A richly illustrated Chinese book with 10 silk paintings about the story of the red chamber. The features of this album are nothing less than remarkable, hand made paper with the paintings hand painted on very fine silk. The story is written in both Chinese and English, the typeface is the much older type dating to the 1930's. The album is handmade after the oriental fashion...

Chinese late Ming dynasty porcelain guan form jar with wide shoulders tapering to a flat, unglazed base decorated in underglaze blue with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage on a white ground. A short, cylindrical neck ends with an applied light brown wash at the rim. The interior is fully glazed. A luting line is faintly visible at the waist and can be seen and felt on the inside. Measures 5 7/8” high by about 5 ½” diameter. 17th century...

Early to mid 19th century game box, holding a box of bone playing tokens plus two lacquered wooden trays on the left and 8 sculpted lacquer trays on the right. Generally the box is in good condition. The outside has some fading, age wear and chips. The legs have had some repairs. The interior is in very good condition. Dimensions: 32x16x12 cm.

Chinese Guan-style ceramic bowl, with everted rims above the shallow bowl, further raised on a short foot, coated with a cracked celadon glaze, the recessed base reveals the brown clay body. Size: Diameter of this fine bowl is 7.6 inches. Condition Report: Very good condition.

A Large Famille Rose-Enameled Charger, painted to the floor with three robed figures encircled by a floral border to the cavetto, titled and dated, a Guangxu mark to the base {Diameter: 16 inches (40.6 cm)} [Small abrasions]

Antique Chinese pair of high footed bulb shaped lidded cloisonne containers, decorated all over with a beautiful floral motif, very fine wire work, gilt details, interiors with a deep blue enamel, Republic Period. Size: 8" high

Chinese jade vessel, carved with archaic motifs including a mask on either side, a chimera handle and an animal head with ring, beautiful light green color, with carved wooden stand, mid 20th century. Size including stand: 4 5/8" high x 5" long

18th Century Qianlong period 1736-1795 Chinese Famille Rose porcelain Spoon Rest or spoon tray, 5/8" high, 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" wide, with overglaze enamel design of flowering branches in the center with four(4) separate cartouches in the center, white on white decoration techniques were used between the four(4) cartouches in small areas. The bottom is unglazed. There is a tiny frit smaller than 1/16" wide on the rim, no other damages or restoration.

Chinese 18th Century Export Qianlong period porcelain Peacock design Spoon Rest or spoon tray, later part of 1790, circa 5/8" high, 4 7/8" wide 3 1/4" deep, overglaze Peacock design in the center, iron red line border on the scalloped hexagonal shape rim. The bottom is unglazed. Few kiln imperfections on the rim but no damages or restorations.

Chinese late Ming dynasty crackle-glazed porcelain pear-shaped vase with bulbous base, waisted neck, and flaring mouth decorated with scattered underglaze blue cobalt butterflies and leafy fruited and flowering twigs. The white glaze has a faint gray hue with darker gray geyao-type crackles. The glazed base bears an underglaze blue square form "yu tang jei qi" mark (an excellent ware from the hall of jade). The mouth rim has a thin line of pale brown applied wash...

Description:

A Yaozhou shallow bowl was in decent look with persimmon glaze.
The glaze was covered all over the surface except to the foot ring.
The foot ring was shaped in domed edge and was revealed with the body clay in gray tint when stingy-feel burial adhesives(BaoJiang) was preserved on the tip of the foot ring for verification.
The glaze surface was reflected in retrospective sheen in old look.

Date: Northern Song Dynasty,960-1127...

Magnificent robe with fine embroidery with lots of gold thread on a red silk ground.There are 5 buttons made of solid gold, weighing ca. 8 grams each. The robe is in a very good condition, only some lose threads and light discoloring. H. 128 cm, W. 145 cm. This piece dates from the 2nd half of the 19th century.

Chinese finial hat, known in Chinese as guanmaodi, done in repousse silver topped with a lion. A lage round agate bead, known as dingzhu is placed in the center, the middle has a cylindrical bead with repousse figures, and the base has a very pale jade ring. Age: 19th-20th Century. Size: 4" high.

Chinese Export Canton pattern Blue and White Porcelain Leaf shape Sauce/Gravy Boat, Ca. 1840's 1 1/2" high, 7 1/4" long with handle, 3 3/4" wide-maximum measurement. Underglaze blue design of typical Canton pattern, Chinese Pavilions on the river bank, a man with umbrella is walking on the bridge. There are several frits and chips on the rim area.

Chinese stone seal with two foo lions finial, small one riding the large one, nineteenth century China. Dimensions: Height of the seal carving is 3 7/8 inches with width of 1 1/2 inches and depth of 5/8 inch. Condition Report: Great condition.

Chinese Export Fitzhugh pattern Blue and White Porcelain oval shape covered Vegetable serving Dish with original cover, Ca. 1790-1800, 4 1/2" high, up to the top of the Acorn shape knob, 11 3/4" x 8 5/8" wide. This is early Fitzhugh porcelain with very fine and delicately decorated Chrysanthemums and Peony sprigs in four(4) sections within diapers and spearheads border which is done with very exact and fine brush strokes in underglaze blue. Same design is on the top of the cover...

Lovely pair of porcelain bowls,in the shape of a bat (prosperity), decorated with enamels, depicting figures in a garden. Tongzhi mark and period (1862-1875). Size: 19 x 11,5 cm. Condition: excellent.

Decorated with dragon and phoenix. Extremely fine quality. Diameter 11 cm. Height 4,5 cm. Condition: Minor firing flaw with related discoloring at the bottom part of the box, otherwise very good. Kangxi (1662-1722).