Asian Head of Man Side Portrait

Copy of a portrait drawing in black charcoal titled,"Asian Head of Woman Black"

Copy of a painting titled "Indian With Horn Hat" showing portrait of a Native American with bear claw necklace and fancy hat tipped in red

Copy of a charcoal drawing titled,"Helmet of Warrior" showing Medieval piece of armor

American Victorian gilt framed oil painting portrait of bearded man lighting pipe

Vintage portrait on silk of a Vietnamese old man. The noteworthy wood frame seems to imitate a weave. It is very elaborate and entirely hand-carved. Good vintage condition. Shippin...

A Chinese Ming Dynasty period stucco head of a court lady from the 15th or 16th century, mounted on a wooden stand. Crafted in China during the Ming Dynasty, this stucco head is moun...

A remarkable Chinese life sized painted stucco head of a luohan, Song, Liao or Jin Dynasty, circa 11th century, China. The amazingly life-like figure depicts a luohan (sometime spelled lohan), also known as an arhat, one of the original disciples of the Buddha. The elderly man has been molded in stucco with inset glass eyes and painted with idealized, if slightly exaggerated features. The unidentified luohan sports a bald, or perhaps shaved, domed head above a bulging forehead, symbolizing his vast wisdom. The wrinkles in his furrowed brow, and creases around his eyes add to his realism. The learned man stares out wisely from deep set, heavily lidded inlaid glass eyes that catch the light. The luohan has high cheekbones and a prominent jawline. His lips full and pursed as if about to speak. The corners of his mouth turned up ever so slightly in a faint smile, causing his gaunt cheeks to dimple charismatically. A series of dots above the upper lip indicate he may originally have sported a mustache of real hair. This life sized head with extremely realistic features fits into a very narrow time frame of Chinese Buddhist art. Perhaps the most recognized group of large, finely molded Chinese luohan...

Early 19th century Chinese full length portrait of a seated gentleman, likely of noble or royal descent. Gouache on pith paper housed in a glazed early 20th century ebonised frame. ...