DESCRIPTION: A fine Chinese mid Qing Dynasty bamboo libation cup with a rarely seen original silver liner. This cup is well carved in the form of a citron tree trunk with reticulated branches and leaves. On each side is carved a Buddha hand fruit, named for its obvious resemblance to the Buddha’s hands in prayer. This fruit is a symbol of happiness, wealth and longevity, and was often given as a religious offering in Buddhist temples or to perfume a room for weeks with its fragrance. The bamb... Click for details
Very rare seen full carved softwood Chinese scroll pot or oversize brush pot with one side scene with a scholar traveling with his boy servant, carrying his books; and two monks seating in mountain area, with a pair of magpie resting on the plum blossom branch.
Overall good condition with some old wood cracks, with an old iron clip repair to one of the old crack
DESCRIPTION: An exquisite Chinese table screen, elaborately carved with a mounted jade bi on one side and an inscription on the reverse. Stands such as these were custom made to display specific precious jade artifacts, with this bi most likely dating from the Neolithic Period (5,000 to 2,000 BC). The inner frame’s surface is carved in relief on each side with a pair of convoluted dragons; another pair of carved and pierced dragons form the supports on either side of the stand. On the reverse... Click for details
DESCRIPTION: An attractive heart-shaped scholar’s calligraphy box of solid brass that includes an ink stone within the inner lid. The outer lid has a Chinese inscription, roughly translated as follows: “You find books are good companions; you can find friends from the old scholars who teach you about behaving well as a gentleman.” Inside this lid is a thin, heart-shaped ink stone surface held in place by an inner rim. A nice portable way to carry necessary writing accoutrements, the lower po... Click for details
DESCRIPTION: A dark rosewood stationary box, the lid pierced and well carved with a pair of confronting dragons against a background of seven more dragons, all chasing pearls in a tumultuous sea. Dating from the early 20th C. (most likely early Republic Period), this handsome footed box has beveled-edges on the top and beaded edges on the sides. In excellent condition with nice weight to it. DIMENSIONS: 11 ¼” long (28.5 cm) x 6 ½” wide (16.5 cm) x 3” high (7.6 cm).
Three extremely rare genuine red coral scholar objects; we believe that the birds of paradise were apart of a thematic composition that once adorned a scholars table. With a little imagination a craftsman can assemble these pieces together on a piece of gnarled wood or stone to again adorn the scholars table. These are natural red coral, and no dye was used to render its color; the fakes exhibit a blood red color so often found in the market. These are very well carved and the coral branch is... Click for details
DESCRIPTION: A handsome and large Chinese rosewood table screen (or fireplace screen), crafted with a large framed rectangular panel surrounded by a border of flowering tendrils in an outer frame. These are supported by an elaborately carved and pierced base in the “three friends of winter” motif, featuring pine, bamboo and prunus blossoms grouped around a central rock outcropping. This motif is a prevalent theme in Chinese and Japanese art, and symbolizes perseverance, longevity and vitality ... Click for details
A Chinese bamboo brush pot of square shape with rounded angles and carved with flowers and a calligraphic poem. A good quality Scholar's table accessory. size: 4 1/2 inches (11.5cm) high.age: C. 1900 or earlier.condition: very good, with natural configuration of the wood.
Ching Dynasty. Late 19th Century. A Chinese gourd cricket cage depicting in molded relief an unusual arrangement of horses interspersed with rocks, mountains and a tree with a narrow border of faintly etched or incised key-fret design on the upper neck below the lid. The cage is of traditional form fitted with a wooden collar and a removable lid pierced with seven small circular openings trimmed in bone or ivory and screened on the inside, the lid and collar fashioned from a dark, tightly-gra... Click for details
