Chinese Han Dynasty Terra Cotta Stick Man with Coiffure

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #651983
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Beautiful Han Terracotta Male Stick Figure with a gorgeous face and his hair pulled back into a top knot and braid. A well preserved burial piece with much soil adherent still intact and traces of pigment throughout. From a renowned and published New York collection. 23 inches (58.5 cm) tall. The Han Dynasty was from 206 BC - 220 AD.

Tang Marble Buddha

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #599109
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Rare and finely sculpted torso of the Buddha seated in the Bhadra asana from the Tang Dynasty. This is a classic piece which clearly illustrates the Gandharan Greek inspired influence on early Chinese Buddhist art. The head and lower portion of base have been cut off to remove an attempt to restore the image using contemporary commercial materials. H: 13.7cm/5.4in and W: 11.2cm/4.4in.

Carved Stone Door Foundations, Qing circa 19th century

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1900: item #548396

A beautiful set to add to a garden path or entryway, this pair were originally used as a decorative embellishment to the entryway of an important residence or official building. To the rear of the decorative aspect is a flat area, one of which still has the iron connector inset into it. Each one is approximately 56cm. high by 58 cm. long by 20 cm. wide (22" x22.5" x8")

Pre Ming Buddhist Relief Carvings, Marble

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1492: item #539020

A true piece of Chinese history, this marble was probably the base or other structural element to a monument or temple in its time. Probably dating to the Yuan Dynasty or a little earlier, the scars of the Cultural Revolution make precise dating not possible. None the less, a wonderful piece, with a Buddha in relief on three sides, and the remainder of some carving to what is now the back. Approximately 21.5x12.5x12.5 inches, 54.5x32x32 centimeters

Chinese Granite Horse

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Contemporary: item #458955

Chinese Granite Standing Horse. Fine relief details of horse and saddle. 20th century Height: 28-1/2 inches.

Northern Wei Bodhisattva

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #420669
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Very early Chinese (386 CE-577 CE) stone fragment of a Bodhisattva head most likely Northern Wei or possibly Northern Qi. Although small a very nice piece and is a good example of how early Chinese Buddhist Art was influenced by Gandhara of which this closely resembles. Included is a museum quality perspex stand. H: 3.5cm/1.4in.

Carved Stone Door Foundations, Qing circa 1800

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1837 VR: item #419081

A beautiful set to add to a garden path or entryway, this pair were originally used as a decorative/protective embellishment to the entryway of an important residence or official building. Carved in sandstone, the wear of a couple of hundred years or so is apparent, adding to the overall effect of the set. They each feature a figurative drum with lion dogs at play on the top, chi-lin on one face with six spheres orbiting a central one on the other face (pearls? still looking into it). Clouds,... Click for details

Fine Chinese Scholar's Rock with Slate Stone Stand

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1920: item #370585
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A small well shaped Chinese scholar's rock (or viewing stone) with intriguing splashes of red. There is a conforming carved slate stand. Late 19th to early 20th century. Scholars used to contemplate over the rock and write poems in competition.

About 8" wide, 7.5" high on stand. Very good condition, no cracks. Versatile size.

Man From Shandong, Granite Sculpture

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1980: item #357366
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Chinese sculptor Dong Zuo Hai used strong, simple lines to create this powerful granite figure. Called "Man from Shandong," the sculpture honors the many thousands of people from the artist's home province who were forced by severe flooding along the Yellow River during the 1920s to relocate from temperate Shandong to the frozen region of Dongbei (Manchuria) in the north along the Russian border. Wrapped in a heavy overcoat and hat, the figure's origin is established by the provincial Shandong b... Click for details

Zen Monk Daruma Carved in Granite

Chinese: Sculpture: Stone Pre 1980: item #326400
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Daruma, also called Dharma and Bodhidharma, the monk from India who introduced Zen Buddhism to China, is carved here in granite. Nearly three feet tall, this late 20th century Chinese sculpture is carved in a form characteristic of depictions of the sage, with the head shown in fine detail and the rest of the body covered in a flowing robe represented with only a few simple lines. The sensitive face has a thoughtful expression and the trademark bushy eyebrows, bald pate and beard that identify t... Click for details