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Round Panel Carved with Chinese Opera Scene
Chinese: Carvings: Wood Pre 1900: item #941725 35-92
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$250
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Chinese opera characters are carved in relief on this late 19th century wood roundel. The central character strokes his beard and looks pleased; the figure on the right thrusts his drinking cup aloft. In the background, a barefoot servant runs off holding a small scroll. A bat, Chinese emblem of good fortune, is carved into the base of the piece. While the two main characters on the roundel are in excellent condition, the figure of the running servant is inexplicably worn on the face (see photo ... Click for details
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Pak Tai
Chinese: Carvings: Wood Pre 1800: item #941670 2070
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Abhaya Asian Antiques
Tel/Fax 852-29847509
$500.USD/$3800.HKD
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Very rare early Qing (circa 18th CE) image of the Taoist God, Pak Tai. For more details regarding this deity just Google- Pak Tai and you will get an extensive history on him from Wikipedia. He is recognized by having a snake foot and a tortoise under his feet.. The original pigments are visible if you pick off the layers of soot covered stucco and paper which were probably added on in the 19th CE. He is also known as Lord Zhenwu in Putonghua and was worshipped widely throughout Ch... Click for details
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A Small Chinese Zitan Inkpaste Box – Qing
Chinese: Carvings: Wood Pre 1900: item #934820 COLL 9069
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Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques
203.272.7392
1495.00
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This is a zitan inkpaste box. These are in principle not rare: but ones in such fine condition are virtually impossible to buy in Beijing now. It is carved to look like a section of a tree trunk. The nodes of the tree, the little branches on the bottom are very realistically carved. It measures 3" long by 2 1/4" wide by 1 5/8" high and is in superb condition. There is a label on the inside that identifies the piece as having been a part of the Jizhen Zhai Collection.(See last paragraph for more ... Click for details
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Antique Chinese Boxwood Carving of LiuHai, circa 1890
Chinese: Carvings: Wood Pre 1900: item #927280
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Admor Antiques Gallery
708-310-3528
Sold. Thank You!
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This is a finely carved boxwood sculpture of the Chinese Immortal - Liu Hai holding the three footed toad. Liu Hai is one of the most popular members of the Chinese pantheon of charm figures and represents prosperity and wealth. The story of Liu Hai is frequently told as "Liu Hai playing with the Golden Toad". There is a hidden meaning here. The Chinese word for "toad" is Chan chu. Sometimes, Chinese will only say the first character chan. In some Chinese dialects, the character chan has a pr... Click for details
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