HEAD OF A BUDDHA. China. Northern Qi - early Sui dynasty. 6th c. Lime sandstone, finely modeled and evenly polished with a thin patina skin, dark...

BODHISATTVA WITH MANDORLA. China. Probably Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze with gilding. Standing in tribhanga on a lotus on a square base. His r...

BODHISATTVA WITH AUREOLE. China. Probarbly Sui dynasty (581-618). Bronze with gilding. Standing in tribhanga on a lotus on a high footed stand. ...

CROWNED BODHISATTVA. China. Tang dynasty (618-907). Bronze with residue of gilding and dark, shiny patina. He is standing in elegant tribhanga ...

BIG JUE. China. Yuan- or early Ming dynasty. Bronze with dark patina. All around a band with archaic decoration, the handle with animal head an...

MORTAR AND PESTLE. China. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Bronze with shiny, dark brown patina. The small bowl on a flat base. Outside a continuous Ar...

GUANYIN ON A HIGH LOTUSTHRONE. China. Yuan to early Ming dynasty. 14th/15th c. Bronze with shiny and dark patina. Sitting with his hands in dhyâ...

WINE VESSEL FANG HU WITH DRAGON HANDLES. China. Probably Song dynasty (960-1279). Bronze with green, brown and reddish patina. Square diameter,...

LUOHAN SOBINDA SONJA. China. Probably Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). The Luohan Sobinda Sonja is mostly shown in meditation. Here he is sitting on a...

LÜ DONGBIN. China. Ming dynasty. About 16th c. Bronze with dark patina. Standing in a scholars robe with his sword (damaged) on his back and ho...

RARE FIGURE OF THE YOUTHFUL GUANDI. China. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). 16th c. Bronze with dark patina, residue of gilding and colored lacquer. Th...

BODHISATTVA OF SUN RAYS - RIGUANG PUSA. China. Probably Ming dynasty. In the regional style of North China. Bronze with fire gilding and residu...

CROWNED AVALOKITESHVARA. China. Ming-Dynasty (1368-1644). Bronze with dark patina and gilding. The crown with a small Amitâbha, the garments wi...

BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI. China. Qing dynasty. 17th c. Bronze with black lacquer, gilding and traces of cinnabar. The graceful figure is seated in dhyan...

GUANYIN WITH PARROT. China. Late Ming dynasty. Bronze with green patina. Sitting on a lotus throne on a high base. At the left shoulder a parrot...

SONG ZI NIANGNIANG. China. Ming dynasty. 16th/17th c. Bronze. These deity in royal garment with a phoenix headdress is revered as children bring...

GENERAL WEI TO. China. Probably late Ming dynasty. Bronze mit fire gilding. He was the son of a heavenly king and was so zealous that Buddha ma...

THE DRAGONS DAUGHTER LONGNÜ. China. Probably Ming dynasty. 16th c. Bronze with residue of gilding and lacquer. Standing on a lotus base in wide ...

CENSER IN THE SHAPE OF THE POET DU FU RIDING ON A MULE China. Late Ming Dynasty. 17th c. Bronze with the original painting in white, red and bla...

TALL GUANYIN. China. Qing dynasty or later Bronze with silver inlays and black lacquer. Guanyin as an elegant lady dressed in fluttering drapery ...

CENSER IN THE SHAPE OF A GUI. Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century. Bronze with shiny, dark brown patina. On the body in flat relief convoluted taotie...

SHOULAO SITTING ON A DEER. China. 17th/18th c. Copper bronze with dark, shiny patina and residue of gilding. This typical combination of Shoulao...

PAIR OF CENSER TABLETS. China. Qing dynasty. Qianlong period (1735-1796). Cloisonné. In the shape of begonia flowers with straight walls. Inside...

CENSER AND VASE. China. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. Cloisonné on copper with gilding. The censer stout with two handles, the vase in slender ...

MOON FLASK WITH DRAGON HANDLES. China. Qing dynasty. 18th/19th c. Cloisonné on bronze, handles and mouth gilt. On both sides a large phoenix on a...

VASE WITH LID. China. Qing dynasty. 18th/19th c. Cloisonné on copper, partly gilded. All around a landscape with mountains, small cities and pers...

TALL SHEEP ON BASE. Asia. 19th/20th c. Bronze with Cloisonné. The animal is standing gazing sideways on a rectangular, stepped base. It is a fa...

GUANYIN. China. About Yuan/Ming dynasty. Ca. 14th/15th c. Wood, polished dark. Standing, with high chignon with two braids on the shoulder. With...

EXCEPTIONAL CUP WITH THE FAMOUS POET LI BAI. China. Ming dynasty.Rhinoceros horn, carved and polished. From deep black color, on the inside some p...

DRAGON TAMER NANTIMITOLO. China. Probably late Ming dynasty. Wood, carved with modeled decoration, lacquered with colors and gilding. This is o...

BODHIDARMA. China. Ca. 16th/17th c. Wood with partly textured lacquering with gold. This figure might be Bodhidarma (chin. Damo), the founder of...

