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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Earthenware Ewer, Yi
Located in seoul, KR
This terracotta vessel was fired to a warm yellow-brown that shows subtle oxidation marks across the surface. Entirely unglazed, it retains a matte, tactile finish with fine pores an...
Category
East Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$2,000
Green-Glazed Pottery Elephant, Han dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This piece is an elephant statue made of green-glazed pottery. During the Han Dynasty, artworks depicting elephants were quite rare. However, such representations did occasionally appear. For example, the bronze vessel from the Han Dynasty housed in the Shanghai Museum is one of the notable examples of this type of craftsmanship. The existence of elephants in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by depictions in Chinese artwork. Long thought to belong to an extinct subspecies of the Asian elephant named Elephas maximus...
Category
Hong Kong Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Vietnamese Celadon Lotus Vessel, Ly or Tran Dynasty, 13th/14th Century, Vietnam
Located in Austin, TX
An unusually large Vietnamese celadon glazed stoneware bowl with carved lotus petal design, Ly or Tran Dynasty, 13th - 14th century, Vietnam.
The large bowl or offering vessel of generous proportions, rising on a short, unglazed foot ring, revealing the reddish buff stoneware body. The globular body elegantly tapered. The lower section deeply carved with a traditional stylized lotus petal design, a band of incised lines above. The upper section of the vessel ribbed, and carved with long, elegant lotus petals that taper upwards, terminating in rounded ends. Another band of incised lines circumscribe the mouth.
The vessel glazed in a wonderful olive celadon glaze. The glaze stopping neatly at the mouth rim. The transparent celadon glaze thinning slightly along the raised sections, and pooling in the recesses, adding additional depth and texture. The celadon with wonderful yellow undertones, giving an overall olive hue.
Reference: For four similar, but smaller examples, all dated 13th-14th century, see Stevenson & Guy, "Vietnamese Ceramics...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Yueyao Celadon Glazed Jar
Guan
, Five Dynasties, 10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese Yueyao glazed guan jar with incised decoration and applied handles, five dynasties period (907- 979 AD), China.
The vessel of somewhat flattened globular form, w...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
A Rare Yellow-glazled Marbled Pottery Horse
Located in seoul, KR
The pottery horse, characterized by its balanced body, arched neck, and lowered head, is hollow-molded with a carefully finished base, reflecting the East Asian funerary figures.
It...
Category
East Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Deep Purple Amethyst White Calcite Grey Agate Decorative object Sculpture Crysta
Located in London, GB
An interesting and stunning amethyst cluster with a striking mineral and colour mix.
In this aesthetic piece the edges have been polished to reveal layers of a vibrant green celadonite, blue-grey agate and white quartz, which frame the intense purple colour of the amethyst.
The interior of the mineral sculpture is endowed with a gorgeous very deep purple amethyst...
Category
Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Chinese Ming Dynasty Pot
Located in Tampa, FL
A Ming Dynasty Chinese sandstone pot in very attractive neutral shades. The opening at the top is two inches. China, Ming dynasty so therefore they could be anywhere from the 1300s t...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
A Large and Rare Straw-Glazed Pottery Amphora, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The ovoid shape suggests the influence from “amphora” of Greece and Rome, while the dragon-shaped handles allude to Persian and Central Asian metalwork. The ubiquitous dragon is a Ea...
Category
Hong Kong Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Gandharan Terracotta Figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, 4th-6th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A very rare and decidedly charming half-scale terracotta sculpture of the bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, ancient region of Gandha...
Category
Pakistani Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Very Refined Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardians, Oxford TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very refined standing pottery statue of guardians, dramatic facial expression, beautiful detail, early Tang dynasty 618-907, come with one Oxford authentication TL test cer...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$19,000 Sale Price
24% Off
Chinese Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Horse and Rider, TL Tested, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Chinese Tang Sancai glazed model of a horse and rider, Tang Dynasty (618 to 906 CE), early 8th century, China.
