Antique Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer screen, 4 panels in a deep red color with wooden frame. Intricately carved with 16 separate and unique reserves depicting detailed scenes of court figures and animals in a garden pavilion setting. The area around the reserves is carved with a geometric design of flowers. Ching dynasty 19th century.
Dimensions: 65 1/2" high x 67 1/2" wide
In the shape of two dragons chasing the flaming pearl. High grade silver with enamelled details, 11 smaller coral beads, diameter 9 mm. And one large coral bead, diameter 15 mm. The bracelet is 9 cm wide and 7,5 cm tall. The widest inner size is 6,5 cm. China, late 19th/early 20th century.
Chinese seal carved from amber. The top of the seal carved with pair of resting sheep, the 8th animal of the Chinese Zodiac. The base is carved with 3 character signature. When held up to the light, the color of the seal is reddish amber.
Dimensions: 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" x 1"
Framed Chinese 17th century Ming dynasty Imperial dragon robe fragment. This greenish yellow ground five claws dragon fragment is the shoulder to chest part of a dragon robe and needs to combine with another pieces in order to finish a whole robe. The horns and eyebrows seem to be missing but is meant to leave space, visually form the eyebrows and the horns by the surrounding patterns and colors...
Framed Chinese 18th century imperial blue ground gold dragon kesi fragment. This twisted gold dragon is surrounded by five color lingzhi shaped clouds. Dragon robes for the emperor contain nine dragons on them and this fragment pretty much sure is the front badge because of the empty space at the upper left corner where is to reserve for the edge to do extra work and decoration to sew buttons to the side of the robe...
Chinese early Qing dynasty imperial brown ground double dragon brocade. One dragon is holding a firing pearl and watching to another dragon behind him while the other one is chasing a firing pearl. This brocade is well design and fully decorated, dragons are surrounded by colorful clouds and sea waves...
Framed pair of Chinese Imperial Kesi 5 claws gold threads dragon fragments, Qianglong Period. These pieces are fully decorated, blue ground five claws dragon with 卐 "Wan" characters, Lingzhi shaped clouds and cross shaped floral patterns. Both Dragons are gazing to their own firing pearl. These pair are probably made for the shoulders part of a dragon robe. Dimensions: 32 x 23 cm each without frame, 92 x 46 cm with frame...
Framed Chinese Qing dynasty blue ground gold thread dragon flying above the sea with auspicious items and chasing firing pearl. Dimensions: 70 x 20 cm without frame, 98 x 49 cm with frame. Condition: no repair, overall in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. More pictures available upon request.
A framed corresponding pair of Chinese 19th century embroidered sleevebands, each in gold couched stitching on blue silk with sea waves, mountains, floral and bats and 5 claws dragon and phoenix chasing at the pearl. Dimensions: 50 x 20 cm without frame, 75 x 39 cm with frame. Condition: excellent, no repair. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. More pictures available upon request.
Framed Chinese 18th Century, mid- Qing dynasty Qianglong period kesi 5 claws dragon cushion cover. This rare, delicate red ground gold threads kesi cover is decorated with a 5 claws dragon surround by sea waves, clouds, auspicious symbols and pair of bats. Dimensions: 70 x 62 cm without frame, 95 x 85 cm with frame. Condition: no repair, threads loose at forehead of the dragon, a few wear overall in good condition as shown due to the age. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost...
Framed Chinese 18th Century, mid- Qing dynasty Qianglong period kesi 5 claws blue dragon panel. This piece is relatively sparse compare to other panels, probably use it on a summer outfit. Simply decorated with Ruyi shaped cloud, sea waves, rhino horn etc. stand out this pearl holding dragon. Dimensions: 30 x 35 cm without frame, 63 x 58 cm with frame. Condition: no repair, overall in good condition as shown due to the age. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost...
Framed Chinese early Qing dynasty imperial silk and gold threads brocade fragment with 5 claws dragon. This piece most likely is under part(knee) of a dragon robe. This dragon holding a firing pearl flying above sea waves and mountain. Dimensions: 51 x 23 cm without frame, 73 x 45 cm with frame. Condition: no repair, stain outside the fragment, discoloration and loose threads at lower right part as shown due to the age. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost...
Unusual Fujian Jianyao tea-bowl or such called in Japan as Temmoku, decorated with brownish oil spots and bluish hare's fur on black glaze. Southern Song Dynasty Jian ware with very good condition, no any chips, no any crack and free from any restoration, excepted polished to the thicker glazed to base. Diameter: 12,1 cm and Height: 6,6 cm. Note: Please see The Kuroda family Yuteki Tenmoku...
