All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #451045 (stock #lot126)
Description: A scholar studio's tray of Suan-Zhi wood was used for holding scholar items like brush pen, ink, ink-stone or any curiosities the scholar's fond of. Suan-Zhi wood was an elegant material what was preciously kept only for good items.The plate was tenoned together by traditional framed skill. Straight lines and grooves were carved as simple but elegant design...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #450670 (stock #lot125)
Description: A rare Jun bowl of Yuan Dynasty was newly excavated. With typical Jun ware's characteristics this ware was molded beautifully. Obvious excavation evidences was kept intact for authenticating as well as for an original mood...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #449966 (stock #Q50021007)
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A beautifully red glazed porcelain brush pot with dragons’ motif. There are three dragons motif on the brush pot, flying between the heaven and the sea. There are two smaller dragons facing each other, chasing after the “Pear of Fire”. Another larger dragon has it face looking forward in the usual imperial grandeur. It seems to appear that the red glaze is probably to simulate the red cinnabar colour...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #449344 (stock #R50021001)
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A beautiful and deeply curved bamboo brush pot holder with a beautiful scene from the story of Lu Pu and the Beauty during the Three Kingdom period in a single cartouche.

It is in good condition. No sign of any cracks or damage.

The measurement of the bamboo brush pot holder is: Height 16.2cm and the Diameter is 10.5cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #449087 (stock #lot124)
Description: An ape with fine furs and aged skin squatted and grinned. Oxidized black deposits adhered to the metal surface and covered part of the detailed carving lines. Well molded and carved, this monkey was solid casted and vividly expressed by fine craftsmanship. An archaic metal piece was from ancient time with rare origin. Date: Liao Dynasty(AD907-1125) Height: 5.0cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #448426 (stock #lot123)
Description: A beautiful silver alloyed incense burner was delicately decorated. It was the repousse technique, using hammer and chasing tools to make the design stand out from thin sheet metal. With motifs of bats, peaches, plums, pomegranates and tendrils etc. in metaphor, they were all the lucky symbols Chinese people loved. A small size like this piece was rarely seen...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Contemporary item #447994 (stock #lot122)
Description: A Yixing tea pot was carved in very good skill. A strong tree trunk form was used to make a tea utensil. It is very easy to use and also a fabulous piece for display. A modern thing with traditional Chinese mood was very joyful. Date: Modern time Dimensions: 15cm x 7.6cm X 8.8cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #447718 (stock #Q50021006)
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This is a beautifully hand-carved and detailed designed hexagonal glass brush holder in soothing green overlay. The brush holder is finely crafted that even the top and bottom margin is incised with intricate line motif. It has three cartouches like panel and each has a different design. The first panel shows a crane amidst the lotus under the sun and cloud with a mountain from a distant. The second panel shows a small bird perching on a branch of a tree overlooking a lotus pond below...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #447125
Late Qing Dynasty (19th century) Chinese lady’s front-opening summer gauze kesi surcoat decorated with eight polychrome roundels, featuring a central crane surrounded by butterflies and flowers, set against a dark cobalt blue ground. The crane motif indicates the robe would have been worn by the wife of a first-rank civil official. The sleeve ends are decorated with a water and wave motif...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #446991 (stock #lot121)
Description: An old Yixing flower arrangement basin with inscription " Sui Qing Xe Qi" (the water is pure while the rock is unique) on one side and carved flower motif on the other side had a special Chinese scholar taste. There're some defects on the rims but would never fail the beauty of this old piece. Date: Late 19th Century Length: 19.5cm Height: 5cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #446312 (stock #M50021006)
A beautifully and well shaped Ming Dynasty (1368-1643A.D) rice bowl with a simple blue splashes of cloud like motives. This piece is retrieved from the sea. The bowl is a common household ware likely to be used for eating rice or drinking water/wine. It is an export ware for the South-East Asian market. It is also likely that this blue bowl can be dated toward the end of the Ming Dynasty - 17th century. The glaze, although is thin and smooth, is still in relatively good conditions...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #446087 (stock #H050201003)
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A Han Dynasty terra cotta horse head with a very animated expression. The pottery horse which symbolises speed and perseverance are buried along with the dead royalty and generals as funeary objects. It is a status symbol to be buried with pottery horses and horse head. The horse head is painted with white slip paint with red paint showing as the harness on the horse head.

The horse head has abrasion, wear and tear due to the long period of burial...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #445675 (stock #lot118)
Description: A bronze seal of Yuan dynasty was casted in simple form. The inscription of stamp surface was an extinct Shi-Sha tribal language. A rare piece can be used as your personal book-registered stamp. Date:(AD1206-1367) Width: 2.3 x 2.1 x 2 cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #445673 (stock #lot117)
Description: A bronze seal of Yuan dynasty was casted in simple form. The inscription of stamp surface was an extinct Shi-Sha tribal language. A rare piece can be used as your personal book-registered stamp. Date:(AD1206-1367) Width: 2 x 2 x 2 cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #445671 (stock #lot116)
Description: An Archaic bronze seal with a casting knob of a couple (means harmony) was from Song dynasty. The meaningful knob was accompanied with the joyful inscription of A rabbit motif. A scholar item was probably used in Chinese studio for making stamp inscription on a script of poem or a beautiful painting. Date: Song Dynasty(AD960-1279) Width: 2.2cm Height: 2.2cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #445586 (stock #lot115)
Description: A bronze seal of Han dynasty with inscription of Zhen-Chen was uniquely molded as a crouching bear as the knob. With beautiful blue-green verdigris and red tan underneath, this bronze piece was used by a middle ranking official ( In Han dynasty the knob figures of bronze seals were all categorized by official rankings, for example, the chimera figure was for king's only). The motif - a bear, was common seen in Han's picturesque relics but was rarely seen in bronze seal pieces...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #445147 (stock #lot114)
Description: A tripod celadon incense burner was crackled beautifully. With animal masks decorated on the feet, the incense burner was uniquely in plate style. Date: Ming Dynasty(15-16th Century) Condition: perfect.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #444719 (stock #Q50021005)
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A beautifully and finely enamelled turquoise ground "famillie-rose" bowl. It has an alternate motive of a bat flying on top of a iron red Shou character followed by a lotus flower surrounded by meandering foliate and branching leaf. The base has four iron red Chien Lung (1736-1796) period character mark. This bowl is an early 20th century export piece for the South-East Asian market.

Minor firing faults and pinholes...