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What is a Chinese Bell called?
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A Chinese bell is called a "zhong" 钟
Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
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Large Dong Son Culture Ritual Bronze Bell
Located in Austin, TX
A large and finely cast ritual bronze bell from the Dong Son Culture (circa 1000 BC-200 AD).
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antiquities
Collection of Chinese Blanc de Chine Foo Dogs, 17th-19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely wonderful assembled group of Chinese Blanc de Chine white glazed porcelain Buddhistic
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Guardian Lion, late 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese sancai glazed tilework celestial guardian lion, late Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Striding Horse, 6th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent Chinese painted pottery model of a striding caparisoned horse, Northern Qi Dynasty
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Lions and Attendants, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large Chinese tileworks sancai glazed Buddhistic lions and attendants, late
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Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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Large Delft Blue and White Fluted Octagonal Jar, JV Duijn, 18th c, Netherlands
By Johannes Van Duijn, De Porceleyne Schotel
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Dutch Delft jar of octagonal shape with fluted sides, mark for Johannes Van Duijn, De Porceleyne Schotel Factory, 1764 - 1773, Delft, Holland, the Netherlands....
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
Materials
Faience, Pottery, Earthenware, Delft
Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Porcelain Guanyin, Zeng Longsheng, 1980's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and vibrantly decorated Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain figure of Guanyin, marked Zeng Longsheng (1901 - 1964), but of later manufacture, circa 1980's, China.
The t...
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Tibetan Rock Crystal Covered Bowl with Gilt Silver Filigree Mounts, Modern
Located in Austin, TX
A sumptuous Tibetan rock crystal bowl and cover mounted in gilt silver filigree and studded with coral, turquoise, and lapis lazuli.
The extravagant bowl has been carved out of a si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Bowls
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Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Silver
Japanese Bronze Deer Incense Burner, Koro, Meiji Period, late 19th c, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant and ethereal Japanese bronze censer, koro, in the form of a deer, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan.
The deer is portrayed standing upon thin, spindly legs, one leg ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Kinkozan Satsuma Plate with Miniature Figures, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
By Kinkozan
Located in Austin, TX
A very finely painted Japanese Satsuma plate with miniature figural paintings, signed Kinkozan for the Kinkozan workshops, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The lovely plate crafted ...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Sutra Box with Peony Mon, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A Japanese maik-e decorated black lacquer sutra box, kyobako, with peony mon design, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The elegant lacquer box originally crafted to hold sutras, sacr...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer
Materials
Copper
Japanese Bronze Water Coupe, Eguchi as Fugen, Edo/Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very finely cast Japanese bronze water coupe in the form of the courtesan Eguchi riding an elephant, signed Kazutada, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
The small and elegant bronze water coupe is exquisitely cast to depict a figure of a seated lady reading poetry upon the back of a large recumbent elephant. This image depicts the Courtesan of Eguchi as Fugen Bosatsu...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
