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Fine Qing Chinese Paktong Incense Clock, Marked
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Pre 1900 item# 1146401 (stock# 3-139A17)
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This exceptional seven-piece Chinese incense clock in an unusual elongated fan form is crafted entirely from paktong, an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel which had the lustrous sheen and color tone of silver. Qing Dynasty, 19th century. The heavy body is comprised of three segments which fit snugly into a separate paktong base with a pierced cloud design. Only particularly finely executed examples of incense clocks were equipped with such elaborate detachable bases. The openwork cover is crafted ...click for details
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Chinese Copper Bronze Bo Mountain Censers Ca. 1800
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Pre 1800 item# 1079933 (stock# 6B-184A8)
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This exceptional pair of copper bronze ritual incense burners, relief cast in the form of Chinese bronze hill censers common in the Han Dynasty, date to ca. 1800. Each censer has a lozenge-shaped pedestal base from which emerges a stem supporting the incense cup. Surrounding the pedestal stem are patterns of Chinese lappets, scrolls and key designs. The cup which holds the incense is covered all around with low relief decoration of waves, rock formations and a lush peach orchard. (In Chinese le ...click for details
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Qing Chinese Calligraphy Porcelain Dish Metal Rim
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Pre 1900 item# 1060800 (stock# 2A-012A9)
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The front of this fine Chinese white porcelain dish has been painstakingly decorated with rows of Chinese calligraphy characters in underglaze cobalt blue. Qing dynasty, late 19th century. There is a tiny blue leaf alongside the top calligraphy row. The reverse side bears a four character hallmark or trader’s mark painted in underglaze blue. The mark is surrounded by three blue bats, an auspicious creature in China and an emblem of happiness and longevity. A protective metal band is affixed to t ...click for details
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19 C Chinese Paktong Incense Clock with I Ching Cover
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Pre 1900 item# 1008752 (stock# 3-168)
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This fine square two-sectioned Chinese paktong (“pai-tung” or “baitong”) incense clock is has an unusual openwork lid which is pierced, engraved and punched. It dates to the mid to late 19th century, Qing Dynasty. The cover is decorated at its center with the circle of yin and yang surrounded with the eight trigrams derived from “The Book of Changes” (I Ching). The single compartment has an interior recessed tray to hold the perforated incense seal template. The paktong body and cover are trimme ...click for details
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Antique Cobalt Blue Chinese Peking Glass Bowl
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Pre 1920 item# 994479 (stock# 9A-044A4)
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Vibrant translucent deep blue colored Chinese Peking (Beijing) glass bowl with scalloped rim and body. Qing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century. The thin glass contains tiny air bubbles which are characteristic of glass from this period. The word “CHINA” is etched onto the bottom, indicating an export date after 1890 when it was required to mark the country of origin on any items exported into the United States. Because the bowl is simply marked CHINA, it can be determined that it was exported ...click for details
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Ruby Red Overlay Chinese Peking Glass Brush Washer
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Pre 1920 item# 989195 (stock# 9A-043A2)
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Transparent Chinese glass brush washer in globular form decorated with clear red glass overlay carved in relief to reveal the eight trigrams of the I Ching and the symbol for yin and yang. We believe it dates to the late 19th/early 20th century, Qing dynasty to early Republic. The red overlay glass on the base is encircled by lappets, and the same red lappet design surrounds the mouth. The sides are overlaid with red carved relief roundels, two of which represent the yin and yang symbol and two ...click for details
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Chinese Door of Hope Mission Doll: Traditional Bride
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Pre 1920 item# 846211 (stock# 4B-02)
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Always among the most coveted and valuable of the Chinese “Door of Hope” mission dolls is the Traditional Bride. This doll, in pristine condition, dates to ca. 1920. She is dressed all in red with a red silk pao top embroidered with flowers and gold trim. The side-pleated red silk skirt is embroidered in flowers, with beaded tassels hanging down the sides. Her elaborate headdress, with a red veil in place over the face, is heavily beaded, and she carries a red handkerchief with an embroidered ed ...click for details
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Engraved Chinese Paktong and Enamel Opium Box, Qing
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Pre 1900 item# 640990 (stock# 15-219)
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This most unusual oblong Chinese paktong (“pai-tung”) opium box is decorated with designs of roundels containing auspicious symbols. Qing Dynasty, ca. 1860-1880. The details are both incised and carved away, with the recessed portions enameled in dark blue. The interior is sheathed in copper. An important part of the paraphernalia connected with opium smoking was the opium box, which was used to hold the gummy substance. Opium boxes are small in size, usually round or oblong in shape. With few ...click for details
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Chinese Qing Crystal and Paktong Eyeglasses and Case
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Pre 1900 item# 568110 (stock# 9A-4142A8)
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This very rare pair of Chinese spectacles with shagreen case is one of the more unusual examples of an item for the scholar’s desk. Early 19th century. Worn for centuries by the literati class of Chinese scholars, such spectacles were actually an affectation inasmuch as their powers of magnification were slight and imprecise because the “lenses” were made of natural rock crystal instead of glass. The metal frames were crafted from paktong (“baitong”) or white brass, a metal somewhat similar to G ...click for details
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Chinese Enameled Paktong Incense Clock
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Pre 1900 item# 458422 (stock# 3-160)
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This mid-19th century three-footed Chinese paktong incense seal in unusual hexagonal form is engraved and decorated with enameling or niello. The three tiers are trimmed with copper, and the cover is perforated with “broken ice” and prunus blossom pattern surrounded by a cutout endless knot design. The top compartment has an interior recessed tray to hold the paktong incense seal template and damper. Both of the utensils are brass. The three tiers are engraved on all sides with floral motifs whi ...click for details
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