A LARGE AND MASSIVE SPINACH-GREEN KHOTAN JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, PROBABLY TAKEN FROM THE OLD SUMMER PALACE IN BEIJING IN 1861China, ca. mid-18th t...

A CARVED CELADON AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1850Published:Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottle...

A VERY FINE AND RARE MOTTLED EMERALD-GREEN JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1780-1880China. Well hollowed, of flattened globular form with tapering foot and ...

A WHITE JADE 'KUILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1750-1820Opinion: The present bottle is of exceptional quality. The jade of pure white col...

A RARE HORNBILL 'HORSEMEN' SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYOpinion: The superb color and excellent polish of the present bottle suggest that it was crea...

'MONKEY REACHING FOR THE MOON'S REFLECTION', AN IMPORTANT CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, SUZHOU SCHOOLPublished: Journal of The International Chinese S...

A CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1740-1840Published:Hugh Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group, London, 1971, p. 5...

A RARE CAMEO JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTYChina, 1750-1850. Well hollowed, of rounded-rectangular form with a concave lip and...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL 'TROMPE L'OEIL' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY MA SHAOXUAN (1867-1939), DATED 1898Published:Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED HAIR CRYSTAL 'FISH' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY YE ZHONGSAN, DATED 1916China, the bottle 1740-1860, the painting 1916. Of slightly flattene...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'HAWK AND MOON' SMOKY CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE, BY YE ZHONGSAN, DATED 1935China, the bottle ca. 1750-1850, the painting 1935. Depict...

AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, BY WANG XISAN (born 1938), DATED 1979China. The ovoid body supported on a short thick foot, the shoulder car...

A SLIP-DECORATED AND ENAMELED 'DOVES AND PEKINGESE DOG' SNUFF BOTTLE, YIXING, 1820-1850Published:Hugh Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles Four: A Magazine...

A RARE WUCAI 'ZHANG TIANSHI AND THE FIVE POISONS' DISH, WANLI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1573-1620. Exquisitely potted, the shallow rounded sides suppo...

A COPPER-RED AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE-DECORATED 'XINIU' VASE, KANGXI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Well potted, the baluster body rising from a shor...

A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' BOWL, KANGXI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1662-1722. The exterior is masterfully incised and decorated in green e...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY AND FLOWERS' SAUCER DISH, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIODOpinion: It has become exceedingly difficult to find 18th century 'bo...

A COPPER-RED GLAZED TAZZA, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIODOpinion: Copper-red wares were a fixture of the Imperial household during the Yongzheng era, w...

A GUAN-TYPE VASE, FANG HU, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1723-1735. The high-shouldered body with curved sides supported on a splayed foot, risi...

A WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. With deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the exterior is pai...

A CARVED CELADON-GLAZED 'LOTUS' VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Finely carved in high relief around the body with stylized lotus f...

A FALANGCAI 'PEONIES AND WUFU' CORAL-GROUND DISH, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODThe falangcai color palette of the present dish first appeared on Kangxi...

A RARE GUAN-TYPE VASE, HU, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The ovoid body supported on a thick spreading foot and tapering to a waisted ...

A PAIR OF LARGE 'FAUX-BOIS' JARDINIERES, IMITATING HUANGHUALI, QIANLONG MARKS AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD (circa 1736-1795)Opinion: This pair of ja...

A MAGNIFICENT FAMILLE ROSE SGRAFFIATO LIME-GREEN BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY LATE IN THE PERIODExpert's note: Coated in an even and el...

A GE-TYPE VASE, HU, QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIODChina, c. 1736-1795. The globular body supported on a tall spreading foot and rising t...

A GILT-DECORATED CORAL-GROUND TEA BOAT, JIAQING MARK AND PERIODChina, 1796-1820. The ingot-shaped tea boat finely painted in gilt to the interior ...

A CELADON-GLAZED DRUM-SHAPED VESSEL, JIAQING MARK AND PERIODChina, 1795-1820. Sturdily potted with swelling sides rising to a slightly incurved mo...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH, JIAQING MARK AND PERIODChina, 1796-1820. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to an everted ...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED DEER' HU-FORM VASE, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODOpinion: While hu-form vases with the 'hundred deer' motif that date from the 1...

A BLACK POTTERY AMPHORA WITH APPLIED BRONZE BOSSES, HAN DYNASTYChina, 202 BC to 220 AD. With waisted, incised neck and everted, pinched mouth eman...

