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Chinese : Folk Art : Primitive Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1103090 (stock #RCKK)
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
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A long, rare and attractive horizontal Yao Mien ceremonial procession scroll "DRAGON BRIDGE", circa 1890, Southern China, painted on rice or mulberry paper. Iconographically important in Daoist art. Condition: overall good, some minor effects of aging. Size: L 365 cm x H. 17 cm. Collector's item, difficult to find complete and in this condition. For further information/history on Lantien & Mien Yao paintings please refer to "Yao Ceremonial Paintings" by Jacques Lemoine...
Chinese : Folk Art : Handicrafts : Pre 1920 item #1086308 (stock #Siv.)
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
$685.00
Attractive antique Chinese hand made Wedding Basket with stacked compartments. Good condition. Black, red and gold finish. Size: H. 42 cm. x 30 cm. diameter
Chinese : Folk Art : Handicrafts : Pre 1960 item #1082925 (stock #2360)
Abhaya Asian Antiques
$700.00
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...
Chinese : Folk Art : Handicrafts : Pre 1960 item #1082916 (stock #2359)
Abhaya Asian Antiques
$700.00
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...
Chinese : Folk Art : Handicrafts : Pre 1960 item #1082903 (stock #2358)
Abhaya Asian Antiques
$700.00
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...
Chinese : Folk Art : Primitive Paintings : Pre 1800 item #1076874 (stock #0749)
Korean Art and Antiques
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18th Century Mongolian Thangka of a Guardian Deity General on a White Horse. 27 x 19.25 inches, 68.5 x 49 cm.
Chinese : Folk Art : Utilitarian Accessories : Pre 1980 item #1076497
Zentner Collection
$300.00
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 : Folk Art : Dolls and Puppets : Pre 1900 item #983655 (stock #TC316)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$1200.00
Sometimes assumed by Westerners as "medical models" these are Chinese fertility dolls. As ritual items, they rarely come onto the market. Used by several Chinese ethnic minority cultures, including the Miao, Yao and Naxi, the old fertility dolls were hand carved, anatomically correct and with pegged and jointed limbs. The hair styles and head gear would vary depending on the minority group...
Chinese : Folk Art : Dolls and Puppets : Pre 1900 item #863734
Zentner Collection
SOLD
Chinese Group of Stoneware Puppetheads and hands on iron stands, 19th century, charming characatures of daily life in China done in earthtones and shades of blue. Round holes of attachment at lower ends of pieces. Hollow cores. Head Sizes range from 6.75"H to 8.5"H without stands, Losses to various heads and hands
Chinese : Folk Art : Utilitarian Accessories : Pre 1900 item #836257
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
SOLD
Unusual Chinese late Qing dynasty to possibly early Republic (late 19th to early 20th century) hardwood stand used to hold opium pipe dampers. A single drawer with brass pull is used for the storage of smoking accessories. The back is nicely carved with a bamboo motif. 13"L x 2"D x 3"H. Very good overall condition with some minor stains to the wood consistent with its age and use. This piece is from the private collection of American expatriates who lived in Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s...
Chinese : Folk Art : Utilitarian Accessories : Pre 1900 item #789639
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$300.00
Very large Chinese folk art bamboo basket with a removable inner shelf. The "double happiness" symbols on the side indicate it might have been intended as a wedding basket. Dates circa 1900. 28"H x 19" diameter (23" across the handle). Very good overall condition with some loosening of the bamboo at the bottom.
Chinese : Folk Art : Utilitarian Accessories : Pre 1910 item #505974 (stock #ZTC105)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
sold
A must have for any lotus shoe collector. This iron was used for pressing lotus shoes. The thin curved end was useful for getting into the toe area. Made of iron, it is somewhat rusty-i.e. pleasantly aged. Length tip to tip is 13"
 
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