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張大千 貴妃調鸚圖 水墨設色紙本立軸 1940年作 款識1:秋萧索,燈火新凉。簾幙翠被不禁臨曉薄。南樓聞畫角。想見玉壶冰萼,一夜西風開。却夢覺烏啼殘月落,幽香无处著。金人黄庭筠謁金門。庚辰秋孟寫於青城,大千居士爰。款識2:武夷君會鄉人,於幔亭命吕阿香戞命吕阿香戞圆腹法。圆腹者琵琶也。見武夷山記。大千居士爰。款識3:偶得宣德内庫紙試闇然寳...
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a fine and large tempura on silk original painting depicting figures in what seems like a celestial dance, almost a magical procession...
Museum Quality Tang Dynasty Pottery Ox figure . Fine piece with well sculpted naturalistic pose . Tinted eyes and nose ring. The Ox has broken horns and one ear has been reattached solid piece no other damage. Size l 10" h 4.75" w 4.5" weight 2.7 pounds.
Beautiful decorative vintage pair of fu dog and flower glass vases. White background is styled in cloud like waves, with red overly. Fu dogs on each vase, are standing on a cloud, neck arched up looking at the sun, and a floating buddhist sutra box. A peony and lotus flower, grace both vases in red, and swirly clouds hang up above. Bottom of vases are encircled with red clouds. Chinese markings are on white part of vase, as well as a mark on the red covered bottoms...
An Exquisite Hand-Carved White Jade Boulder with Motifs of Scholars in a Mountain Villa. The white jade boulder portrays in detail ancient scholars meeting in a scenic villa in a setting of remote mountains and age-old pine-trees. Its jade material is of superb quality and jade-carving skills are exceptionally superb...
A stylish cloisonné beaker vase decorated with a yellow rose on a blue ground by Ando, a leading Japanese cloisonné maker since the beginning of Meiji period. Impressed Ando and 'jyun-gin' (pure silver) marks on the bottom rim, dated from 1950 to 1960. Original square black stand and pamphlet issued by Ando with some brief notes about the company and a photo of the famous enameled mirror discovered in Shoso-in. 11" tall (vase alone) and 7 1/2" in diameter at the opening...
清乾隆皇帝 自撰七言對聨 金彩龍紋水墨紙本 钤印二方包括乾隆帝書法璽:乾隆宸翰、惟精惟一。“惟精惟一”语出《尚书•大禹谟》:“人心惟危,道心惟微,惟精惟一,允执厥中。此璽与“乾隆宸翰”相配,钤诸御筆書畫之上。Hanging Scroll of Couplets in Standard Script / Emperor Qianlong (1735-1796) of Qing Dynasty 68 1/2 X 17 3/4 inches 174 X 45.1 cm Ink on Golden-DragonPatterned Paper,with two royal seals of th...
Japanese woodblock print depicting a lone leafless tree at dusk set against a gold leaf background titled "Evening View (Dusk)" by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979). Pencil-signed "Joichi Hoshi" and dated '77 at the lower right, with the artist's square red seal above. Pencil-titled in kanji at the lower left and numbered 43/99. A penciled inscription on the upper back reads "8408 S-1 12/12" and the original price of 100,000 yen is at the bottom of the back...
From our African Collection: An Yoruba Maternity Cult Figure from Nigeria, circa 1940. Base 12 x 12", 24" high.
he Yoruba people (Yoruba: Ìran Yorùbá) are an ethnic group that inhabits western Africa, mainly the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The Yoruba constitute around 30 million people in Africa. The vast majority of the Yoruba population is from Nigeria, where the Yoruba make up 13.9% of the country's population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa...
Fine ancient Hongshan red orange Agate Dog toggle pendant sculpture. The best we have had it is a wonderful figure sitting upright with his head tilted back the stone is quite translucent and very well carved, no damage little deposits due to type of stone. Collected in HK 1980s. Weight 60g size 6cm by 5 cm
From our African Collection: A Yoruba Metal Wheel Shrine, circa 1900. approx 80" h.
TYPES OF ART
The arts of the Yoruba are as numerous as their deities, and many objects are placed on shrines to honor the gods and the ancestors. Beautiful sculpture abounds in wood and brass and the occasional terracotta. Varied masking traditions have resulted in a great diversity of mask forms...
Hanging Scroll of Two Cats on Rock / Xu Beihong (1895-1953) Ink & Color on Paper 32 3/4 X 18 3/4 inches 83.2 X 47.6 cm Inscribed, signed & sealed by the artist.
Condition Report: Hand-Painted, Good
Provenance: Property of a New York collection
This large carved ivory beauty is a 1950’s product. It depicts a young lady (quite possibly an image of a fairy) holding a flower basket in one hand and a branch of peony blossoms in the other. There is a phoenix leaning on her left side. She is almost 14 ¾” high, 3 ¼” wide and 2 ¾” thick. It is in excellent condition.
Japanese woodblock print by famed artist Mayumi Oda (1941-present) titled "Storyville I" in pencil, numbered 18/50 and signed.
Size: 36"H x 24.5" L
A lovely and whimsical Japanese print by artist Mayumi Oda (1941-present) titled "September Afternoon", numbered 12/50 and signed all in pencil. She is widely loved for her female empowering works, many of which are currently part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and more. Laid down on wooden board for flat presentation.
Size: 24.5" L x 32.5" H
Hanging Scroll of Portrait of Qu Yuan by Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) Ink & Color on Paper Dated 1960 Inscribed & signed with two artist seals...
Beautifully small painting of a woman and a man, the story being that the man married a woman of a much higher class. The man is crouched near a stream with tea cup in hand. An exquisitely beautiful woman stands at a table under a thatched roof nearby. Painted with a very fine brush in ink and mineral colors on silk. Signed Quan Jin d. 1990. Framed.
Size of painting: 15 3/4" long x 5 3/4" high
Size framed: 25 1/2" long x 11" high