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Art of Old China

A random selection of Chinese artworks which appeal to me, and I hope will appeal to you. The works are dated to the end of the Qing Dynasty, 1912 (If there is no artist listed, the artist is unknown.)
A ding (vessel) Bronze beastie Jade Magnetic compass Standing archer
Model house, one of many items to be put in a tomb Musician (tomb treasure) g9/09/268309/3/160783140.X8gKYKnH.jpg Rooster Bovine
Woman with a mirror Dahuting Tomb mural detail Miniature well (burial object) Happy drummer c. 400 - Seated Buddha
643 - Emperor Wu of Jìn g9/09/268309/3/160749552.bv9sKKYj.jpg Three large ladies 700's - Lady in green Tang dynasty official
Head of a bodhisattva c. 702 - Dancer Herding horses 700's - A bodhisattva 700's - Fereghan horse
c. 725 - Female polo player Bowl with animal motif Two women Playing polo Camel with riders
800's - Envoys from the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Baekje, Goguryeo, and Silla c. 1000 - Seated Arhat Guanyin in carved wood Gilt gold bronze figure Night's Revels, Part 1
Night Revels, Part 2 1100 - 100 Children in the Long Spring Listening to the Qin (Ting Qin Tu) Court ladies on horseback Court ladies preparing newly woven silk (Left side of scroll)
Court ladies preparing newly woven silk (Right side of scroll) 1117 - Decorative detail on the tomb of Zhang Shigu An official strolling on a path in spring Palace Children Playing 1213-1214 - The 1st Mongol siege of Beijing
1238 - Zen Buddhist Wuzhun Shifan Tray in the Form of a Plum Blossom with Birds and Flowers c. 1280 - Kublai Khan on a hunting expedition (detail) Portrait of Kublai Kahn painted shortly after his death in February 1294 1300's - Portrait of Kublai Khan's wife Chabi
Pink and White Lotus Bathing Horses Terracotta Bridal Litter With Attendants 1430 - Genghis Khan and Chinese envoys c. 1430 - Guan Yu Captures General Pang De
c. 1430 - Amusements in the Emperor Xuande's palace (Detail) 1538 - Emperor Jiajing on his imperial barge Elite Imperial Guards Magnolia and birds Glazed bowl with carp and seaweed
Bodhisattva Guanyin Detail of the Wanli Emperor's royal carriage being pulled by elephants Dong Qichang (1555-1636) 1641 - Investiture of a Daoist Deity c. 1650 - Flowers a butterfly and a twisted rock sculpture
Morning constitutional (Detail) Figure of Bixia Yuanjun Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1661) 1691 - Changzhou preparing for a visit from Emperor Kangxi (detail) Image of the Buddha
1700's - Depiction of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the late 3rd century BCE 1728 - 100 Horses in a Landscape c. 1729 - Flask c. 1729 - Buddhist goddess Tara Yongzheng Emperor enjoying himself
Father and Son: Emperors Yongzhen (1723-1735) and Qianlong (1735-1796) c. 1730 - Porcelain dish Imperial hunting party 1723-1735 - Falcon, symbol of immortality 1730 - Flowers in a Vase
Cloisonné enamel vase 1736 - The Qianlong Emperor in court dress c. 1745 - Dog in the Bamboo Shade Horse Hall of Rectitude and Honor
Peony Terrace The Emperor Qianlong in ceremonial armor 1760 - Imperial bodyguard Detail of Hongli Spearing a Tiger Late 1700's - Banquet at a frontier fortress
c. 1780 - Porcelain shop c. 1795 - Production of tea from cultivation to packaging for shipping Imperial cloisonné enamel vase g9/09/268309/3/160841982.BA9Zjzx5.jpg Ladies of the court
1800's - Peking Opera character Procession 1805 - Guanzhou harbor c. 1805 - The warehouses of Guangzhou Emperor Daoguang (reigned 1820-1850)
1828 - Emperor Daoguang is presented with enemy prisoners c. 1825 - Matts and Rattans Shop 1825 - Porcelain shop c. 1835 - Old Guangzhou 1838 - Hoi Tong Monastery, Honan Island, Guangzhou
7 January 1841 - East India Company destroying Chinese war junks 1843 - Western Gate of Beijing c. 1845 - Gardens of the American factory c. 1850 - Guanzhou harbor c. 1850 - Studio of Guan Lianchang known as Tingqua
c. 1850 - From an album of erotic paintings c. 1858 - Opium smokers 1860 - Costumed doll Peking Opera characters played by famous actors Procession by a Lake
c. 1870 - Tongzhi Emperor doing his coursework c. 1915 - Scholars in Landscape Flag of the Qing Dynasty from 1889 to 1912

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)19-Dec-2017 22:35
Amazing series! V
Paolo
Jola Dziubinska18-Dec-2017 22:43
Great collection of fine art. V.
Cemil Gursen10-Jul-2016 17:14
Great presentation of the beautiful art work. Thank you. V
bill friedlander16-Mar-2016 19:07
It does appeal to me. Wonderful art, excellent photography. V
Milan Vogrin11-Jul-2015 14:16
Nice collection! V!
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