This fantastic sculpture portrays a male figures se...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
A Rare Olive Glazed Celadon Octagonal Ewer with Cover, Five Dynasties/Song
Located in seoul, KR
This olive-brown celadon ewer features an octagonal lobed body, a tall curved spout, loop handle, and a domed cover with a bud-shaped finial. The olive glaze is suffused with fine cr...
Category
East Asian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
Korean Goryeo Celadon Glazed Sangam Inlaid Bowl, 12th/13th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean celadon glazed stoneware bowl with white and black sangam inlay, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 13th century, Korea.
The celadon glazed stoneware bowl of generous propor...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual wooden book or manuscript cover with a carved exterior and painted interior, 15th century, Nepal.
The exterior of the manuscript cover exuberantly carved with ...
Category
Nepalese Tibetan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Rare and Early Pair of Carved Wood
baku
Architectural Elements, 14th-16th
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Early Pair of Carved Wood 'baku' Architectural Elements, 14th-16th Century,
Japan, late Kamakura (1185-1333) to Muromachi period (1336-1573)
The architectural supports, ...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Khorasan Silver And Copper Inlaid Bronze Ewer, 12TH Century
Located in London, GB
of slightly flaring lobed form on a splayed foot, wide shoulder and long neck with spout, simple handle, engraved and inlaid in silver and copper with alternating inscription-filled ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
12th Century, Angkor Vat, Antique Khmer Bronze Tray with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Khmer bronze tray with nice green patina with stand.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size of tray only: Diameter 35.1 C.M. / Thickness 3.2 C.M.
Height includi...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
A Russet-Splashed Blackish-Brown-Glazed Jar, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Lustrous blackish-brown glaze decorated on the exterior with lines of splashes of russet color. This jar features a rounded and voluminous body, with its shoulders gently curving upward to meet the lid. The lid is topped with a small knob-like handle at the center, creating a harmonious and well-balanced overall proportion.
Under microscopic magnification, the brown-glazed...
Category
Hong Kong Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Thai Sandstone Carving of the Head of A Buddha Image
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai Sandstone Carving of the Head of A Buddha Image, Ayutthaya, 15th Century. This sculpture has carved features with full lips outlined with an incised line known as a “trace”, the “U” of the chin broad, long aquiline nose , protruding large and arched eye lids with the eyes narrowly open revealing the pupils, over arching brow continuing the line of the nose, short forehead, a thin raised outline as the hairline surrounding the face, 6 rows of round boss hair curls to the domed usnisa covered in 5 rows of hair curls, large ears with attenuated earlobes reaching to the break at the neck, flat top to the usnisa and a flat area to the back of the head. The facial surface gessoed lacquered and gold leafed, the rest of the head with Varied surface mottling and lacquer remnants mostly revealing the sandstone texture of the material. Mounted with a post and drilled interior hole to a large solid teak block as a contemporary stand.
Condition: A sculpture fragment from a large Buddhist Image, The head has been removed at the neck and the flat area at the top of the head would indicate that another mortared segment would have originally been attached possibly an undulant unalom finial, otherwise remarkably fine.
Measuring: 23-1/8 inches high overall, the sculpture is 15 inches high x 10 inches wide x 10-1/4 inches deep. The wood base is 8-1/8 inches high x 7-7/8 inches wide x 7-5/8 inches deep.
Provenance:
with Kenneth Brown Jewelers...
Category
Thai Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Circular Chinese Porcelain Bowl, Sung Period, 12th-14th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese porcelain bowl adorned with cloud engravings.
12th-14th century, Sung period.
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Longquan Celadon Tripod Incense Burner, Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The vessel features a compressed body supported by three tapered feet and a flat, outwardly flaring rim. Three slender flanges originate from a subtle ridge on the shoulder and exten...
Category
Hong Kong Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
A Rare Dingyao Green-Glazed Dragon Dish, Liao-Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This dish is covered in a rich green glaze, with a central medallion depicting a sinuous dragon in high relief, surrounded by a continuous band of floral scrolls. The dragon’s scales...
