china old clay brushpot 1930s tangshan xx
Large lotus leaf 莲蓬 toggle with moving seeds莲子活动 and fish on top.
Antique Chinese Scholars bronze Recumbent Ram Scroll weight with legs tucked under and head turned back the ram has fruit offerings on his back topped with a Ying Yang symbol. The ram shows his age with heavy wear to one eye. Free standing and heavy for the size. Size 2" by 1.5" by .5".
Antique Chinese Carved Stone Dog figure carving possibly a scholar desk piece or a scroll weight unsigned the stone is somewhat soft, so it is not a jadeite good condition, from the estate of a noted Archologist. Size 2.75" long
Chinese Tang Sung Style Bronze Kylin Scholar scroll weight. The front and upper mid-section shows heavy wear from use. Nice casting age is unknown possibly period. From the estate of a noted archologist. Size l 2.25" w 1.25" h 1.75" weight 296g
A Chinese duan inkstone housed in a fitted carved box, most probably for a scholar. The box is carved with birds on flowering branches. The box sits on four corner mounts. The stone is carved with a poem. I believe that the box is zitan. (Note: Some of the pictures have been lightened to show the detail.)
Size: The stone is 4" wide by 5-1/2" high...
Charming antique Chinese small teapot with Daoist figures encircling body, lid with flowers and figures, signed on body and on recessed base.
Size: 3.5"H 5.5"L 3.5"D
Republic Period
Antique Chinese archaic style Bronze seal with Foo dog from the estate of a noted archologist. Period unknown but very old. Well cast with some bronze decay. Size 1.25" sq 1.25" h .
DESCRIPTION: A Chinese scholar's wrist rest crafted from reddish-brown bamboo, the surface covered with fifteen lines of finely carved, raised calligraphy citing a 1962 poem by Mao Zedong. Excellent condition. DIMENSIONS: 11" long (28 cm) x 3" wide (7.6 cm).
glistening and amgry L 13 cm w 10 5.5
Qing Dynasty Soapstone Shoushan Incised Poem Cup with mountainous and farm house scene . slight scuffs. Size h 2.5" by 3" diameter
Made from burl wood, this elegant Chinese brush pot stands almost a foot (12 inches) tall and 6 inches in diameter. The walls are thick with a repeated rib design and the interior lip has a deep bevel...
china Massive root carving early Qing xx
from "Wood from the Scholar's Table,"a book published in Hong Kong in 1985.
清 翁大年(?-1890)刻壽山石福山壽海古典浮雕紋巨型文房陳設印章。癸亥1
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Zitan plaque from the Republican xx
A Rare Antique Jade/Jadeite Plague with Hand-Carved Archaic Dragon-Phoenix Motifs Weight: 589 grams Length: 6 3/8 inches (17.15 cm) Width: 5 1/8 inches (13.02 cm)
Condition Report: Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a Canadian Collection
China zitan water dropper late Qing xx