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  • Via this post, I wanted to shortlist the top-notch Chinese Art galleries and share these addresses with you, collectors. The galleries below all focus on antique Chinese Works of Art. They all have pay a significant attention to Chinese ceramics; which I find highly respectable.   Eskenazi...

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  • 珊瑚地面镀金装饰的小杯子。 中国陶瓷。 Very rare and fine wine cup. 6 cm diameter and 3,5 cm high. The top edge is very finely scalloped. Perfect glaze with coral ground and gilt decorated. Drawing of a phoenix on the outside glaze and of three carps and ruyi in the inside. Blue...

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  • Lazurite溅了蓝色的花瓶。乾隆马克。中国陶瓷。 I recently had the chance to find a rare lazurite splashed vase. It is shaped as long neck bottle, 15 cm high.  The glaze is magnificent with blue, dark blue and white droplets. The glaze is very neatly stopping at the top of the neck...

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  • Wonderful Cizhou wine jar with two very small handles. The jar is covered from a white glaze, painted with two brown foliage drawings. The foot is unequally uncovered from glaze and let appear a dark grey foot. Wonderful. China. Song dynasty. Height: 20 cm Diameter: 19 cm Private collection To...

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  • Exceptional Flower shaped Longquan celadon brush washer. Polylobed with a peony flower carved inside. Wonderful piece of work: finely carved, beautiful polylobed shape, wonderful volumes.  Thick bright celadon glaze. Song or Ming dynasty. China. 13 cm diameter and 3 to 4 cm high. Private...

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  • Beautiful ancient celadon pear-shaped vase. Its olive green tone glassy glaze is wonderful.  Some crackles on the glaze give an insight on the weight of ages but the color, glaze and overall aspect is magnificent. The foot is not glazed but fully visible in fire burnt red biscuit. The glaze is...

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  • Painting from Xiao Wen. Painting on silk. China. Probably early XXth century as the legend painted had been censored during the Qing dynasty. After 1911 Revolution then. The woman painted is Wang Xifeng a character from the novel " the Dream of the Red Chamber". This is one of the Four best known...

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  • Wu Donghuai (1853-1904) Painting on silk figuring three scholars sitting, bamboo and small bird. China. XIXth century. 30 cm x 33 cm. Well known Chinese painter in the Fujian province. Nanping city museum holds a collection of his paintings. He is well known for the paintings of characters and...

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  • Unknown artist. Stamp to be further investigated. Presumably XIXth century. China. Splendid vivid colors. The painting evokes a well know poem from the Tang dynasty (VIIIth century). Mrs Yang is the most beautiful woman the world has ever given birth to. The Tang's emperor falls in love with her...

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  • Xie Guanqiao (1810-1864) Painting on silk. XIXth century. China. Famous Chinese legend of the dragon's painter. The Emperor asks the painter to draw a fresco with the dragon. The painter executes himself but does not draw the eyes of the dragon. The Emperor does not understand why and forces him to...

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