Three Similar Chinese Tortoise-Shell Utensil Sets

Chinese: Folk Art: Utilitarian Accessories Pre 1920: item #1084874
SAO214

DESCRIPTION: Three similar Chinese travel utensil sets, 19th to early 20th C., each wood case wrapped in tortoise shell with brass mounts, and all with original knives, bone chopsticks and pics, finished with ivory tips on each end. Sets such as these would have been worn suspended by a cord from the belt with a toggle for a counterweight. Minor chips to the tortoise shell, but everthing is original with no repairs and all in good condition. PROVENANCE: From the property of the Salgo Trust for ... Click for details

Li Woman’s skirt

Chinese: Folk Art: Handicrafts Pre 1960: item #1082925
2360

Fine and rare five paneled skirt, from the Meifu subgroup of the Li people Hainan Island, circa mid 20th century. These kinds of textiles are unique among Chinese minority weavings as they combine supplementary weft brocade and tie dye ikat techniques. The colored threads in the brocaded panel are a combination of cotton, and polyester while the rest of the skirt is hand spun cotton and indigo in an abstract and zoomorphic design- pulled apart at the seam on top, no rips or holes. W: 132cm/5... Click for details

Li Woman’s skirt

Chinese: Folk Art: Handicrafts Pre 1960: item #1082916
2359

Fine and rare four paneled skirt, from the Meifu subgroup of the Li people Hainan Island, circa mid 20th century. These kinds of textiles are unique among Chinese minority weavings as they combine supplementary weft brocade and tie dye ikat techniques. The colored threads in the brocaded panel are a combination of silk, cotton, and polyester while the rest of the skirt is hand spun cotton and indigo in an abstract and zoomorphic design. There is one negligible small hole. W: 111cm/ 43in and ... Click for details

Li Woman’s skirt

Chinese: Folk Art: Handicrafts Pre 1960: item #1082903
2358

Fine and rare four paneled skirt, from the Meifu subgroup of the Li people, Hainan Island, circa mid 20th century. These kinds of textiles are unique among Chinese minority weavings as they combine supplementary weft brocade and tie dye ikat techniques. The colored threads in the brocaded panel are polyester and commercial white thread while the rest of the skirt is hand spun cotton and indigo. There is some minor even fraying at the bottom and a few negligible small holes. W: 124cm/49in and H: ... Click for details

Nuo Mask

Chinese: Folk Art: Primitive Sculpture Pre 1960: item #1081057
2349

Unusual mask from a Yunnan ethnic minority, possibly Qiang, Hani or Naxi. This piece is quite unique as it is carved from the end culm of a bamboo shoot, a material which I have never seen before for this sort of thing. Nuo rituals amongst the ethnic groups from this region are of an animist and shamanistic nature, I can’t add much more to it than that since the significance is usually specific to a particular shaman or village. This piece is circa 20 - 30 years old and is an authentic ritua... Click for details

18th Century Mongolian Thankga of a Guardian Deity

Chinese: Folk Art: Primitive Paintings Pre 1800: item #1076874
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18th Century Mongolian Thankga of a Guardian Deity General on a White Horse. 27 x 19.25 inches, 68.5 x 49 cm.

Antique Chinese Cricket Cage

Chinese: Folk Art: Utilitarian Accessories Pre 1980: item #1076497

Small, hand made cricket cage made of bamboo and bone with a copper handle. The cage has two tiers each with a sliding door. It measures 4.5" h, 4" w, 1.5"d.

Chinese Gilt Wood Box, Early 20th C.

Chinese: Folk Art: Utilitarian Accessories Pre 1920: item #1065864
BPB114

DESCRIPTION: A double stacking wood box, probably a hat box, with gilt surface and hand painted designs, the lid painted with a scholar and boy in a garden setting. Interiors are lacquered in red. Shanxi Province, C. 1920; in good condition with expected wear from use. DIMENSIONS: 9” high (23 cm) x 11” diameter (28 cm).

Cultural Revolution Poster: "Warm Snowy Night"

Chinese: Folk Art Pre 1980: item #1064390
2312

Chinese poster of a painting printed at the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, originally painted 1974 by a well known Chinese artist: Lu Yifei (1931 to 2005) -studied under Wu Fan, Lu Yanshao, Pan Tianshou, Deng Bai, and Song Chung-yuan. Titled: "Warm Snowy Night", depicting a cozy winter setting in a Shanghai Department Store. There is great attention to detail- all the faces show different emotions, human interactions, and other minutia like the spittoon near the entrance, a ubiquitous b... Click for details

Large Chinese Tortoise Shell Trousse Set, Early 19th C.

Chinese: Folk Art: Utilitarian Accessories Pre 1837 VR: item #1063761
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DESCRIPTION: A large Chinese tortoise shell travel utensil kit (or trousse) with elaborate brass mounts and fittings. The bamboo scabbard has been overlayed with tortoise shell and fitted with highly decorative brass mounts with appliqués that include bats, butterflies, a goose, a ram, and engraved “Xi” characters (meaning double happiness). The set includes a large pair of ox bone chopsticks and a brass tipped wooden handled knife with iron blade. There are old repairs to the blade and one c... Click for details