A white nephrite (jade) pebble snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form, the material well hollowed and of even colour with a loghter inclusion on one side. 5.4 cm. 1780-1860.
A fine slip decorated yixing zisha snuff bottle of flattened hexagonal form supported on a foot rim with recessed base, each side with a pavillion amidst a lakeside setting. 2" tall without stand. 19th Century.
A fine miniature soapstone luohan, the figure reclining while grasping a fascicle of books at his side, his face well modeled with a relaxed expression, his head shaved, his right arm resting upon his knee, wearing a long jacket or robe lightly etched with flowers, the material of creamy colour variegated with darker markings. 18th-19th Century. 2.5 inches long.
A fine pair of white jade cranes well carved facing one another and perched upon a rockery, both clinching the leaves of a marigold in their beak, the wings etched to depict feathers, the material of pale grayish white colour with lighter markings. 9 cm (3.5") tall. 18th-19th Century.
A large and Chinese gilt wood ancestral tablet, elaborately carved with dragons surrounding a removable inscribed plaque and fitted into a finely made stand. 13.5" tall. Late Qing Dynasty.
Provenance:
Collection of a Distinguished Professor of Eastern Studies, Indiana
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A Fine Set of Four Famille Rose Enameled Porcelain Cups
each decorated with four figures from the historical novel "Dream of The Red Chamber" and associated text, the bases with four character Daoguang marks in iron red
1821-1850
Height: 2.5 inches
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An unusual cong-form jade ornament; carved in low relief with qilong and lingzhi; the material of pale gray colour with black markings
1.3 inches diameter, 1 inch tall
16th/17th Century
A nicely carved gilt wood model of Guanyin holding a child and seated upon a lotus throne, inside a grotto, a bird to her left side. 11" tall. Late Qing Dynasty.
Provenance:
Collection of a Distinguished Professor of Eastern Studies, Indiana
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A fine porcelain vase of baluster form with flared mouth, supported on a raised foot rim with recessed base, the white glazed porcelain body decorated in famille rose enamels with a scholar and attendant in a garden, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark. 10.5 inches tall. 1920's.
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An unusual mottled gray nephrite (jade) toggle in the form of a belt ornament of arched form with curved brackets and a flared knop underneath, the face well carved in high relief with a writhing qilong holding a lingzhi in its mouth, one side with an opening to string the ornament as a toggle. 4.8 cm long. 16th-17th Century.
