven of thin bamboo strips with ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Mingqi Attendant Head, Han Dynasty
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bust is the head of a Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.) figure of a personal attendant. A type of burial figurine known as míngqì, the attendant would have been ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Woven Bamboo Tray Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow basket of hand-woven bamboo is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Used for harvesting grain or as a kitchen vessel for food prep, the large, round tray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Nepalese Bronze Ganesha Shrine, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th/18th century Nepal, the palm-sized icon is sculpted of bronze and fi...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Nepalese Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
