BRONZE GU VASE WITH STAND

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre 1700: item #1110731

The geometrical pattern on the rounded body divided by three flanges and standing on a bell-shaped foot, the neck and foot each with three lappets filled with a trellis pattern between meander bands, the original foot fixed. China, 17th. century. Height: 18,8 cm.

BRONZE HU CEREMONIAL VASE

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1102156
PR01

Hu ceremonial bronze vessel with lid, handles, decorative dragon faces and other mythical animal in relief. 4 lines of incised writing on both sides. China, End of Chou Dynasty, 6th-5th. century BC. In excellent condition, some oxidation. H: 31 cm. max w: 21cm.

A Silver-Colored Bronze Mirror, Western Han

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1100350

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C. – A.D. 9). A crisply executed and well-designed small white bronze mirror of a well-documented type known in China as ‘riguang’ and representing the sun with eight rays pointing to a surrounding circular register bearing a related eight-character inscription. This example is nearly identical to a published example excavated at Luoyang in Henan Province (later the capital of the Eastern Han) although variations of different sizes but bearing similar inscriptions h... Click for details

A Very Rare Han Dynasty Bronze Stove and Steamer

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1097237
HB174

An extremely rare archaic bronze stove and steamer on four legs intact and in excellent condition. This turtle form is well documented, although few complete examples exist.
Han Dynasty
8 inches long and 7.75 inches tall

Condition: Heavily patinated, small cr... Click for details

Dian Culture Bronze Frog

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1058805
2266

Quirky bronze frog from China, 300BCE-200CE. Most likely this piece is Dian Culture centered in Yunnan or possibly Dong Son since frogs are common motifs with the Dian and Dong Son peoples. Chinese chroniclers described both groups as being Southern Barbarians during the Western Han expansion, like the Romans of the same period, I get the impression that the Dian were “vassal” states in name only and were probably paid off by the Chinese to leave them alone. As of yet no one in Chinese arch... Click for details

Chinese Bronze Gu (Shang Dynasty)(12-13th Century BC)

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1054431

This Chinese bronze ritual vessel (GU) measures about 12 inches in height and 6 inches in diameter at it's upper lip.

It dates from the 12th - 13th century BC / BCE.

It has a plain, trumpet shaped neck, with two taotie masks, each with small raised bosses for ... Click for details

A Plain Foliate Bronze Mirror of the Song Dynasty

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre 1492: item #1050839

A six-lobed bronze mirror of the Song Dynasty. Plain faced Song mirrors of this type were made in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, while similar mirrors bearing makers' inscriptions (see Trocadero item 876962 in this catalog), originated in Jiangxi Province. While the foliate rim was common to Tang Dynasty mirrors as well, several characteristics of this example date it unmistakably to the Song. Tang mirrors—known in antique Chinese texts as “big nosed” Tang mirrors—typically had large, round center b... Click for details

A XingYun or Star and Cloud Mirror, Western Han Dynasty

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1044644

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Set of Eight Han Dynasty Graduated Painted Bronze Cups

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre AD 1000: item #1037255
M7874

A Very Rare Set of Eight Graduated Painted Bronze Cups - Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

These eight bronze cups, or pouring vessels, were made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). They are of very fine quality, the bronze being polished and particularly thin. They are a graduated set and fit perfectly within each other. The inner surface of each has been painted in a red pigment. On the surface in places are green... Click for details

Reference Book: Gilded Dragons

Chinese: Antiquities: Early Metalwork Pre 2000: item #1027907

An excellent pictorial reference book focusing on tomb items from China's Golden Age with heavy concentration on Tang and Han Dynasty items, but Eastern Zhou, Warring States, Spring and Autumn, and Qin Dynasty Periods are covered as well. There are over 120 color photos, most pieces are bronzes and/or gilded bronzes, but there are also some jade and early pottery pieces represented as well. The text is also very informative. In our candid opinion, it's not enough of a reason to purchase an anti... Click for details