DESCRIPTION: A Chinese tortoise shell travel utensil kit (or trousse) with silver mounts and fittings. Quite unique and still attached are the original hand braided cord and finely embroidered disk which acted as a toggle when the set was hung from a waist sash. The scabbard is covered with clear tortoise shell and the silver mounts are substantial. The set includes a pair of ox bone chopsticks and a silver tipped wooden handled knife with iron blade. Good condition with some cracking to the... Click for details
A very ornate Chinese cloisonne box of rich floral patterns. It has a hinged top and 4 ball feet. In excellent condition, this beauty is sure to please. It is 6.25 long x 3.5 wide x 2.25 high We date this to the first decade of the 20th, about 100 years old.
DESCRIPTION: A pair of handsome scroll weights crafted from exquisitely carved bamboo insets and long huanghuali blocks. These weights would have been placed at either end of a long scroll to prevent it from rolling while painting was in progress. The bamboo portions have been skillfully carved with the L'iu Qing technique, a design which is made by removing the skin of the bamboo from the background areas and articulating the pictorial motifs in the skin that remains, thus producing subtle c... Click for details
Hand crafted as part of a roof ornament, this is a dramatic ceramic figure depicting a Dragon Carp with golden yellow glazing. It was used to ward off evil spirits from buildings. This piece would originally have adorned the rooftop of a Qing Dynasty dwelling.It was considered good luck to place a figure such as this on top of ones house, where it could be viewed from a considerable distance. Similar roof tiles can still be seen in parts of China's famous Forbidden City, Beijing. ... Click for details
This item has been sold. Thank you. 16th to early 17th Century. A peculiar inscription on the back of this bronze reads “Tao Hua Nu” or “Peach Blossom Lady.” The figure depicted is XI WANG MU (Hsi Wang Mu). Her formal Daoist title is YAOCHI JINMU although she has acquired many appellations and is affectionately known in China as WANG MU NIANG NIANG, or as SEIBO in Japan. In English she is Queen Mother of the West, an important goddess known as the keeper of the peaches of immortality--one ... Click for details
DESCRIPTION: A Chinese molded gourd cricket cage with ivory rim and cap. The fitted cap is inset with a circular carved and pierced plaque of lotus and blossoms against delicate grillwork. Dating from the early Republic Period, C. 1920 and in good condition with one age fissure on one side of the gourd and one tiny piece of grillwork missing. On the base can be seen a very old sticker. DIMENSIONS: 4 1/2” high (11.5 cm); cap is 2 3/4” in diameter (7 cm).
This is a mid Ming dynasty 15th/16th century blue and white Mei Ping vase. It is loosely decorated with an under glaze blue design of chrysanthemum flower scroll motifs on two sides of the vase. It is possible that this was a provincial piece. These are surrounded with stylized cloud designs. On the upper shoulder there is a continuous band of cloud lappets design. The narrow neck has three small darker blue leaf-like designs. The narrower bottom half has two very loose stylized flowers. The bot... Click for details
DESCRIPTION: A pair of Qing Dynasty ox bone calligraphy brushes with etched robed figures and tiny Chinese inscriptions on their handles. The bristles are attached to dark horn ferrules and the handles terminate with round beads threaded with silk cords through the brush tips. DIMENSIONS: Each 10 ¾” long (27.4 cm).
The top of this small rectangular paktong (“baitong”) ink box is nicely engraved with a lotus flower blossom and its large leaf, with a small butterfly hovering overhead. 19th century, Qing period. The fitted inkstone inside the cover is original, and there is considerable ink residue in the lower half. The bottom of the box has a copper interior and base.
The size of Covered Cup: 3 3/4" High x 3" Dia. It is most unusual design of Chinese Antique Cloisonne ever seen. It has 9 coin designs which are 9 period of Qing Dynasty. It start from Shunzhi, Knagxi, Yongzheng period on the cover. The cup has Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, and Guangxu. It stoppe at that period.(1875-1908) which indicating the covered cup was made during this period or little after dating 1900'S. It has also unusual color and nice works on each design. The cloi... Click for details