Category
Hong Kong Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Vessel Urn
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and handcrafted piece of ancient Japanese Sueki Sue ware pottery dating back to the 500-600s (6th-7th century). Sueki/ Sue pottery was a ...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
15th Century, Ava, Antique Burmese Pottery Crowned Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese pottery seated crowned Buddha.
Age: Burma, Ava Period, 15th Century
Size: Height 10.8 C.M. / Width 5 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 16.2 C....
Category
Burmese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Annamese Stoneware with underglaze Blue and Painted Green, 15-16th Century
Located in seoul, KR
A bird on a tree. Stoneware with underglaze blue and painted green. The leaves were creatively expressed with green-glaze.
The use of green overpainting, a distinctive element in Annamese ceramics, parallels similar examples documented in The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk Road, particularly on pages 59, 64, and 66 of the Annamese ship catalog. Such pieces were widely traded along the Maritime Silk Road, showcasing the rich cultural exchange between Vietnam and other regions.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam, Vietnam
Type : Dish
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue
1) Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
2) Asian Ceramic Found along Maritime Silk Route / National Maritime Museum of Korea
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
Category
Vietnamese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Thai Lopburi Cast Bronze Seated Buddha, 13th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine early Thai Lopburi figure of a crowned and adorned Buddha, cast bronze, mid-13th century.
The unusual figure of the Buddha sits in virasana upon a stylized lotus pedestal. He is dressed in the traditional monastic robes, but also adorned with a crown and jewelry, including earrings, a necklace, and jeweled belt.
His hands in an atypical combination of mudras. His right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, reaching down to touch the earth, while his left hand held somewhat outwards, seemingly in varada mudra, the gesture of granting favours or wishes. The palm of his outstretched hand marked with the dharmachakra, the Wheel of the Law, representing Buddhist teaching.
The bronze with a beautiful silvery patina.
Lopburi was an independent Mon kingdom with strong ties to the Khmer Angkor...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Korean Goryeo Bronze Basin, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 14th century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Korean bronze ritual basin with incredible patina, Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392 AD), 12th - 14th century, Korea.
The Goryeo bronze basin of shallow bowl form, set on a sho...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Pottery Camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and rare Chinese painted high fired gray pottery model of a wooly camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, with TL test.
The charming camel is portrayed stand...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Islamic Pottery Bowl with Figurative Paint Kashan Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An earthenware bowl supported on a foot ring decorated with elaborate slip paint. The bowl was likely made in Kashan (in nowadays Iran) during 12-14th century, in Khwarazmian Empire,...
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Very Fine 11-13thC Cambodian Uma Statue - 8323
Located in Ukiah, CA
Very fine 11-13thC Cambodian Uma statue. Beautiful face, and strong spiritual presence. Left arm shows where it was originally attached during manufacture. It is only noticeable upon...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Thai Sukhothai Cast Bronze Buddha Head, 15th/16th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Thai cast bronze Buddha head, Sukhothai kingdom, circa 15th century, Thailand.
The Buddha's pleasing face, with its narrow, oval ...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Dong Son Culture Ritual Bronze Bell
Located in Austin, TX
A large and finely cast ritual bronze bell from the Dong Son Culture (circa 1000 BC-200 AD).
Of unusually large size, the thinness of the bronze speaks to the advanced techniques ...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Annamese blue and white bowl, circa 15th century.
Located in seoul, KR
The bowl's design features fluid, dynamic brushstrokes typical of Annamese pottery, where cobalt blue underglaze was used to create intricate patterns before a clear glaze was applied. The artwork, with its foliage and floral motifs, suggests a connection to the natural world—a common theme in Vietnamese art. Such items were highly traded, and their recovery from shipwrecks helps us understand the extent of maritime commerce in Southeast Asia during the 15th and 16th centuries. This piece embodies the craftsmanship and aesthetic values of the period, providing insights into the cultural and economic contexts of its time.
Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty
Region : North Annam, Vietnam
Type : Dish
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship
Diameter : 17cm
Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue
Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000
* Vietnamese trade ceramics
Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...
Category
Vietnamese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Dingyao Vase, c. 1100
Located in Chicago, IL
Dingyao porcelain, often called Ding ware, is famous for its creamy-white coloring, refined forms, and low-relief surface patterning. Ding ware was produced ...
