A charming brushwasher in the shape of reclining scholar circa Ming/Qing Dynasty. Excellent condition- no cracks, chips etc. W: 10.4cm/4.2in and H: 10cm/4in. This has a primary cream colored base glaze with highlights in ocher and soy brown. A very rare little item. Please note that the smudges on the bottom of the piece were caused by the potter holding it with his fingers when dipping into the glaze.

Stunning traditional scroll painting of a tiger descending mountain. Actual painting size is H: 105cm/41in x W: 40cm/15.5in - mounted dimensions are H: 190cm/74in x W: 50cm/19.5in. Signed Zhang Shanzi 張善孖 but this is probably apocryphal. He was famous for his painting of tigers- based on the quality of the scroll haning screws, this was probably done in the 50s or 60s...

A unique object for the scholar’s table made of hardwood root, partly sculptured in the shape of two peaches attached to a branch with two leaves. The peach have a strong symbolic meaning in Chinese culture, it is a symbol of longevity and immortality; it is said that the peach tree grows in the orchard of Xiwangmu, The Queen Mother of the West. Peaches are common to Chinese art. Size: roughly 20 x 18 x 15 cm. Qing, 19th cent. Condition: very good!

Contemporary landscape painting by Zheng Yuxin 鄭裕新 painted in 2021. H: 47cm/18.5in x W: 34/13.2cm (mounted dimensions H: 143cm/56in x 47cm/18.5cm). Accompanied with certificate of authenticity. Finely mounted on textured silk covered paper on a traditional Chinese scroll. Free shipping.

A fine Original QING DYNASTY mounted on card board water colored ink drawing, depicting a smoking Goat Herder with his Goat, 19th Century. Signed with 2 red seals bottom right. Size: 17.5 cm x 13.5 cm. Condition good, with some minor signs of age at the mounted corners. Fine and rare Collector's specimen!

Two album leaves finely painted in ink and colour on silk, depicting various stages of the silk production. "Tales of Tilling and Weaving" were a popular subject matter for court and private paintings in Qing dynasty China. These albums served as a reference to practical farming and as a metaphor for a well-ordered Confucian society. Edged by a silver paper and a silk bordure, mounted on cardboard, each with two small red seals. Condition: few traces of age. Dimension: painting: c...

Stunning mountains and forest landscape brush and ink scroll painting - H:101cm/39.8 in and W: 68cm/27.8in Mounted H: 215cm/7ft and W: 81cm/32in.Signed- Qian Songyan 錢松岩.

Amusing ink seal (hanko) in the shape of a tripod toad carved in hardstone (such as nephrite or jadeite), Chinese scripture on one faces of the pedestal. This kind of creature are very appreciated in Asia, especially in Japan and China, from where it takes its origins. The tripod toad is thought to protect riches, to increase revenue, and to ward off bad luck. China, end of XIX th century Height: 5cm – length : 3 cm – width: 3 cm

Calligraphy paintbrush made of horsehair buffalo bone and red brownish hard stone. China – XX th century Length: 40 cm – diameter: 3.5 cm

A finely carved pair of coconut bowls with inserts of pure silver (with silver stamps). Decorated on the corpus with good-luck symbols and the attributes of the Eight Immortals. Both with a later Danish owner’s inscription reading: “G. Kina 24/12/1925.” China, Qing, 19th cent. most probably Daoguang period. H 5.5 cm, D 13 cm. Condition: Perfect.

Framed Chinese Landscape Sumi Painting by the artist DaiXi. Sumi ink on paper hanging scroll.
Entitled, inscribed and signed with two seals from the artist

Age: 1850 19/20th Century

Dimensions: 25 3/4" 45" high

Dai Xi was an accomplished poet, calligrapher, and painter as well as serving as Vice Minister of Military Affairs...

A framed Chinese Mountainous landscape painting Zhang DaQiang. Steep terrain, that has been carfully made into a village. River flows through the image below. Black, iron, blue, and green tones natural pigment colors come through.

Provenance: Previously sold at Sothebys, Pvt...

Chinese late Qing dynasty rectangular form lacquered wood scholar's desk tray or serving tray, each side with two long pierced openings to the upright walls, each corner with a low raised foot. Late 19th to early 20th century. 13 1/8” x nearly 8 3/4” x 1 1/2” high. Very good, solid overall condition with minor separations in the wood. From the estate of Gerhard Lohmeier, a Diplomat at the German Embassy in Beijing from 1985 to 1989.

Chinese late Qing dynasty square form lacquered wood scholar's desk tray or serving tray with narrow raised edge inlayed with a mother-of-pearl design featuring flowers and leafy vines. Late 19th to early 20th century. 12 1/4” square x 5/8” high. Good, solid overall condition. There are some losses to the inlay, a few separations in the wood, and some small traces of what appears to be adhesive residue by some of the inlay...

A naturally sculpted tree-form (or dragon form) scholar's rock measuring 11.5", 15" in the custom hand-crafted dark wooden base. While I believe the stone to be Taihu, it rings when tapped with a metal object and has the sort of white veinings that are typical of certain varieties of Lingbi.

Hand painted brush and ink Chinese painting classically mounted on a scroll, depicting Bamboo and Rocks with apocryphal attribution to Zheng Xie鄭燮 This is a homage, painted in the 20th century, and is of an impressive size H: 165cm/64in and W: 68cm/24in. Mounted dimensions L: 2.4m/94in and W: 83cm/32.5in.

A Well Modelled Bronze Figure of Liu Hai. The youthful Immortal standing with long flowing sleeves and his right foot resting on a double gourd from which issues a twisting trail of smoke. Dangling a string of cash in front of his three legged toad which is held in his left hand. A hole above his back for incense. Chinese Late Ming. Height; 4 1/4″ (10.7 cm). Condition; excellent, good patina. Liu Hai is a Daoist immortal who kept a three-legged toad as companion. The...

Rare early “si zhi” (four straight lines) style inkstone carved from an old fired brick. The characters on the brick are in an archaic style, no longer in use today. The square shaped flat bottomed inkstone with sloping grinding surface did not become popular until the Song Dynasty, so it is possible this was made into a inkstone long after it was a brick. Chinese are very fond of creating ink stones out of “found objects” such as roof tiles etc...