A BAMBOO FIGURE OF UNHAPPY LUCKY BUDDHAChina, Republic period (1912-1949). Seated on a rock, covered in a loose robe revealing his shoulder, holdi...

A CARVED BAMBOO FIGURE OF AN IMMORTALChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Carved, standing and smiling with a characteristically incised flowing beard...

A WOOD FIGURE OF A LAUGHING BUDDHAChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). An unusual depiction of the Laughing Buddha, car...

AN UNUSUAL ROOT WOOD TORSOChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The segmented fragment probably from a monk sculpture as indicated by the collar. The w...

A VERY LARGE WOOD SCULPTURE OF AN IMMORTAL AND SERVANT RIDING A WATER BUFFALOChina, 1900 to 1920. The huge wood sculpture depicting a reclined wat...

A DARK WOOD FIGURE OF BODHIDHARMAChina, c. 1900. Depicting Bodhidharma reclining on a Luduan, holding a bat with his left hand and with a basket o...

A JACK FRUIT WOOD BRUSHPOTChina, 20th century. The cylindrical brushpot carved in high relief with eight galloping stallions. With calligraphy abo...

A ROSEWOOD BRUSH POT, BITONGChina, late Qing to Republic period (1900-1950). The wood of brownish-orange color and left in the natural surface of ...

A BURLWOOD 'TREE TRUNK' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, MID-QINGChina, 18th-19th century. Naturalistically carved with protruding burls and recesses to simulate...

A BOXWOOD CARVING OF 'BUDDHA HAND CITRON'China, Republic period (1912-1949). Finely carved in the form of a finger citrus with nine slender curvin...

A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A MOUNTAINChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Carved as a rocky landscape with a pavilion atop. The wood smooth and of reddis...

A LARGE SINOTIBETAN POLYCHROME WOOD BOXSino-Tibetan, c. 1800. The rectangular box finely painted in relief to the top with two dignitaries, a musi...

A HIMALAYAN TURTLE SHELL MASKHimalayan region, 19th century. Expressively carved with eyes, eyebrows, nostrils, and mouth.Condition: Fine patina a...

A HORN CARVING OF A BUDDHIST DEITYNepal, 19th century or earlier. The black horn carved as a Buddhist deity set in a concave lotus-like base.Condi...

A SMALL AND FINE BUFFALO HORN STELE OF VAJRAPANISino-Tibetan, 19th century. Vajrapani, "holder of the thunderbolt" is lively displayed in typical ...

A HORN FIGURE OF GUANYINChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Guanyin carved leaning towards her right side, dressed in a long robe and holding a flowe...

A FINE AND LARGE SHELL PECTORALHimalayan region, 19th century or earlier. Well-polished tubular focal bead made from shell (probably chank shell, ...

AN AMBER CARVING OF A TIGER AND DOGChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The brown color amber with yellow inclusions is finely carved as a tiger and a...

A CARVED AMBER 'WARRIORS' PENDANT, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th centuryCarved to one side with a general standing in front of his large hors...

A LOT OF EIGHTEEN CORAL BEADSSouthern China, 20th century. Eighteen naturally shaped beads made from bamboo coral characterized by a deep, red col...

A CORAL NECKLACE WITH EXPERTISETibet, 1900 to 1920. Composed of 31 coral beads and one lapis lazuli bead, each separated by small metal beads, joi...

A FOUR-PANEL 'ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS' COROMANDEL SCREEN, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. One side of the brown-lacquered surface carved and i...

AN IVORY 'DRAGON' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER, LATE MING DYNASTYChina, 16th-17th century. The cylindrical box surmounted by a circular cover, boldly ca...

A CHILONG AND DOUBLE GOURD IVORY PENDANTChina, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). The finely carved ivory pendant in the form of a double gourd, depictin...

A BLACK-LACQUERED IVORY BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of cylindrical form, supported on three short feet and with a countersunk ...

A CANTON IVORY PUZZLE BALLChina, c. 1880. The puzzle ball carved to the exterior with numerous figures between flowers and plants, enclosing at le...

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AN CANTON EXPORT IVORY CALENDARChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The folding pocket calendar of rectangular form, opening to display seven thinly c...

AN IVORY CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL, MINGChina, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Carved as an immortal with a long beard holding a ruyi-scepter. With a fitte...

AN IVORY FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD, LATE MING DYNASTYChina, 16th to early 17th century. The Goddess of Mercy boldly carved standing and carrying...

A PAINTED IVORY FIGURE OF A LADY, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Wearing voluminous robes, decorated in gilt with a key-fret pattern at the chest, ...

