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Zentner Collection
Sale Pending Antique Japanese pair of hardwood hibachi lamps, adorned with beautiful motifs of grape leaves in gilt makie lacquer and inlay. Bold natural keyaki hardwood woodgrain. Meiji age (1868-1912)
Size: 13" W x 28" H
Zentner Collection
Sold Pvt. Zentner Family Collection
Rare Japanese antique choba tansu made of keyaki (elm) wood. The top portion has a compartment with sliding panels and horizontal slats. The bottom portion of the chest has two safe boxes with heavy iron hardware, one opening to the left and one opening to the right. Inside each safe box is a series of four small kiri (paulownia) wood drawers. Between the safes are two keyaki drawers with heavy iron lock plates. This chest has 3 working keys and ...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako (merchant's chest) made with Kiri (paulownia) wood in all original finish. Each side has original iron rings for straps to feed through to Create a Backpack.
Originally used as an backpack to carry from one town to the next. Merchant selling his objects or services that he contained within this piece. The front has two hinged locking doors with several drawers hidden within. Beautiful original finish and condition. Mid Edo age (1615-1867)
Chinese : Pre 1700
item #1337914
(stock #1124)
Intandane ltd
Sold in our Liverpool shop - December 2016 A rare and unusual turquoise glazed, pottery gu form altar vase. Its moulded decoration depicts two dragons amongst clouds on the upper section ; on the waist are two ruyi bands and on the unglazed lower section are two cash symbols and what appears to be a double gourd. The base carries an inscription which we have been unable to read. This item was made for the domestic market. In China turquoise objects (which were fired at low temperature with a glaze that was notoriously difficult to contro...
Chinese late Qing dynasty to early Republic period Album of Beijing Customs from the Zhou Peichun Studios (also referred to as Chou Pai Chuen and Chou P’ei-ch’un) consisting of seventeen leaves of ink and gouache color on pith paper export paintings. Each painting illustrates five to seven Beijing shop signs, each with an accompanying Chinese description. Each leaf holds a red Zhou Peichun seal. The individual paintings are thread bound on the right side. Accompanying the paintings is a ...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Antique Chinese scroll painting of a dramatic waterfall. The water crashes over tiers of craggy rock formations. On one rock two scholarly figures stand and contemplate the scene. Painted in black ink and light colors on paper. Margins on either side of the painting are full of calligraphy. Signed Fu Bao Shi (1904-1965)
Size of scroll: 75 1/2" high x 19 1/4" wide (23" wide with ends). Size of art: 52" high x 8 1/2" wide (14" wide with calligraphy).
Zentner Collection
SOLD Japanese hand-carved bamboo figure of a seated frog. Wonderfully lifelike details with darkened eyes, hands and feet tucked underneath his belly, which has natural bamboo form.
Size:5.5" L x 3.5" W x 3.25" H
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Charming Chinese Ming Dynasty painting of a pair of cats sitting under a branch of blossoming peonies. The larger of the two cats, a calico, has his eyes fixed on a butterfly. The other cat, a wild eyed tabby, crouches with a large spider in his mouth. Wonderfully painted with great detail and whimsy. Mineral colors and ink on silk with silk mounting (was once a scroll). There is a chop in the lower left hand corner. Provenance: from the collection of James Soong.
Total size including...
Pair of fascinating and well modeled Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period soft-paste creamy white crackle glazed porcelain zodiac figures depicting a monkey and dog, both dressed in clothing and wearing boots, seated on high backed armchairs. The monkey holds a peach in one hand. Custom wood stands. 18th century. Each measures about 7” high (excluding stands). The figures have old repairs and recent fine quality restorations and are very stable. One figure is currently adhered to the woo...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese set of two silk woven panels depicting cranes flying overhead a motif of crashing ocean waves below, with gold thread accenting, on a background of blue green.
Size: (top panel) 50" x 18" (bottom panel) 50.5" x 25.5" Japanese vintage Taisho to Showa period black formal silk child's kimono hand dyed and painted with a horizontal scene illustrating the story of the children’s folk hero Kintoki (also known as Kintaro, or the “Golden Boy”) refereeing a sumo wrestling match between a rabbit and a monkey all set against a celadon background permeated with auspicious symbols. Raised by a Yama-uba (mountain spirit) in the mountains, Kintaro developed superhuman strength and had the ability to communicate with...
The Kura
Sold, Thank you Two Meiji period Ostrich eggs hollowed and decorated with rich lacquered Maki-e designs of Uminosachi (treasures of the sea) on one, and Royal Crests among scrolling vines on the other. They come in a custom collectors compartmentalized kiri-wood box, one with the original Meiji period stand, the other with a more modern brass wire stand. They are roughly 6 inches tall each (16 cm). The Tai fish has cracks in the thick lacquer, but it is stable, and features a glass eye.
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Hu's Collection
Sold An old soapstone seal was in very good mood of scholar taste.
Two lions were vibrantly rendered on the top of the seal as a knob. While well maneuvered inscriptions were on four side of the stamp. For Chinese literati, the scholar taste was most treasured, by the meaning of the inscriptions and by the craftsmanship of the carving on the inscription.The seal obtained all these characteristics. And the tint of this stone was in great mood too. It is in big ...
The Kura
Sold, Thank you! A superb elephant shaped incense burner by Miyanaga Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Zo Koro. Extreme clarity in the fine details, I will let the photos speak for themselves. It is 6 x 4 x 6 inches (15 x 10 x 15 cm) and in excellent condition. It comes with a pamphlet dated Showa 16 (1941) the last year of the artists life.
Miyanaga Tozan I (1868-1941) is one of the most important names in Kyoto ceramics. He was born in Ishikawa prefecture, and graduated fr...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Chinese scroll painting of a butterfly resting atop a blooming lily, with calligraphy and signature chop of Xie Zhi Liu (1910-1997), a well-known member of the Shanghai School who would later befriend the famous artist Zhang Daqian and joined him for later studies. His artworks can be found in the China Art Museum in Shanghai and has an art gallery named after him in Changzhou. Zhi Liu was married to another famous painter named Chen Peiqiu. (born 1922)
Size: 62" L x 16" W (entire scr...
Zentner Collection
SOLD New Shipment Antique Japanese Kiri wood (Paulownia) tansu. Original natural kiri wood finish. Medium weight black iron hardware with warabite handles and round locks on each drawer. Wonderful condition.Meiji age (1868-1912) Size: 25" L x 13" W x 22.5" H
Zentner Collection
SOLD Japanese four panel screen painting of two quail birds in tall grass. Bright matte green, yellow, orange, and brown pigments used. 20th century
Size: 59" L x 25.25" H (entire screen) 12.5" L x 20.5" H (each panel of artwork)
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese Zen Buddhist calligraphy scroll painting, with three red chops. Meiji age (1868-1912)
Size: 70" L x 19.5" W (entire scroll) 53.5" L x 12.75" W (artwork only) |