Description: An old wooden tablet with inscription of Yi Yen Tang-the hall of happy swallow was a classical piece originated probably from a lady's chamber room of a noble family's house. Preserved well with faded golden paint, the feminine word Yi-Ye was possibly from a fair lade's name, or was used as a metaphor for the family's well- being.
Date: Qing Dynasty(AD1616-1911)
Width: 53.5cm Height: 26cm
Fierce looking old Samurai ningyo (Japanese doll) in rare museum quality. His
head is carved wood and the face resembles kabuki actors or Jyoruri
ningyo (18th to 19th century puppet theater dolls) from the Edo period
(1603-1868). It is definitely a work of art.
The Suoh, the outfit that the doll is wearing, was worn by different
ranking samurais at various periods in history. The fabric is made out of
Asa (Japanese hemp) and the rest is silk...
Description: A jade boy was carved beautifully by a celadon jade pebble. With sharp clean cutting skill, this jade was expressed vividly as a traditional Chinese boy holding a lotus vein. Posed with one foot stepping forward and facial expression described with simple sketchy lines, the figure was shaped by the jade pebble's original size...
This is a blue and white brush rest for a scholar study. The brush rest is manufactured in the likeness of blue and white wares on which Arabic and Persian inscriptions appear during the reign of emperor Cheng-Te, Ming dynasty. The painting is like a scroll work know as the “Muhammadan scrolls” with inter-twining foliage.
An Arabic inscription is found on both sides of the brush rest, in the centre of the brush rest, in a diamond shape medallion...
Description: A white glazed incense burner from northern China of 14th to 15th Century
was in elegant shape. Kept in perfect condition except with some frets on the glaze, the surface of the tripod censer was separated with 4 parts. Light key-fret imprints were applied on the surface of the middle sector. Date: 14th-15th Century(late Yuan to early Ming) Width: 12cm Height: 8.4cm
Condition: Perfect except some frets on the surface.
It is a very beautiful and finely potted vase dated from the early Republic period. The vase is of ovid shape, the sides rising upwards from the base, curving in towards a slightly rounded shoulder and surmounted by a short curve neck upwards to short straight rim. The body is pure white and translucent. On the body of the vase, it is a scene of autumn period as shown by a beautiful bird perching on a tree almost bare of leaves...
Description: A minor sculpture of a steatite ram from Han Dynasty was newly excavated and had been used as a portable phone pendent for a real use. A real piece with clean cut carving which was a Han sculpture's style. Date: Han Dynasty(BC206-AD220) Length: 0.9cm
Description: Three beautiful archaic glass beads of Warring States were excavated in good condition with only one minor chip on the surface of one of the beads. Date: Warring States (BC 770-220)
Width: 0.8cm, 0.5cm and 0.3cm
This fine antique lacquer tray features a Gold lacquer rim surrounding a field of jet black dominated by two stylistic butterflies, the underside a sea of Nashiji...
This is a CHINESE HUNDRED DEER VASE from a metro Washington, DC area Estate. Size is 18" tall X 12" diameter approx. Ca. 1920- 1945
Sculptured black pines rise from the misty forest floor, yellow sky fading beyond; a brilliant modernist rendition of this traditional theme by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929). The entire scene is performed with colored paper, applied directly or wetted and applied as pulp. Fantastical shapes seem to dance across the two panel canvas. Gold strips applied in the upper branches are sunlight’s last rays reflecting off the needles, the yellow sky implicating late summer dusk...
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...
This is a large, beautiful and museum quality Han dynasty pig style. It shows two pigs in the pig style with a fodder holder. The pig style is made of red pottery and it is rare to find them in such good condition and of a good size. The pig style is used as burial object to accompany the dead for their after-live used.
There is no repair or restoration. The glaze shows scattered iridescent silicate green and oxidize whitish pertina on several places...
Peach bands of silk arranged in vertical columns stagger across six feet of Kesa interspersed with colorful patches featuring flowers and geometrics. The Kesa is backed with sumptuous orange silk. It is accompanied by a smaller piece of the same design called Ohi, a sash worn along with the Kesa. The Kesa is 78 x 45-1/2 inches (198 x 115.5 cm), the smaller Ohi 12 x 57 inches (30 x 142 cm)...
Description: A camphor wood arm chair was originally made in Taiwan in the late 19th century. With beautiful design, this chair was used to be put on the main side of a living room in pairs which were called Tai-Shi-Yi, the lord's chair. In heavy weight, it was tenoned firmly and preserved very well with original warm patina. There're only some decay at the front rim side. Height: 97.5cm width: 54.5cm x 47cm
It is beautifully potted in an ovid form with incised foliate ground in a transparent icy green glaze, with the rounded side tapering to a short foot.
There are no repairs or restorations. There is some minor firing fault, degradation, chips at the mouth (picture 3) and minor losses. Minor scattered oxidise spot and a more a visible one shown on picture 5. Otherwise in good condition.
The measurement of the yingqing ewer : Height 19cm and the width is 13.3cm.
This is a very beautiful and finely potted Qing dynasty famille noir mille fleurs complete set of teacup, with the cover and saucer. It is painted very densely with shades of enameled pink, yellow, blue, brown, white and green with multitude of flowers and plants...
Description: A beautiful inkcake rest was intriguingly made of pudding stone. With agate-like stone quality, this precious scholar item was preserved very well with only some old crack lines and some minor old frets. The stand was an old Suan-Ji wood piece from 19th century.
Date: Qing Dynasty (18th Century)
Material: Pudding stone.
Length: 6.1cm(with stand) Height: 2.4cm(with stand)