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Antique Hardstone Opium Pipe
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Pre 1837 VR item# 139809 (stock# 270AAA)
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707-876-3392
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From the sublimely simple: an opium pipe quickly hacked out of the right growth of bamboo -- termed a "bang" -- to its elegant imitation in "Souchou jade," serpentine that has much the same look as fine jadeite. Probably dating from the last years of the Eighteenth Century to the early years of the Nineteenth, his pipe has survived in superb condition, despite the evidence of much use. The luster and fine green color closely resembles jade. By means of cleverly placed thread ...click for details
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Buddhist Lions In Black Granite
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Pre 1800 item# 15976 (stock# 87AAA)
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707-876-3392
$1250.00 the pair
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This exceptional pair of figures depicts the Buddhist lions (shishi or foo dogs) that represent the male and female principle of balance. In exceptionally hard black granite they are carved in fine detail, he with the brocade ball beneath his front paw, she with a puppy beneath hers. Similar pieces from the treasure junk Tek Sing are being auctioned right now. Chinese, late Eighteenth to early Nineteenth Centuries. Approximately 5-1/4 inches tall by 4-1/2 inches long by 3 inches broad.
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