A republic or Qing dynasty style brushwasher, globular body and unglazed base, possibly products of 1920s or earlier.
Brush washer is in good condition no chip. no crack, no restoration except some scratches. It is scholar table object de art, nice collection piece in any chinese or japanese art collection. Please enquire....
This piece is carved in deep relief with a classical scene depicting a princess dancing before the peasants , an oldman and a child as well as a buffulo in the countryside welcoming her presence. Should be of 20th century made, vintage piece, not antique.
It has some worm holes and small cracked.
A beautiful early 20th C. very unusual bamboo Chinese hat holder, very nicely carved with three old men opening a scroll motif. It has few normal bamboo cracking & a tiny hanging hold please see the photos. Otherwise in its very good condition.Marked China. H: 30cm (12") $215
This well carved stone laughing Buddha is 3 ¼” high (with wood base is 5” high), 4 ¾” wide and 2” in depth. It depicts a laughing Buddha (Budai in Chinese; Hotei in Japanese) comfortably leaning on his ever present cloth sack. His left hand holds a ruyi scepter; his right hand holds a gold nugget. A young boy is resting on the Buddha’s right knee. Aside from natural blemishes on the back of the statue and two crack lines in the wood base, it is in great condition.
This very well carved lapis lazuli water bowl is 2 ¾” high, 6” long and 3 ½” wide. It depicts a young boy and a small dragon tortoise riding on the back of a large dragon tortoise. A tiny tortoise sits inside the water bowl which is formed from the back of the large dragon tortoise. The piece is accompanied by a black silk brocade box. This is a 1950’s~1960’s product and is in excellent condition.
According to Chinese legend, this tortoise is the oldest of nine dragon children...
Chinese small ruyi scepter, intricately carved with entwining branches of fruiting pomegranate tree, c1950 vintage.
Size: 6 3/4" long.
A very nice, colorful Chinese soapstone blank seal with well carved scholar statue finial. 20th Century. Good condition. 3-1/8"X11/16"X11/16".
A beautiful, colorful soapstone blank seal with well carved Lohan statue finial. 20th Century. Good condition, there is one very tiny chip on the vertical edge. 3-9/16"X3/4"X3/4".
A Chinese soapstone seal with dragon finial. 20th Century. Good condition, please refer enlargements for condition details. 1-5/8"X1"X1".
A Chinese soapstone seal with foo dog finial. 20th Century. Good condition, please refer enlargements for condition details. 2-5/8"X1"X1".
Red and white Peking Glass Calligraphy Brush with horsehair from the mid 20th century. Irises and bats decorate the handle. It measures 10" long.
This superb carved bamboo brush holder (or Bitong) is an early 20th century product. It is 7 ¼” high and 5 ¼” wide. It depicts the popular Chinese folk story of Fu, Lu, Shou ( 福祿壽 ). Fu, Lu and Shou are attributes of the good life. They were personified as deities in Chinese culture. Fu is carrying a young child and represents good fortune. Lu is holding a RuYi scepter and represents prosperity. Shou is holding a peach and represents longevity...
This BaLin stone carving is a 1970’~1980’s product. It is 3 1/4” high, 3” wide and 1 ¼” thick. It depicts a dragon playing with a fire globe surrounded by lucky clouds. BaLin stone is produced in Chifeng city in Inner Mongolia. The mine was found and developed in the mid-20th century. Now, BaLin stone has become one of the principal materials for making seal stone or stone carving in China. This carving is in great condition.
Chinese highly carved bamboo brush pot, carved all over with scenes of scholars in bamboo grove and in a pavilion setting with pine trees, stands on three small feet.
Size: 8 1/4" high x 6 3/4" wide
from "Wood from the Scholar's Table,"a book published in Hong Kong in 1985.
A Chinese bamboo brush pot with panels of double-wall pierced decoration and enhanced with gilt calligraphy. size: 7 inches (18 cm) high. condition: very good indeed, no restoration, no breaks. age: Republican period.
Chinese brush made of bamboo and horse hair. The handle is carved and painted with an inscription. The brush hair is horse hair. The top of the brush has a metal fitting with a ribbon hanger. It measures 13" long, the handle is 1" diameter.
Wonderful Chinese hardwood burl brush pot, nice striations and knots, beautiful reddish brown color, Republic Period.
Size: 5 1/4" high x 4 1/2" wide.