Chinese Building and Garden Elements

This lovely Qing-dynasty bell once pealed in a Chinese village, sounding out in celebration or giving notice of important events. Expertly forged, the cast-iron bell is detailed with characters in intricate relief, and its exaggerated scallop rim is traced with oversized rivets. Frosted with snow or lit from within by flickering candles, this sculptural bell takes on a magical presence in the winter...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period carved stone foo dog guardian lion from the 19th century, on square base. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this st...

A hallmark of Qing-dynasty domestic architecture, tall lattice panels such as these were used in provincial courtyard homes to allow light and air into a room whilst maintaining priv...

PAIR of Asian Chinese style (19th Century) red and gold lacquered pilaster panels with woven scene and filigree carved top (PRICED AS PAIR).

Since ancient times, jade has been sought after for its durability, beauty, and rarity. This unique greenery stone is known as "lantian jade" and is sourced only from Lantian county ...

Classic elegant Chinese blue and white planter on ebonized stand with foo dog handles. Could be matched with a round glass top to use as drinks table. 16.5” Diameter 17” H with stan...

Middle Kingdom garden wares are modeled after traditional terra cotta wares but are made from pigmented porcelain. The Classic, elegant style of this bulb pan...

2 Chinese carved wooden statues of civil officers wearing white robes detailed with red trim and a tassel belt at the waist (Priced each).  

Ideal indoors or out, this clean-lined side table is comprised of a square puddingstone top elevated by a powder-coated steel base of modern design. If flipped over, the flat stone t...

As if blotted with ink and brushed with calligraphy, this polished painting stone drum from Guangxi province is marked with swirling patterns of dark and light. Selected for its orga...

A large and extremely impressive pair of antique Chinese carved wood foo dog statues. They date from the 19th century and are genuine antiques, not to be confused with the many contr...

This sculptural, ceramic garden seat reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, a pattern of boss-head nails rings the top and bottom, imit...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period garden seat from the 19th century, with blue glaze, pierced top and floral motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this garden seat fea...

Ideal indoors or out, this clean-lined side table is comprised of a square puddingstone top elevated by a powder-coated steel base of modern design. If flipped over, the flat stone t...

This unusually proportioned ceramic table is a modern interpretation of the classic Chinese drum-form garden stool. Cloaked in a pristine, monochrome white glaze, the wide stool is d...

Beautifully carved cream marble hand carved with a central urn in the middle of this piece. The side supports are gracefully curved in a corbel shape. Inside measurements are 31” wid...

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1870-1880. Vibrant yellow piece mounted on a gold bronze stand.

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Fish Bowl, the interior hand-painted with fish, the exterior with pheasant and floral designs on a turquoise ground exterior. 14.5" H x 19" Diameter. ...

Pair of early 20th century Chinese glazed terra cotta pedestals or stands. These stunning antique Chinese pedestals are executed in an interestin...

Massive carved wood fireplace mantel with large carved acanthus leaf corbels on each leg. This is a great oversize fireplace mantel that was...

Chinese marble foo dog resting on squared decorative floral plinth with egg and dart motif, 20th Century

Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...

Bring a sense of joy and whimsy to your home or garden with this charming hand-painted ceramic strawberry watering can, a delightful piece that beautifully merges functionality with ...

This fine jade urn of a lovely spinach color running to a deep yellow is carved to resemble a pair of Buddhist lions or mythical beasts conjoined back to back...

This large stone basin was carved by hand nearly two centuries ago, sculpted from solid limestone with irregular texture and an asymmetrical diamond shape. A pattern of chiseled groo...

Once used on a Provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 20th century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. hand carved from solid limestone, this shallow rectangular trough exists on a slight tilt, exaggerated by its asymmetrical form. The trough has a rectangular form, carved with a shallow basin, rounded underside, and chiseled surface texture. The rim of the trough curves up and down in a wave-like pattern, softened by the touch of many hands over the years. The surface of the stone has weathered with time, resulting in natural erosion and neutral color variation. A drainage hole is carved into one side, making the large trough...

At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...

Originally used for pickling and food preservation, this antique ceramic pot from the mid-19th century is decorated with two serpentine dragons flying towards a flaming "pearl of wis...

This low terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a perfectly imperfect glazed finish. The vessel has a simple, tapered silhouette, shaped with a wide mouth, short walls and a...