A SMALL IVORY FIGURE OF TWO LADIESChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Depicting a group of two ladies and a young servant on rocky scenery.Condition:...

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A TALL PAINTED IVORY FIGURE OF LIN DAIYU, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, mid-19th to early 20th century. The graceful, slender figure wearing long ro...

A PORTRAIT STATUE OF THE YONGZHENG EMPEROR, IVORY, LATER QING TO EARLY REPUBLICChina, 1820-1920. The Emperor seated cross-legged on an intricately...

A CANTON IVORY BRISE (FOLDING) FANChina, ca. 1880. The Cantonese fan with thirteen delicately carved ivory sticks of almost translucent quality de...

AN IMPERIAL EMBROIDERED BLUE-GROUND DRAGON ROBE, JIFU, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The blue ground is worked in couched gold threads with nin...

A SKY-BLUE EMBROIDERED 'SATIN STITCH' SILK LADY'S ROBE, 1920sChina, 1920s The sky-blue silk robe finely embroidered with flowers.Condition: Very g...

A 'BUTTERFLIES AND LOTUS' LADY'S ROBEChina, 1900 - 1920. Finely worked in Beijing stitch and satin stitch with numerous fluttering butterflies and...

A BLUE EMBROIDERED 'DRAGON' ROBEChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). The rich blue ground finely worked on the fro...

A BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' SUMMER ROBEChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Embroidered in silk and decorated with gold and polychrome threads on a da...

A LOT OF SEVEN TEXTILES, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Executed in Peking knot (also known as forbidden stitch) and silk stitch with gold thread d...

A FINE 'SATIN STITCH' EMBROIDERY OF QUAILSChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Finely embroidered with polychrome silk threats are two quails before a...

A YELLOW SILK CUSHION WITH DRAGONSChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of square shape, embroidered in satin stitch with two dragons on either si...

A 'FLORAL' WOOL SADDLE RUGSino-Tibetan, late 19th century. The finely woven saddle rug with floral decoration, surrounded by a dotted band and a b...

A PAIR OF YELLOW SILK EMBROIDERIESChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Both executed in very fine satin stitch, ce...

AN EMBROIDERED SILK BUDDHIST ALTAR FRONTAL, QIANLONG PERIOD China, 1736-1795. Finely worked in multicolored satin stitch, Peking knot, and couched...

AN EMBROIDERED SILK RANK BADGE, BUZI, QINGChina, 1644-1912. The Second Military Rank badge embroidered in colored threads, depicting a lion on a r...

A 'CRANES AND DRAGONS' WEAVINGChina, 1900 to 1920. Finely woven in silk thread of unwashed colors with four Buddhist lions and various Buddhist tr...

A LARGE EMBROIDERED 'PEACHES & BAT' LONGEVITY SILK PANELChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Finely embroidered in gold and metallic brocade agai...

AN CIVIL OFFICIAL EMBROIDERED SILK 'CRANE' RANK BADGE, BUZI, LATE QINGChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Embroidered in satin stitch, the crane...

A SILK WEAVING WITH DRAGONSChina, late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or early Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Finely woven with a repeated alternating dragon...

A VERY LARGE ART DECO 'DRAGON' CARPETChina, c 1930. Finely woven wool carpet with scattered sinuous five clawed dragons, flaming pearls and clouds...

A THANGKA OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNISino-Tibetan, 18th to 19th century. Distemper on cloth. Painted in vibrant colors depicting Buddha Shakyamuni seated...

A THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVATibet, 18th to 19th century. Distemper on cloth. The Indian saint seated on a lotus throne holding the vajra, the kapala...

A RARE THANGKA OF LAKSHMIMongolia or Tibet, 18th-19th century. Distemper and gold on cloth. Seated in lalitasana atop a lotus base on a five-stepp...

A THANGKA OF VAJRAPANITibet, 18th to 19th century. Blue Vajrapani standing in alidhasana within a fiery aureole, wielding a vajra in his right han...

A THANGKA OF CHAKRASAMVARA WITH HIS CONSORTTibet, 19th century. Distemper on cloth, framed in a linen mounting. A finely painted depiction of Chak...

A TIBETAN '100 BUDDHAS' MANDALA THANGKA, LATE 19TH CENTURYTibet, late 19th century. Painted with distemper on cloth, showing five Buddha mandalas,...

A THANGKA DEPICTING VAJRAPANISinotibetan, 19th century. Distemper and gold on cloth. The fierce deity Vajrapani at the center within a flaming aur...