A YUE CELADON-GLAZED FIGURE OF A RAM, WESTERN JIN DYNASTYChina, 265-317. The recumbent animal resting upon its tucked-in hind legs and kneeling fo...

A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. The ovoid body raised on a flat base, the rounded shoulder surmounted by a reel...

A MASSIVE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN DOG, LATE EASTERN HAN TO SIX DYNASTIESChina, 2nd-6th century. The hollow figure is modeled as a dog...

A MONUMENTAL SICHUAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE, HAN DYNASTYChina, 206 BC to 220 AD. Powerfully modeled standing foursquare in a pose of alert atte...

A LARGE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Well modeled standing foursquare with the head turned slightly to the...

A CHRYSANTHEMUM-SHAPED DINGYAO MOLDED 'CRANE' DISH, JIN DYNASTYChina, 12th-13th century. Delicately potted with shallow rounded sides supported on...

A MOLDED AND INCISED YAOZHOU CELADON 'TWO BOYS' CONICAL BOWL, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTYChina, 960-1127. Crisply and delicately potted with steep round...

A HENAN RUSSET-PAINTED BLACK-GLAZED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, JIN DYNASTYChina, 1115-1234. The pear-shaped body rising from a short, massive foot to a w...

A JUNYAO PURPLE-SPLASHED TRIPOD CENSER, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 12th-14th century. The compressed body is raised on three cabriole legs, surmoun...

A JUN PURPLE-SPLASHED DISH, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1115-1368. Thickly potted with shallow rounded sides supported on a slightly flared foot and...

A JIZHOU REVERSE-DECORATED 'LOTUS' MEIPING, SOUTHERN SONG TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1127-1368. Skillfully painted in swift brushwork with a continuous...

A LONGQUAN CELADON BARBED-RIM DISH, SONG TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 960-1368. The concave shallow sides supported on a short tapered foot and rising to...

A LONGQUAN CELADON AND BISCUIT FIGURE OF GUANYIN, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. Seated in royal ease atop a rocky outcrop above crashing w...

A LARGE AND MASSIVE FAHUA-GLAZED STONEWARE BUST OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTYChina, 16th century. The scarves, jewelry, and crown are glazed turquoise,...

A VERY LARGE AND EXTREMELY RARE CIZHOU PAINTED ARROW VASE, TOUHU, MING DYNASTYPublished: Michael B. Weisbrod, Inc., From Kilns of Kings and Common...

A BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASE, GU, TRANSITIONAL PERIODChina, 17th century. Of cylindrical form with flaring rim and foot, painted in underglaze blu...

A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE GOURD VASE, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Of double gourd shape, with a flaring rim, painted in underglaze blue with peon...

A MAGNIFICENT POWDER-BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED ROULEAU VASE, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Of cylindrical form, the neck with a galleried rim, gilt...

A YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE 'GARDENIA' DISH, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1661-1722. Well potted with low rounded sides rising to slightly flaring rims,...

A FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON' SWEETMEAT SET, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. The central dish of six-lobed form enameled in green, yellow, aubergine, bl...

AN IRON-RED AND GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' DISH, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Finely potted with deep curving sides, decorated in the center of the...

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT FIGURE OF BUDDHA, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1661-1722. Seated in dhayanasana on a double lotus pedestal, the r...

AN IMPORTANT AND RARE BLACK AND TURQUOISE 'CAT' PORCELAIN NIGHTLIGHT, KANGXIChina, 1661-1722. The crouched feline with the tail curled against its...

A RARE TIANBAI ANHUA-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Delicately potted, the deep conical sides supported on a short straig...

A LARGE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED-DECORATED 'ANTIQUE TREASURES' VASE, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The ovoid body supported on a tall spr...

A CLAIRE DE LUNE GLAZED ROULEAU VASE, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYExpert's note: The soft and gentle clair-de-lune-glazed wares were highly prized i...

A BROWN-GLAZED AND LOBED 'RUYI' VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. The finely potted body rising from a straight foot to a slender elongated neck with flare...

A MONOCHROME YELLOW-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The globular body surmounted by a tall, slightly waisted tubula...

AN APPLE GREEN CRACKLE-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING, 18TH CENTURYChina. The slender body rising to a broad shoulder and a short neck with an everted mouth...