Unusual Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Laughing Buddha Sancai Glazed c1920

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Vase with Hand-Painted Enamels and Inscription - Exquisite Artwork with Daoguang apocryphal mark. This ...

This antique Chinese ginger jar, from the Qing Dynasty, is beautifully decorated in the Famille Rose palette, known for its delicate pinks, greens, and intricate detailing. The jar d...

Antique Chinese Famille Rose inkwell with Hand-Painted Enamels Qing Dynasty This lovely small antique Chinese Famille Rose inkwell hails from the late 19th century and is crafted fr...

This exquisite antique Chinese hat stand, also used as a lantern, is a fine example of Famille Rose porcelain, possibly Republican Period. Th...

A China republic seated Buddha in porcelain. This is a beautiful antique devotive figure of a seated happy Buddha created in the China Republic back in the early 20th-century, circa...

Magot of exceptional size with tilting head, tongue and hands. Material made entirely of porcelain, with the exception of the "biscuit" hands. What are magots? The word magot comes from the French: barbary ape. They are male or female figures with oriental features. Usually the material used for the representation was painted or decorated porcelain. The subject depicted, in a good-natured and pleasant way, is Pu-Tai. The Chinese god of happiness and abundance. It is said that they brought good luck because, thanks to their head, tongue and jointed hands, they were able to warn earthquakes. They arrived in Europe between the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century thanks to the first connections between European merchants (Venetian in particular) and Chinese. In the following decades, they became a status symbol to be displayed in aristocratic homes. They found fertile ground in Europe thanks to the fashion for the exotic that developed in the Old Continent during the first decades of the eighteenth century. This fashion can be found in various objects of the time, not only in the Magot, see the toilet objects and lacquered furnishings decorated with the famous chinoiseries. In a few years, thanks to the increased demand, our factories also began working to satisfy this new form of collecting. From the German ones: Meissen, Dresden, Rudolstadt; to the French ones: Saint Claude Samson and Chantilly, to the Italian ones. True masterpieces were created throughout Northern Italy. The Piedmontese ones, made of papier-mâché, were then unusual. Authenticity: Completely intact to the naked eye and the infrared lamp...

Large Chinese blue and white glazed pottery sculpture depicting a standing Hotei or Budai Buddha or Laughing Buddha. The figure is depicted standing on a blue rocky mound, smiling, w...

Immerse yourself in the world of serenity and abundance with this exquisite Budai, the Laughing Buddha statue. Crafted from a uniquely patterned green material, this statue captures the spirit of Budai, a beloved figure in Buddhist culture known for his joyful demeanor and generous nature. Budai, often identified with the historical Chinese monk...