Small Chinese Carved Lapis-Lazuli Figure of a Water Buffalo

A Chinese carved Lapis-Lazuli vase and cover, 19th / 20th century, flanked with elephant head handles supporting loose rings, side carved with a low relief carved dragon the other u...

Chinese Spinach Jade Recumbent Horse The well-striated light to dark green jade with areas of pale gray and russet, on a prunus carved wood stand. Height of horse 10.25 in., Width 1...

A Chinese scholar rock carved from a natural lapis stone and displayed on a brocade wrapped stand circa late 19th century Qing Dynasty. The brightly blue lapis was considered as am exotic gemstone in China and mostly imported from Persia through the silk road. While not a conventional rock types of materials for scholar stones, it is occasionally carved and polished into smaller Gongshi to be displayed and meditated upon in the scholar's study. Similar approaches were also done with jade, malachite and turquoise, even petrified wood, Chenxiang Agarwood, roots in spirited form, porcelain and even bronze in rock forms. The lapis was carved into a mountain form with stacked rocks...

This magnificent antique Chinese Cloisonne bull statue is made from gold plated bronze/copper and shows very detailed hand craft works of Cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional folks art like Buddhas flower...