Category
Chinese Minimalist Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Archaic Jade Bi, Liangzhu Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Museum-quality Chinese jade Bi from the Liangzhu period (3300-2200 BC). For the Liangzhu, jade was the primary material through which the secular and religious...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade
10-12th century Special antique marble figure of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This special antique marble figure of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara, dating back to the 10th-12th century, is a rare and highly valuable piece of Jain art. Expertly craf...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Korean Silla Dynasty Footed Jar, circa 6th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean high fired gray pottery stoneware footed vessel, Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, circa 6th century.
The vessel of traditiona...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns. High shouldered round form with a flat lid having a neatly trimmed shoulder and peaked stupa ...
Category
Thai Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Lokapala
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty terracotta Pottery Tomb figure of the Lokapala Warrier Deity. Figure molded wearing heavy armor, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised in a threatening gesture...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Korean Goryeo Bronze Bottle Vase with Green Patina, 12th/13th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and unusually large Korean Goryeo bronze bottle vase with green patina, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th/13th century, Korea.
The graceful vase of typical bottle form, with a bulbous...
Category
Korean Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns. Globular fruit form with pinched foliate rim and sepal stem finial on top decorated in brown a...
Category
Thai Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady
Located in Austin, TX
Painted pottery figure of an opulent Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simply draped robe from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Her beauty is illuminated by the ...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Acrylic
Pala Black Stone Stele of Ganesha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Seated in lalitasana with his pendant foot resting on the rat, Ganesh is seen here holding a mala, a radish, and a bowl of sweets in three of his hands while the fourth comfortably r...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Rare 14th century sandstone panel with five Buddha statues from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This rare 14th-century sandstone panel is an exceptional example of Rajasthani temple art from India, featuring five Buddha statues, each depicted with a distinct mudra. Crafted from...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns. High shouldered round form with a slightly convex flat lid and small boss finial on top decora...
Category
Thai Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze 10-11thC Cambodian Khmer Era Guardian Figure.
Located in Ukiah, CA
Large Well cast bronze 10-11thC Cambodian Khmer Era Guardian Figure. The dating may be a century or two earlier or later, but this is a large, Angkor Wat period piece. Wear as seen...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
16th century Very special bronze Burmese Buddha statue from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Very special antique bronze Burmese Buddha statue
Material : bronze
36,8 cm high
18 cm wide and 10,5 cm deep
With traces of the original lacquer and 24 krt. gilding
Ava style
Bhumisp...
Category
Burmese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Yue Celadon Cong-Shaped Vase, Western Jin Dynasty(3-5th C)
Located in seoul, KR
This vase is an exceptionally rare piece and likely the only known example of a Cong-shaped vase from the Jin Dynasty. While some experts may attribute this work to the Song Dynasty or later periods based on its form, it is, in fact, a much earlier creation from the 3rd to 4th century CE during the Jin Dynasty. It was imported from Hong Kong in the late 1990s and was acquired by our gallery as part of a collection that included other Jin Dynasty Yue celadon pieces.
The vase features a cylindrical form with a square (方形) design and geometric incised patterns. While these design elements became more refined and sophisticated during the Song Dynasty (960~1279), their origins trace back much earlier, as evidenced by Cong-shaped jade artifacts dating as far back as 2,500 B.C.E. Examples of these ancient jade Congs...
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Hong Kong Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
A Rare Sancai-Glazed Pottery Jar, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The jar is of globular shape and is decorated to the body with a geometric design band of lozenge-shaped motifs in blue, green, ochre and cream below a plain ochre everted mouth rim,...
Category
Hong Kong Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Region of Hadda, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Gandharan molded stucco head of a male Bodhisattva, tentatively identified as Manjushri, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda or surrounding area, 3rd-5th century.
The Bodhisattva is sculpted of stucco in an idealized manner as a youthful male, with soft and kind features, a benign expression on his face. He wears an elaborate pleated turban wrapped around his head, with two sweeping lobes at the front.
