Large Chinese antique scroll painting depicting figures engaged in different activities in a axe-cut mountainous landscape, wonderfully painted with exquisite detail, late Ming/early Ching Dynasty (inscription dates year of horse either 1606 or 1666), restorations. Three seals around title and signature.
Total size: 107" high x 40 3/4" wide ( 43 1/2" wide with ends)
Painting size: 85" high x 36 1/2" wide
Wonderful Chinese antique scroll painting depicting scene of 9 Daoist monks with Buddhist paradise in mist above, ink and light mineral pigments on silk, probably early Ching Dynasty, Kang Hsi. Signed with two chops.
Total size: 80" high x 20 1/4" wide (23 1/2" including ends)
Size of painting: 37 3/4" high x 15 1/2" wide.
Whimsical Chinese scroll painting of a monkey leaning out to catch a bee, he is perched intently on a branch attached to a rock cliff, waves crash about the base of the cliff far below, beautifully painted in ink and light mineral colors on silk, early Ching Dynasty, signed Chung Chen Chei.
Size (total): 98" high x 23 " wide (27" wide with ends)
Size of painting: 48 1/2" high x 18" wide.
Beautiful and charming Chinese scroll painting depicting a scene of geese or ducks in a stream with tall grasses, painted in ink and mineral colors on silk, a mineral pigment blue ground is flecked with gold, early Ching.
Size (total): 101" high x 25 1/4" wide (39 1/2" wide with ends)
Size of painting: 53 3/4" high x 29 1/4" wide.
Pair of 19th century Chinese paper fans very finely and densely painted in extensive detail with figural scenes. One fan painting features beauties at a temple surrounded by clouds holding celestial maidens and a deer. A monkey is paying homage to a female who is seated on a lotus throne. The second fan painting depicts a scene with beauties engaged in various scholarly leisure activities. The fans date from the 19th century. They have been recently custom framed with archival materials against ... Click for details
This is a heavy inkstone of rectangular form raised on supporting feet with a large grinding area and what is probably an integrated water reservoir rather than a reserve for storing prepared ink. Integral water reservoirs are found on many inkstones of the Song Dynasty and this use probably survived into the early Ming although the separate water coupe or water dropper was more popular. The elongated, diamond-shaped reservoir with scalloped edges is emphasized by a raised lip, and an overhang... Click for details
This is a lovely delicate print of two court ladies sitting and reading a scroll. They sit on a bench amongst a landscape of craggy rocks and many trees. The coloring is much more delicate than is normally found. The print measures 7 3/" by 4" and is in excellent condition - it is backed with a stiff paper backing. It is not signed. We date it to the middle of the 19th century, Qing dynasty.
A lovely paper fan featuring two beautiful Chinese maidens. Beautifully painted, this fan has been wonderfully preserved using the best archival acid free paper available, it is further protected by a UV filtering glass pane. This very early 20th C. (1910) is sure to please as it has all the features of a Chinese poem with artist seal intact. The fan itself measures 21" long. The framed size measures 30" long x 20” high.
A Chinese paper fan, beautifully painted, depicting Liu Hai and his three legged toad. This fan has been wonderfully preserved using the best archival acid free paper available, it is further protected by a UV filtering glass pane. This very early 20th C. (1910) is sure to please as it has all the features of a Chinese poem with artist seal intact. The fan measures 21" long. The frame measures 30" long by 20" high.
DESCRIPTION: A Qing Dynasty Chinese scroll painting depicting a seated Chinese deity with a large blue foo dog mask in his lap and two attendants at his feet. All figures have ornate colorful robes of black, green and red and have auroras around their heads. An inscription can be found at the lower middle between the two attendants. CONDITION: “Waves” in paper from being rolled; colors and images are bright; painting has been remounted on white paper-backed silk. DIMENSIONS: Image is 47 3/4... Click for details
