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Reference galleries for Chinese Works of Art

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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...

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Tongzhi octogonal bowl enamelled with vivid colors

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同治八角形碗上缀有鲜艳的色彩。 中国陶瓷。 Tongzhi bowls with turquoise foot to be found on the market are generally of quite poor quality. This one has directly attracted my attention as it is of much higher quality than usual ones. Main quality features are the following:...

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Blue and white dish with five claws dragon and phoenix - Qing dynasty

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与龙和菲尼斯装饰的大蓝色和白色盘。 中国陶瓷。 Wonderful blue and white dish with a five claws dragon and phoenix. Ruyi clouds background. The drawings are magnificent. 37 cm diameter Qing dynasty Empty double circle on the base. Provenance: purchased from the heirs of an Indochina...

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Ernest Grandidier's Chinese ceramics collection - Guimet Museum

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Ernest Grandidier (1833-1912) has collected over 6'000 pieces of Chinese ceramics during his collectors life which he started in the 1870's. he worked during the French Empire as Auditor at the French State Council. he also participated in some scientific...

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Cizhou wine jar with handles - Chinese ceramics

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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:...

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Fahua vase from Zhengde or Jiajing - Versailles Castle

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Wonderful Fahua barrel mounted with gold. To be seen in Versailles Castle directly in King Louis XVI's apartment. 36 cm high. China. Ming Dynasty. Purchased in 1782 by the King himself to the French collector Duc d'Aumont.

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Xiao Wen - Painting on silk

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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...

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Wu Donghuai - Painting on silk

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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...

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Painting on silk - Mrs Yang

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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...

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Xie Guanqiao - Painting on silk

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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...

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