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Northern Wei

Guardian Official Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
common in Chinese culture during these periods. Date : Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty(4-7th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Earthenware, Pottery

Guardian(Half human half beast) Pottery Figure, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
religious symbolism. The Northern Wei Dynasty, known for its patronage of Buddhism, often depicted such
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Pottery

Chinese Northern Wei Terrecotta Attendant - TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 386-534 ADA well defined Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Attendant Statue. The Figure is
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty. A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
celestial and musical aspects associated with apsaras. Date : Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty(5-8th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Stone, Limestone

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture Of A Seated Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty. A pre Tang Dynasty terracotta brick in a cream
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Chinese Pottery Camel, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 - 535 AD), China, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and rare Chinese painted high fired gray pottery model of a wooly camel, Northern Wei
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Pottery

Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
An elegant hollow-moulded terracotta horse. This horse is modelled in a standing pose with its neck elegantly arched and its ears pricked forward attentively. The mane is indicated w...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

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Terracotta

Heavenly Beings Carved Limestone Stele Fragment, Northern/Eastern Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
, usually over the course of more than a thousand years. Date : Northern Wei/Eastern Wei Dynasty(386–550
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Limestone

Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
, playing a flute-like instrument. Date : Northern Wei/Eastern Wei Dynasty(386–550) Size : 22cm (Height) x
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

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Stone, Limestone

Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Striding Horse, 6th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
Northern Wei Dynasty in 386 AD. The short lived, yet highly prolific Northern Qi Dynasty (550 to 577) was
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Pottery

Chinese statuette of a horse
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Statuette of a horse MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Chinese, Northern Wei Dynasty PERIOD: 386
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Pottery

Chinese statuette of a horse
Chinese statuette of a horse
H 15.91 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
Expressive Court Lady in Orange Terracotta - Wei Dynasty, China '386-557 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
. The north of China was eventually united by nomadic Tuoba invaders who founded the Northern Wei
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Terracotta

Chinese Stone Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Stele, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
-carved of limestone in the style of Northern Wei (386-535) statuary, the Buddha is depicted upon a lotus
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Limestone

Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
, the delicate horse is carved in the Northern Wei style (386-534), but likely dates to the Ming dynasty
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
H 26.5 in W 25.5 in D 5.5 in
Tang Dynasty Mingqi Earth Spirit Tomb Guardians
Located in Dallas, TX
tomb figures began in the Northern Wei dynasty (A.D. 386–534) and continued into the Tang dynasty. Also
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
25.7 Cm). Northern Qi, was the successor state of the Chinese Xianbei state of Eastern Wei and was
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

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Earthenware, Pottery

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Gao Yang, who took the throne from Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei in 550 and established Northern Qi
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities

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Earthenware, Clay, Paint

Brazilian Wai Wai Tribal Cassava Graters Circa 1945
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian Wei Wei Casava Graters Two graters constructed of wood and sharpened rock used by the
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Vintage 1940s Brazilian Folk Art Antiquities

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Stone

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Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly under the Sui and then under t...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Terracotta

Large Chinese Ceramic Tang Horse
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 2010 Chinese ceramic Tang horse stands just under 28” tall. Colorful glaze in rich shades of amber, green and cream. Unknown maker. Very good preowned condition with no flaws f...
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2010s Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Large Chinese Ceramic Tang Horse
Large Chinese Ceramic Tang Horse
H 27.5 in W 24 in D 10.5 in
Tang Dynasty Terracotta Horse and Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Horse and Rider. China (618-907 AD) During the Tang Dynasty, horses were revered creature, considered relatives of the mythical dragon. This veneration was well earne...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Tang Dynasty Terracotta Horse and Rider
Tang Dynasty Terracotta Horse and Rider
H 16.75 in W 15 in D 5.5 in
Tang Dynasty Paited Terracotta Female Attendant
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa (618-907 AD) A pottery tomb attendant figure in the form of a woman who is wearing a lengthy robe with a red-painted skirt, her robes are painted in beautiful blue pigment, hol...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Lokapala
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty terracotta Pottery Tomb figure of the Lokapala Warrier Deity. Figure molded wearing heavy armor, standing in a dynamic pose with left arm raised in a threatening gesture...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Han Dynasty Glazed Hill Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Han earthenware celadon glazed hill jar The hill jar represents the five scared mountains which is the path between the earth and paradise. The scared mountains are filled with anim...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Pottery

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Terracotta

Han Dynasty Glazed Hill Jar
Han Dynasty Glazed Hill Jar
H 10.25 in Dm 8 in
Tang Dynasty Painted Terracotta Female Court Attendant
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 618-907 ADA mold-formed pottery tomb attendant figure in the form of a woman who is wearing a lengthy robe with a red-painted skirt, upper clothing in green, her left arm by he...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Large Chinese Martaban Ming Dynasty Stoneware Storage Vase with Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied snail or dragon ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Jars

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Stoneware

Ming Dynasty Songzi Guanyin with Child
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese Fahua glazed pottery figure of Songzi Guanyin with child. A rare yellow, turquoise and green glazed statue of Guanyin with downward gaze holding a baby on her left knee wit...
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

Han Dynasty Glazed Hill Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Han earthenware celedon glazed hill jar The hill jar represents the five sacred mountains which is the path between the earth and Paradise. The mountains are filled with animals tha...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Jars

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Pottery

Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) Sancai glazed pottery horse The cream-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled standing on a rectangular base, with the mane, tail and hooves highlighted i...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse
Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse
H 14.24 in W 15.5 in D 6 in
Magnificent Tang Dynasty Prancing Horse, TL Test by ASA Francine Maurer
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Magnificent Prancing Horse in Orange Terracotta with Traces of Yellow Painting. With its Anterior right Leg raised. TL Test by ASA Francine Maurer Laboratory. It was during the "gol...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Terracotta

Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Dancer TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Tang Dynasty painted pottery dancer TL Tested. Ca. 618-907 AD A delicate female dancer wearing a long flowing gown with draped, winged sleeves. The long dress uncovers he...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

Pair of Han Dynasty pottery Horses and Equestrian Riders
By Emile Gallé
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful pair of Ex Sotheby’s painted Polychrome equestrian horse and riders made from gray pottery, presents beautifully and guaranteed authentic with provenance and COA. Measur...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Bronze and Gilt Tibetan Shrine Temple Sculpture of Deity Bodhisattva White Tara
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece. Perhaps part of a Tibetan temple shrine at one time. Beautiful faded gilt coloring and patina. We believe this is the Tibeat figure of the white Tara, the ...
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20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Carved Altar/Buddha House/Shrine
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 43in H x 38in W x 18 1/2in D two door opening: 20in H x 8 1/2in W four door opening: 20in H x 17in W Origin: Shan Xi, China Circa: 1900 - 1920 Material: Wood Condition: S...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Cypress

Recent Sales

Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Mingqi Funerary Ox, 386-534 AD
Located in Brisbane, AU
A rare Chinese Northern Wei Terracotta Mingqi Funerary Ox with colored pigment remaining
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

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Ceramic

Excellent Terracotta Bull and Cart from Northern Wei Period (386-535 A.D.0)
Located in Westport, CT
Excellent condition. T.L. Tested by Oxford Authentication. Test result attached, 9last photo). Ox is 13" from snout to tail. Cart is 14"" long and 11" tall. Custom make plexiglas...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

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Terracotta

Ancient Tomb Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Red Pottery Tomb Guardian , Northern Wei Dynasty, 386 - 534.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Large Chinese Terracotta Horse From The Norhern Chi Period
Located in Westport, CT
Norther Chi period (550-577AD) Possibly Northern Wei (386 - 534AD) The two period/states
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Chinese Pottery Monster Mask Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese Sculpted Tomb Pottery Monster Mask (ch: Taotie). Probably Intended for Adorning the Interior of a Tomb or as a Mold for a Bronze Casting.
Mounted on a Custom Rosewood...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Pair of Northern Wei Pottery Horses Approx 520 A.D.
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Northern Wei Pottery Horses. Approx. 520 A.D. 17 inches tall. Oxford Authentication, TL
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Terracotta Warrior with Shield - Northern Wei Dynasty, China '386-557 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
holding a lion's mask shield. Northern Wei Dynasty: 386-557 AD This magnificent piece is accompanied by
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Terracotta

Chinese Terracotta Sculpture ( 44 Cm ! ), China Northern Wei Dynasty
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Important and rare polychrome terracotta group representing an ox pulling a cart. Note, invisible professional restoration on the terrace. Otherwise sculpture in very good condition,...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

Pair of Antique Chinese Clay Houses
Located in Stamford, CT
the Northern Wei Dynasty, approx. 520AD.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Architectural Elements

Chinese Buddhist Stone Column, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Buddhist imagery in the Northern Wei style. A seated Buddha graces each side of the column, surrounded by
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals

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Limestone

Stone Buddha Statue Northern Wei Style
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful hand carved statue of Buddha in the Northern Wei style. Buddha is seated with the right
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Stone

Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Ceramic Brick Carved with Guanyin
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting and unusual ancient Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty ceramic brick carved and hand
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Ceramics

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Ceramic

Stone Buddha Statue Fragment from Northern Wei Dynasty China
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Limestone Head of Buddha with remains of the fragment of the shoulder from Northern Wei Dynasty
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Limestone

Chinese Painted Pottery Caparisoned Horse, Northern Wei Dynasty '386-534'
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and rare painted pottery model of a caparisoned horse, Northern Wei Dynasty (386 to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

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Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of Four Seated Buddhas 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Northern Wei Dynasty. A pre Tang Dynasty Terrecotta brick featuring four painted
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of A Reclining Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
C. 386-534 AD. Northern Wei Dynasty. A interim Han-Tang Dynasty terrecotta painted brick
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Serene Lovely Faced Guanyin from Chinese Antique Marble Garden Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
after the Tang and Northern Wei sculptures carved in relief within rounded mandorlas the whole sitting
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Fine Terracotta Horse from the Northern Wei Period, China
Located in Westport, CT
A fine example of the work from this period. Rare and beautiful - in excellent condition. Legally imported from Hong Kong to US 14 years ago. TL Test has been performed by Oxfo...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

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Clay

4th Century Painted Clay Horse Sculpture.
Located in Westport, CT
A painted pottery horse from the Northern Wei Period (386-535AD) Beautifully sculptured with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Pair of Ancient Chinese Ceramic Towers, Rare and Beautiful
Located in Westport, CT
A rare pair of painted pottery towers from Northern Wei , - the finest period of ancient Chinese
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Painted Grey Pottery Figure of an Equestrian Figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern Wei dynasty ( 386-534) Measure: Length 28 cm., height 35 cm. With the original white and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

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Pottery

Large Painted Grey Pottery Figure of a Caparisoned Standing Horse
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern Qi dynasty (550-577) Original pigmets, very important (white, orange, red and black
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Other Ceramics

Chinese Antique Stone Buddha, Northern Wei Style, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
This very special piece depicts Buddha in the ancient Northern Wei style. Northern Wei dynasty (386
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

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