Hartman Rare Art, Inc.

A family-owned business since 1927

For over 77 years, the Hartman Family and our associates have consistently worked to provide quality antique merchandise to our customers at competitive prices. Should you have any questions about the pieces we feature on this website or if you would like to inquire further about a specific item, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our gallery is located in midtown Manhattan and easily accessible on the second floor. Please note the entrance to the building is on 53rd Street between Park and Madison Avenues. We are open to the public Monday to Friday from 10:00AM until 4:30PM.

The Arts of China comprise a rich tapestry spanning more than 4,000 years of history. Due to the early unification of China as a world power through the ages, sophisticated styles of art and design have developed and evolved in various sculptural and visual media.

The styles and traditions of Eastern Art have long entranced scholars around the globe. The ideals of symmetry and balance are executed deftly in all media lending to the exquisite elegance of these items.

Also of note are our collections of Chinese Export Art. During the 18th and 19th centuries, some Chinese artisans developed styles of silver, porcelain, and ivory carving that were specifically tailored for sale to people in Europe and the United States. These styles often bridged traditional Eastern motifs and forms with popular Western tastes of the time periods. The resulting works are rather different from both Chinese artwork styled for domestic use as well as from Western artwork.

So many variant media have been explored by Chinese artists and artisans through the centuries, it would be unfair to group them all together. For your viewing convenience, we have broken down the articles of Chinese Art into several different categories and we have chosen to devote a page to each of these. In total, the following 12 categories we carry: Jades, Ming + Qing Porcelain, Export, Carved Ivory, Celadon Pottery, Cloisonné, Snuff Bottles, Rock, T´ang Sançai Pottery, Early Bronzes, Coral Sculptures and Enamels.

Here at Hartman Rare Art, we especially pride ourselves on our collections of Jade and Rock as well as our stock of Porcelain and T´ang Sançai Pottery. While a number of pieces we offer were made during the Ming (C.E. 1368-1644) and Qing Dynasties (C.E. 1644-1911), we do have items that date as far back as the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-9 C.E.).

The items we catalog in the preceding pages represent only a fraction of the items available through our showroom in Manhattan. If you wish to visit our gallery, please contact us so we can be ready with any particular types or styles you are interested in.

If you are curious about other Arts from Asia, we encourage viewing our collections of Japanese Arts.

Sançai Pottery Camel

The piece is beautifully crafted; the camel's musculature and bone structure are evident in the modeling. The camel stands tall on 4 hooves, its neck and head are held high. The exterior surfaces are decorated with Sançai glaze. In excellent condition, it only appears there is a bit of unglazed clay to the front hump of the animal. This may have gotten stuck to the animal when the piece was initially fired. The camel measures 20 inches height and 15 inches length.

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Price: $24,000.00