BRUSH POT (BITONG) China. Probably 17th c. Zitan wood. The slightly oval shape on the outside carved with bumps in the manner of snags. The missi...

FINE CENSER. China. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Probably 18th/19th c. Bronze with dark patina. Flat, round shape with wide offset opening and sepa...

SCREEN WITH LANDSCAPE. China. Qing dynasty. 18th/19th c. Probably rosewood with inlays of mother of pearl and bone. The panel, which is set into ...

CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL. China, Canton. About 1900. Mother of pearl shell, inside carved in fine relief with several scenes between houses...

BOWL WITH THE HEAVENLY EMPEROR. China. About 1900. Silver Repoussé. On the outside of the wide bowl a scene in the heavenly palace with the Jad...

LARGE FOODCONTAINER IN THE SHAPE OF A POMEGRANATE. China. Republic period (1912-1949). 20th c. Silver, repoussé with separately worked parts. The...

SMALL PLATE FROM A SERIES WITH THE SHIJING. China. Qing dynasty. 18th/19th c. Lacque Burgauté with partly minute inlays from mother-of-pearl, go...

SUITE OF FOUR SMALL PLATES. LAQUE BURGAUTÉ. China. Late Ming- to early Qing dynasty. First half 17th c. Lacque burgauté with minute inlays of moth...

SCREEN WITH LANDSCAPES OF THE HUANGSHAN MOUNTAINS. China. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). 18th c. Lacque burgauté. Wood with very fine a...

ELEPHANT WITH CAPARISON. China. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Light grey-green jade with orange-brown inclusions. The powerful anim...

PENDANT WITH LOW RELIEF. China. Greenish white jade. Rectangular, top and bottom rounded. On each side in a square plate a scene: Two scholars b...

PENDANT IN THE SHAPE OF A GOURD. China. Green jade with a few yellowish green inclusions. The lug composed of the bent stalk, from which a leaf...

BELT HOOK WITH HORSE HEAD. China. Whitish jade with grey inclusions. The hook in the shape of a horse head, the longer part decorated with a pa...

PENDANT WITH LOTUS. China. Even, nearly white jade. Flat, rounded rectangular shape. Both lotus leaves are shown from the front respectively fr...

BELT HOOK WITH CHILONG DRAGON. China. Light green, uniform jade. The hook with a dragon head, the opposed chilong completely undercut. Height 2...

PLATE WITH FOLIAGE. China. 19th c. Greyish green jade. The fivefolded leaves with jagged border are carved in open work. The plate might once hav...

SNUFFBOTTLE. MUTTONFAT JADE. China. Qing dynasty. 18th c. Greyish white jade pebble. Both sides with natural skin. Square rounded shape of class...

SNUFFBOTTLE IN SQUARE SHAPE. China. Middle Qing dynasty. Ca. 1740-1850. Light greyish green, diagonally banded jade. Square type of the literat...

SNUFFBOTTLE IN LITERATI STYLE. China. Qing dynastie. 18th c. Light greyish white jade with a section of brown skin and tiny dark inclusions. Cy...

DOUBLE-SNUFFBOTTLE. MARKED "XING YOU HE TANG". China. Qing dynasty. Jiaqing- to Daoguang period (1796-1850). White, even mutton-fat jade. A gou...

SNUFFBOTTLE FROM MUTTONFAT JADE WITH SKIN. China. Qing dynasty. 18th c. White, somewhat cloudy jade. The square rounded bottle in natural pebble...

SNUFFBOTTLE IN THE SHAPE OF A VASE. China. Middle Qing dynasty. Ca. 1750-1850. Light grey-green Nephrit jade with brown inclusions. Elegantely ...

SNUFFBOTTLE FROM JADE WITH SKIN. China. Middle Qing dynasty. Ca. 1780-1850. Light greyish green nephrite jade. The rounded square bottle hollow...

SNUFFBOTTLE WITH JUMPING CARPS. China. Qing dynasty. Ca. 1820-1900. Rectangular with softed edges. Transparent glass with snowstorm ground, mul...

SNUFFBOTTLE WITH ELEVEN BOYS. China. Qing dynasty. Ca. 1850-1900. Fine enamel painting on copper. Stopper of gilt bronze. The boys are in a gar...

SNUFFBOTTLE IN RARE 'LADY-FORM'. China. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Semi-transparent, opal like ground with suffused orange chalcedon-like blotch...

SNUFFBOTTLE WITH MALLOW-FLOWERS. China. Qing dynasty. Ca. 1800-1880. Transparent strawberry red glass, carved and polished. Stopper in gilt bro...

SNUFFBOTTLE WITH SCHOLAR. China. Qing dynasty. 1850-1900. Very fine enamel painting on copper. Stopper from emerald green glass with brass coll...

SNUFFBOTTLE WITH LOTUS AND GOLDFISH. China. Qing dynasty. Ca. 1850-1900. Glass with opaque white ground, painted on the other side with dragonf...