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A colorful and high quality Shoushan "fu rong" stone carved with a half-nude fairy and a child riding on a dear, both holding peaches on their hands(hidden meaning: wish you longevity). Condition: natural veins, and a few chips along the edge of the bottom. Please study the photos carefully. Size: H5-3/8"(13.5cm) X W4-1/4"(11cm) X T1-3/8"(3.5cm).

A framed calligraphy quoting a passage from the Bible, written by famous Christian calligrapher Liu Yiling(1903-1994）. The paper is kind of loose inside the frame and there is foxing on it. Chips and scratches on frame. Buyer can choose mailing without the frame to save some shipping costs. Dimensions: Calligraphy: 10"X34"; Frame: 15"X41".

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".

A Chinese painting in scroll form depicting a minority girl with her goat. Painted and signed by famous artist Cheng Duo Duo(1947-,Cheng Shifa's son). The painting was acquired in an antique and art fair in San Francisco in late 1990s. Good condition. Dimensions of the painted area: 44cm X 67.5cm.

A Chinese round shaped soupstone seal with micro-carvings of Guanyin, sutra, and poems. This seal is a name seal of Huang Jianlun. Condition: stone vein cracks; one chip at the lower edge. Diameter: 11/16"; height: 3-1/2".

A small stand made of pale green nephrite. 20th century, China. Good condition, please refer photos for design and condition details. Length: 3-1/4", height: 1-3/8".

A Chinese grayish and russet nephrite statuette of a Pixiu, a Chinese mythical hybrid creature. 20th century. Condition: Good with some natural veins, please refer to photos for details. Length: 2-1/2"

A fine Chinese painting with flowers and birds on a fan, now mounted on paper. Signed: "Wang Yun painted in the spring of Bingwu (1966?)in Nanjing". Condition: soiling and tears, please refer to the photos. Width of painting: 21"; mounting: 26"X14-1/2".

A Thai bronze Buddha's hand mounded on wood stand. Please see photos for condition details. Height include stand: approximately 13"

A finely painted famille rose dish depicting a misty landscaping. Mid-20th century. The original mark had been ground and a "Hong Kong" stamp was added. Other than this, the dish is in perfect condition. Diameter: 13".

A Chinese porcelain statue made by famous Jingdezhen artist Zeng Longsheng(1901-1964). Date: 1930-1960. Condition: Excellent, only a couple of very short kiln cracks on the Buddha's head. Height: 8".

A light Celadon jade pendant depicting the Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) standing on the sea waves. Mid-20th century. Condition: light brown inclusions; very tiny flakes on the edge; and two short (1/4" to 3/8") cracks on the top edge. Please see photos for details. Length: 4".

A rare and nicely carved Huanghuali wood Guanyin statue made during the late 19th century to the first half of 20th century. Condition: good. There is an old crack(1-5/8" long, patched) on the back of the statue, please refer to photo #6. Height: 9 inches.

A beautiful Chinese brush holder made of ebony, well carved, some of the natural forms were remained. Some age cracks, otherwise very good condition. Height: 7-1/4"; Weight: 1486 grams(3.28 lb).

A vintage soupstone seal carved by female seal cutting master Liu Shudu (劉淑度）。Ms. Liu Shudu (1899-1985) was a student of Qi Baishi, her most famous works were two seals commissioned by Lu Xun (魯迅）。 The inscriptions on the side of this seal reads: carved by Shudu in summer 1941 (辛巳夏，淑度作）。The four characters of the seal reads: A letter from home is as valuable as gold (家書抵金）. Condition: Good overall, with very tiny chips on edges. Dimensions: 1" X 1" X 3-3/4".