His turban secured on one side by a small image of a roaring lion. The lion may be read as a reference to Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, who is often depicted as riding or subduing a roaring lion, a metaphor for taming the wild thoughts of the mind.
Manjushri gazes outwards in a beatific manner from almond shaped eyes, a gentle smile on his lips. The eyes at different levels when looking at the sculpture head on, indicating the original placement of the head was meant to be viewed at an angle.
Remnants of pigments to the eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
Mounted on a custom black metal stand.
Hadda was an important center of Buddhist learning in the early history of Greco Buddhist Gandhara, and at one time may have housed a bone relic of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. The sculpture and architecture of Hadda followed Hellenistic artistic conventions faithfully, leading some scholars to believe the distinct Greco Buddhist style of Gandhara was first developed in Hadda before spreading to the rest of the region.
The kingdom of Gandhara was situated at a crossroads of trade and cultures. Being one of the last remnants of Alexander the Great's Empire, the inhabitants of the Greco-Bactrian Buddhist kingdom preserved Greek culture and heritage for centuries after the decline of the Greek Empire...
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Afghan Hellenistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stucco
Han Dynasty Green Glazed Archers Watch Tower Oxford TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Pottery Watch Tower in Green Glaze; Han Dynasty (2016 BC -AD 220)
Earthenware three-storied pavilion from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Each of the...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Korean Ceramic Celadon Bowl with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Despite inspired originally by the celadons from Song dynasty in China, the development of celadon in Korean peninsula took its own course and reached the zenith in the 11-12th century during Goryeo dynasty...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Earthenware Pottery Jar with Hill Cover
Located in seoul, KR
The vessel has a rounded body rising to a tall neck, surmounted by a rare cover modeled in the form of mountain peaks. The entire surface is painted with layers of yellow, white and ...
Category
East Asian Han Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
15th Century Northern Thai Bronze Buddha Masterpiece w Provenance - 9200
Located in Ukiah, CA
Masterpiece 15th century Northern Thai bronze Buddha. This is the best of the best. Traces of gilding in the crevices of the hair, behind the ears, etcetera. The casting is crisp, the sculpting shows great finesse and depth, the patina is beautiful and complex and desirable, the proportions are classic, and the face as deep and serene and beautiful as any you will find on any Buddha. It is extremely large and is the largest high-end period bronze Buddha from Thailand I have ever had the pleasure of offering at 31 inches tall and in the range of 50 to 60 pounds (most of the clay core scooped out) (Outstanding provenance -from the personal collection of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) founder of the Ishtar gate...
Category
Thai Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$25,000 Sale Price
44% Off
Khmer Bronze Two Part Bottle Vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Khmer pear shaped bronze bottle vase, Angkor Period, 12th-14th century.
Crafted of bronze in two parts. When separated, the lower portion of the vase becomes an offerin...
Category
Cambodian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Small Cizhou Glazed Figure of a Daoist Deity, Song to Ming Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming Chinese cizhou ware glazed pottery figure of a Taoist deity or official, Song to Ming Dynasty, 13th - 15th century, China, ex. Christi...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Small Korean Celadon Inlay Vases Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a near pair antique Korean ceramic vase from the end of Goryeo to the beginning of Joseon period (circa 14-15th). The vases feature cel...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Korean Ceramic Buncheong Bowl Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic shallow bowl on ring foot in the classic Buncheong (or Punch'ong) style from early Joseon Dynasty circa 15th century. The bowl features...
Category
Korean Archaistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
A Longquan Celadon-Glazed
Dragon
Dish, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The dish is decorated to the centre with a moulded appliqué dragon chasing the flaming pearl surrounded by a carved stylised foliage band at the cavetto. The moulded fluted exterior ...
Category
Hong Kong Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Celadon
Annamese Stoneware Miniature Vase and Jar, Hoi An Hoard, Late 15th C, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
These ceramics feature finely detailed depictions of birds and cloud motifs using underglaze blue, showcasing an elegant and refined design. The vase portrays a bird in mid-flight, w...
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Vietnamese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
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