Antique Chinese rose quartz snuff bottle. Carved in a ovoid shape. With jade cabochon lid. Provenance: Collection of Howard Kaplan.
Republic Period
Dimensions: Bottle 2 1/4" high (including lid 2 3/4" high)
Antique Chinese snuff bottle depicting a highly raised dragon with a ball of fire amidst swirling clouds, made of molded porcelain and glazed yellow. With a coral lid. Provenance: Collection of Howard Kaplan.
19th century
Dimensions: Bottle 2 1/2" high (with lid 2 3/4" high)
A richly decorated cast Tripod Bronce Censer with Sea-animals, Dragons, Lions and Kilins. Qing Dynasty, Ming Xuande Mark to the base.
Antique Chinese molded porcelain snuff bottle with a deeply modeled design of a phoenix on ones side and a dragon on the other, both on a backdrop of swirling clouds. Glazed a dark cobalt blue. Coral lid. Provenance: Collection of "Jade Collector" Howard Kaplan.
19th Century
Dimensions: Bottle 3" high (including lid 3 3/8" high)
Antique Chinese carved glass snuff bottle. Made of dark red translucent glass and carved with a highly raised woven basket texture. Provenance: Collection of Howard Kaplan.
19th Century
Dimensions: Bottle: 2 5/8" high (3 1/8" high including lid)
Diameter approximately 15 cm. Repaired. In good condition.
This is a traditional Qing Dynasty woman's skirt.
Chines skirts during this time period were made in 2 sections which were "buttoned" together with "frogs" The skirt was then wrapped around the hips so that the flat sections were displayed at at the front and back....the pleated sections were at draped the sides...
The background fabric of this skirt is an unusually fine jacquard silk but the pattern of the jacquard does not show in the pics....the pleated sections of the skirt and also meti...
Rare Song Dynasty terracotta sancai glaze male attendant, Sichuan Province. Ht. 20 cm. Condition: glaze deterioration as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
A fine Ming dynasty underglazed blue and white jar with lid, Yuxi kiln Yunnan, China. Ht. 8.5 cm. Condition: no chip, no restore. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
Set of Song to XiXia dynasty or early bronze belt accessories. Not sure if this is a complete set, but difficult even to gather all these pieces. Dimension: longest 4.5 cm. Condition: as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
Chinese yellow soapstone scholar's seal. The stone is carved with scenes of sages and their attendant with landscape ground of mountains, pine trees, and bamboo. The reverse is also carved with a man seated at the edge of water, his finger pointing towards the mountains where a temple roof is partially unobscured. The seal on the base of the soapstone reads "a virtue should be praised".
Dimensions: 3" x 2" x 4" height
Diameter approximately 33 cm. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 25 cm. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 15 cm. There are several glaze fall. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 15 cm. There are soft chips at the rim. There are several glaze fall. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 15 cm. Few soft chips at the rim. There are several glaze fall. In good condition.
Rare blue and white Yuhuchun with pencil style, as known as prepare object for add Doucai enamels, decorated with four mythical elephants flying among the clouds scrolls, flanked by petals panel to the neck and panels to lower part. Condition is perfect, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Six characters Da Ming Cheng Hua Nien Zhe with single circle to the base. Possibly Qing Dynasty 18th century. Very nice drawing vase with well balance potted. Height: 14 cm.
Each mirror is carved with scrolling floral decoration and silver gilt on linden wood. The main body of the mirror is oxidized and cut. The surround is individually fitted on to outer frames. The mirror is also decorated with a top central crested mirror. *Note the other pair has a replaced mirror. From the Mondavi Estate.
19th century
Dimensions: 24" x 56"
A nice blue and white bowl, decorated with Lotus pond to exterior. Ming dynasty 16th century Hongzhi period found at Halmahera Island. Very good condition, except a tiny chip to rim and minor chip, short firing crack to foot rim, no any crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 15,2 cm.
A 18th century Chinese red glazed vase. Foot rim has been ground and with ships on it, otherwise, the vase is in great condition. Please refer photos for condition detail. Height: 11-3/4".
Diameter approximately 11.5 cm. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 16.5 cm. Soft chips at the rim. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 38 cm. There are 2 hairlines at the rim. in good condition.