All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1175719 (stock #Lot1016)
Description:

A white-glazed bottle vase was nicely mold with narrow neck and was applied on the shoulder with two loops.
Motifs of plum flowers and leaves were well shaped and squeezed to the sides.
The glaze was in milky white tint and was suffused with crack lines.
It was in perfect condition despite the abrasions were happened to the edges.

Date: Five-Dynasties, 907-960.

Height: 23cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1142021 (stock #lot980)
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A russet-glazed Yuhuchun vase was well mold in decent look.
Fine glaze in retrospective sheen was applied on the surface when greasy-feel body clay was revealed at the bottom in brownish tint.
The vase was preserved in nearly perfect condition when two minute and shallow glaze chips were found under the flaring mouth rim.(see picture 3 )
They were being restored and were not noticeable from usually watching angles...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1020207 (stock #lot763)
Description:

A charming ivory lady was preserved in nice patina.
In perfect condition, this ivory piece was believed as a Chinese doctor's assistant when in medical practice for female patients.

Date: late 19 Century.

Length:11.3cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE WOOD STAND IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #628607 (stock #WD-036)
Four gilded wooden statues comprising of two Buddhas,a Disciple and a Monk. Sizes: Length, 9.4 to 7.6 cm. Condition: Perfect.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1291203
A very rare and large rootwood scholar's rock. China, 19th century. H. 37,5 cm (excluding stand. Condition: Beautiful wear and patina, there is a crack in the upper hanging branch (see pictures) but it has not been broken or restored. This piece comes with a beautiful antique hongmu (redwood) table. Provenance: Dutch private collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1071840 (stock #lot870)
Description:

A decent brush pot was carved from one block of box wood.
By natural root wood form, the wood box was stylized and beautiful when nice and warm patina was obtained on the surface.
It was in good size and was preserved perfectly.
Some protection layers had been done to the bottom by ex-collecter.

It was quite hefty in weight.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Width: 19.5cm x 14cm, Height:16.3cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #742575 (stock #lot418)
Description: One elegant Qingbai stem cup was molded with beautiful foliate rim. In a milky white glaze, the revealed body clay tells its origination being from Hutien kiln. As being from the same origination of the high-quality Hutien kiln, the delicately shaped stand was especially in a quite good look by its finely pottered rim. In a wonderful profile, the intact porcelains were perfect in sets and as the porcelaineous copy of the metal counterparts of the same date...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1000401 (stock #lot738)
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A porcelain water basin in charming celadon glaze was in a flatten form.
Sit on the flat bottom, the water basin was decorated on the surface with circular rings which separated the surface in three sections.

On top, under the steep mouth rim, small circles in rings were surrounded around.
In the center, there're adjacent rhombuses.
At the lower portion, the octagonal flowers were decorated...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #655801 (stock #ZTC170)
This Chinese winter court officials hat has an elaborate gold acorn finial, silk velvet brim, and red silk tassels. The black chin strap cord is tied with a double adjusting slip knot. The hat is in good condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #474425 (stock #S50021003)
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This is a large and beautiful Song dynasty meiping or plum vase of baluster shape, the sides rising upwards from a slightly recessed base, curving in towards the stepped shoulder and surmounted by a short straight neck with what looks like a double ring. The body of the vase is luted together in two equal half. The upper half has a darker greenish-gray, while the lower half has slightly greenish tinge colour (picture 1). The picture no...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #139014 (stock #4-24-16 )
This is a Chinese 19th century pale-blue glazed vase, bearing the Yongzheng seal mark , of ovoid form with applied handles; mint condition; 8 " high.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #961473 (stock #lot665)
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A Qinbai covered box from Hutien kiln of Song Dynasty was kept in perfect condition.
In beautiful floral shape and decorated patterns on the cover, the characteristic chalk-like body clay was revealed from the light lake-green glaze.
A lovely delicate piece was rarely seen in such elegant atmosphere.
The beautiful celadon hue and the patterns are so much subtle and attractive under the reflection of light.
Some similar pieces are in the book of "The Art of Chinese B...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #951013 (stock #lot651)
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A lovely Jizhou bowl was applied with rarely-seen agate-like glaze.
By the dark chocolate-brown glaze underneath, strings of bead-like mottles were decorated in the cavetto.
On the outer surface, whitish brown effects were randomly yielded.
For authentication:.

1,The body clay was in a characteristic loosening type by the also characteristic pale buff tint.

2, The flat foot ring was preserved in old-feel quality and bore the manually maneuvered moldi...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #541647 (stock #lot209)
Description: An imposing blue and white jar was molded in elegant shape . Painted with fluent tendrils of honeysuckle and Chinese characters Sou (longevity), this jar was in quite good size and quite weighty in hand...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #941346 (stock #lot638)
Description: A cut-glaze Cizhou ewer pot was finely rendered.
By affluent carving skill, the potter decorated on the upper portion of the body with motifs of peony flowers and scrolling leaves and stems.
Added on the side with a leaf-like handle, the ewer was used by pouring liquid from the short spout

Date: Jin to Yuan periods,13th/14th century.

Height: 12.4cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1039392 (stock #lot799)
Description:

Nuan-Shou, Hand Exercisers were used for palm massage by practicing in one hand. Rolling it to make Qi running through the nerve endings.
The pairs were made from tiger bones.
Enduring old patina was yielded when bone tissues were obviously observed.

It is really fun when practicing them in your hand and hearing the tingling sound.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 2.7cm, each.
Weight: 42gram, each. .
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #955619 (stock #424)
An under glaze blue and white cream or milk jug of European form decorated with peonies and rock work within a fenced garden. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China, circa 1750 during the reign of the Qianlong emperor, for export to Europe. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #465209 (stock #lot139)
Description: An old wood water basin was carved as a boy climbing at a wall. Preserved with original condition, the paint of this cute rural scholar object was peeled off due to enduring ages. A boy climbing against a wall of a water basin was a popular motif often seen in different materials of Ming period. From the carving of the boy, the facial and the figure characteristics, this water basin was a piece with Ming style but was conservatively dated a Qing piece due to no further evidences...