Description: A miniature porcelain figure was molded as Bu-dai Buddha with bare and protruding belly. With characteristic wide smile he was solid shaped as a porcelain toggle which was rarely seen. It was an excavation piece. The incursions were obvious within the pleats. The stand was newly custom made in a pattern of leaves troves. Date: Early Qing Dynasty (17th-18th century) Height: 3.7cm (including stand)

Description: Walnut carving was a typical Chinese craftsmanship. From late Ming until now, this skill was treasured by Chinese people. It has been a miniature art for hundreds of years. In a clear cut way this hard kernel was carved as a deity of longevity who was favored by Chinese people. Holding on the right hand with a staff and the left hand a Peach of Longevity, he was accompanied by a boy attendant and a crane...

Description: "Hundreds of monkeys" is only a description for the topic of this master piece. Amid the branches of a peach tree, a lot of monkeys are playing and teasing to each other. The exact numbers of these nimble animals had never been really counted. A deft open-work carving had been done in early 20th century China. Old black paint were faded due to age. An old amber bead was adorned. Width: 3.5cm

Description: An excavated blue and white cup was in elegant water basin shape. With obvious excavation condition, the cup crackled well. The minor everted rim let it can be easily held when drinking tea. Condition of this cup is good. One darker spot on the rim is not a defect. It was due to the incursion under the earth. Date: Qing Dynasty. Width: 8 cm

Description: An elegant Ru-Yi was rarely made of iron. Casted in a beautiful shape and preserved very well. Dark russet paint were reserved sparsely on the surface which reflected with good old black patina. Date: 19th Century Length: 34cm

Description: This white glazed stem cup was beautifully decorated with brownish black paint. Produced well at the Huozhou kiln of Shanxi province of China in the 13th-14th century, this ware was preserved perfectly. Huozhou kiln was one of the typical kilns which produced Cizhou wares since Northern Song dynasty(12TH Century). The unique characteristics of wares from Huozhou was on the foot rim where the domed supporting points were obviously seen...

Description: An old ivory plaque was decorated with archaic scrolling Chilong(DRAGON) pattern in against position on both sides.On the rims, fret pattern was regularly carved. The motifs of this rare piece had long been used in traditional Chinese works of art. It was an abstract art and a decent motif which had always been adopted by the noble echelon. Date: Qing dynasty (18th Century) Length: 6.0cm Width: 3.9cm Depth: 0.6cm

Description: A wood panel was carved with motifs of a view of a pond. Two egrets were playing by picking a fish on a lotus leaf. Teased with enjoyment by two of the water fowls, the fish yet was not in a easy mood. Date : Qing Dynasty (19th century) Width with frame: 47cm Height with frame: 27cm

Description: A wood panel was carved with a house, a plum tree, and an elephant. An odd combination when an elephant was described in Chinese garden. "Good sign(elephant) stays in my house" -a greeting words meant a lot to Chinese people. The panel or the architecture sculpture had always been bestowed with the best wishes like this. An elephant who doesn't seem to be realistic, maybe just because the carver had never seen a real one. Date: Qing Dynasty(early 19th century) Width: 19.5cm

Description: A religious oil painting on canvas was made in 19th Century from the minority people at southwest region of China. A piece of art from Dian people of Guazhou or Yunnam Province, this painting was displayed with bold colours. Sketched freely but regulated as well, it is in astonishing beauty.

Description: A real scholar's item with Zen atmosphere of this piece was ingeniously made use of a root wood. With good old patina, this piece was in original condition without any restorations. It testified itself that it had been carefully treated and treasured by the past collectors despite its informal style among typical Chinese scholar's items. Date: Qing Dynasty (mid or early 19th Century) Length: 14.8cm

Description: A pair of blue and white imperial dishes were painted in underglaze with tendrils, flowers and bats. Kept well in perfect condition, these dishes exemplified the beauty of the imperial porcelains of Qing dynasty with fantastic blue paintings, the pure quality of the body and the shape in regularity. By a rare opportunity, they were acquired in an adequate price and therefore were offered here at Trocadero in a reasonable manner...

A beautifully Qing dynasty enamelled pink-ground "famille rose" bowl with seal mark and period of Hsien Feng (1851-1861) and of the period. Brightly painted with alternating upright lappets surrounded by meandering foliate and branching leaf on an incised with a wave like pink background. The interior of the bowl is evenly applied with light turquoise enamel.

There are no sign of cracks or chips...

With deep sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim, decorated in delicate familie rose colours with a bird perched on a branch of wisterias beside flowering branches of poeny and seal mark " spring-time for the whole family of heaven earth" and the characters Daya Zhai (studio of Great culture) all reserved on a turquoise ground...

Description: A bronze figure with the image of Luohan was casted in the 10th century or earlier. With sophisticated expression, this figure was carved vividly. The religious spirit had been casted in the image by the devoted craftsmen when. The material used in this piece was in very good quality. After enduring ages, the bronze surface had turned into dark black shining patina. Faded gilt had left between the pleats of the figure...

A Ming dynasty stem cup with flowers decoration on the outside and a boy holding a stem cup on the inside. Inside the cup, the boy is surrounded by a pair of 3 claws engraved dragons chasing each other tail. The cup has the rich 15th century color with the heaping and piling effect. The painting detail are not crisp because the blue has ran together which can happens often in blue and white ware...

Description: An alloyed Buddha with Japanese origin was cast well and preserved perfectly. A very beautiful small sculpture which had east Asia religious taste. Date: 19th Century Height: 5.5cm

Description: A bronze Buddha figure of Japanese was cast with very fine quality of metal. He was molded very well with the religious mood. Meditated in calm expression and with religious hand symbol, this Buddha was once installed on a pedestal which had been lost. Two drilling holes can be seen on the bottom. Date: 19th Century Provenance: Japan Height: 15.3cm