This stone basin was carved by hand over two centuries ago, sculpted from solid limestone with and irregular texture and asymmetrical shape. The vessel is minimally worked to preserv...

This sculptural, ceramic garden seat reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, a pattern of boss-head nails rings the top and bottom, imit...

Sculptural and drenched in color, these ceramic garden seats reinvent the classic Chinese drum stool. Slip casted in low relief, the small stools have sloping, concave sides and an a...

Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...

Large Antique Glazed Terracotta Elephant Garden Seat. This beautiful, large antique glazed ceramic elephant garden seat is highly decorative and is useful as a stool, small side tab...

Happening upon an intersection, a traveler in Qing-dynasty China would have been grateful for the guidance of this limestone path marker. Still bearing traces of its original pigmentation, each side of this marker is inscribed with directions. One side directs towards the Zhen De Teng household, another towards the Liang family, and a third towards the North East Road. The fourth inscription announces the year of its construction, the 33rd year of Emperor Guangxu (1908). This second-to-the-last emperor...

A 19th-century limestone column base carved in relief with mythical qilin, chimeric animals from Chinese mythology described as having the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the ...

An artisan hand painted and glazed garden seat. Attracting our attention with its contrasting colors and lightning reminiscent motifs, this artisan hand-painted and glazed garden sea...

A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose medallion) porcelain garden seats. Each with pierced decoration to the top and sides. Wonderful bold hand painted cla...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden table reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, the six-sided stool is patterned wit...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden table reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, the stool has six sides, each decora...

This low drum stool from Shanxi province was hand-carved from solid limestone over 150 years ago, designed to add the essential stone element to a traditional Chinese garden. Stone d...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden table reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, the six-sided stool is patterned wit...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden seat reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, a pattern of boss-head nails rings th...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden table reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, the stool has six sides, each decora...

Sculptural and drenched in color, this ceramic garden table reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, the stool has six sides, each decora...

This stone basin was carved by hand nearly two centuries ago, sculpted from solid limestone with irregular texture and an asymmetrical teardrop shape. A pattern of chiseled grooves a...

This sculptural, ceramic garden seat reinvents the barrel shape of classic Chinese drum stools. Slip casted in low relief, a pattern of boss-head nails rings the top and bottom, imit...

PAIR of Chinese blue & white porcelain covered bowls featuring identical painted bird medallions. The larger bowl was fired in a stippled, textured glaze with a more flattened to...

China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures. Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE). Please view our video. A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”. Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China. Each mounted on a custom iron display stand. Dimensions: A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high; b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand 65cm, 26” high. Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60. History: Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing. The first Ming tomb...

This is a set of four Chinese wall plaques featuring hand-painted porcelain inlays. Each panel is meticulously crafted with a hand-carved hardwood frame. Each of the four rectangular...

Take look at this magnificent Chinese Antique carved bronze guan gong statuary. It shows very detailed carving works on it. It is all hand made and hand carv...

This simply designed doon bench from China's Shanxi province is carved by hand from a single block of limestone. With a strong, low profile and subtle stepped spandrels, the bench honors the balanced proportions and minimal forms characteristic of Ming-dynasty design. As much an architectural element as it is a piece of furniture, the bench continues a long Chinese tradition of stone furniture...

An artisan hand painted and glazed garden seat. Attracting our attention with its contrasting colors, lightning reminiscent motifs, and sleek lines, this artisan garden seat features...

Designed by French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Palissade is a collection of outdoor furniture for HAY in powder coated or hot galvanized steel. United by a common principle ...

This unusual stone pedestal is actually a late 19th-century cylindrical mill stone. Hand-carved of solid limestone with a textured and ribbed surface, the stone was used for threshin...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period stone temple pedestal from the 19th century with hand-carved motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this temple pedestal features a linear si...

Unlike many objects of its kind, this limestone hitching stone was carved into a simple rounded shape without any figural references. Used to secure a horse by rope or reins, the sto...

This stunning pair of Chinese porcelain garden seats are crafted in the classic drum shape and feature a celadon ground and unique white overglaze. Each seat features raised bosses a...

This pair of late 19th-century column bases likely figured into the grand and imposing surroundings of a Qing-dynasty courtyard, supporting large wooden beams that flanked an entry o...

This petite footed basin carved of solid limestone was likely once used in the courtyard of a wealthy Qing-dynasty home. Unusual decorative elements elevate...