蘭心堂 Ben Cheng Arts

Asian Art Connoisseur

Large Chinese Song Dynasty Hutian Qingbai Carved Porcelain Ewer & Cover

Pricing available upon request Rare Chinese Song Dynasty Hutian Qingbai porcelain ewer with cover! Usually the cover is lost during the last 1000 years.  Carved body.  Collection of Count Rodolfo … Continue reading

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Rare Chinese Southern Song Dynasty Guan Ware Porcelain Dish

  Pricing available upon request Rare Southern Song Dynasty Guan Ware Porcelain Dish.  Prominent Washington DC collection.  8.5 cm wide

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Superb Song Dynasty Tortoise Glaze Paper Cut Jizhou Ware Porcelain Bowl

  Pricing available upon request Perfect example of a Southern Song Dynasty Jizhou ware bowl.  Paper-cut resist decoration on the inside, tortoise shell glaze on the outside.  Perfect condition.  13 … Continue reading

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Chinese Five Dynasties Green Glaze Porcelain Vase with Peacock

Pricing available upon request Rare green glaze porcelain from the Five Dynasties.  It’s a transitional period between the Tang and the Song dynasty.  Origin is northern China.  Collection of Count … Continue reading

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Chinese Song Dynasty Longquan Porcelain Lotus Bowl

Pricing available upon request Rare Song Dynasty Longquan Celadon Porcelain Bowl.  Carved Lotus outside.  Collection of Count Rodolfo Giusti de Marle, Bali, Indonesia.  16 cm wide

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18th Century Chinese Carved Horn

Pricing available upon request Most delicately carved horn from the 18th Century.  How did they carve this without breaking it into pieces?  18 cm tall.

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Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Ivory Figure of Immortals

Pricing available upon request Ming Dynasty ivory carving of a pair of immortals each carrying a child. Circa AD 1550 – 1650.  22 cm tall without stand.

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Large Ancient Chinese Liangzhu Culture Jade Cong 2400 BC

Pricing available upon request Impeccable provenance!  Beautifully carved Jade Cong from Liangzhu Culture, circa 3000 BC.  This is the oldest item I have in my collection by 1500 years.  Provenance – … Continue reading

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18th Century Green & Lavender Jadeite Belthook

Pricing available upon request 18th Century Green and Lavender Jadeite Belt Buckle or Hook.  Provenance – Christie’s, New York, The Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein Collection.  8 cm Long

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Chinese 18th Century Hetian White Jade Dog

Pricing available upon request 18th century Chinese carving of a jade dog.  Hetian jade carved from a riverbed pebble.  Very white.  5 cm long

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