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Antique Edo Period Japanese Lacquer tree cutting tool Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1900 item# 666450 (stock# J106)
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This homemade Japanese tool was used in rural areas for cutting the groove in the tree to release and collect the sap which was harvested for the lacquerware. The wood handle is smooth to touch and has years of patina. The cutting blade is heavily aged but is in good condition. The tool is about 9" long and at least 150 years old.

Large Chinese Ethnic Minority Festival Silver Necklace Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1920 item# 805449 (stock# M127)
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This Ethnic Minority festival necklace is from one of the Miao villages in the mountains outside the city of Tia Jiang. The neckpiece is formed from a hollow silver tube aprox. .5 inches in diameter. The hollow medallion is .5 inches thick. The necklace can be worn comfortably. The silver medallion has elaborate reposse work with an array of symbols of Miao culture and legend. There is a pair of Phoenix birds flying above a pair of dragons who are chasing a fiery pearl enclosing a frog. The ...click for details

antique Japanese carved wooden Noh theater mask Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1800 item# 936644 (stock# J145)
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This old Japanese Noh theater mask has the expressive face of an old man. The mask is carved from paulownia wood and dates to middle Edo period, around 1750. The patina is wonderful. Mask measures approx 8 inches high and 6 inches wide

Rare Antique Japanese octagonal lacquer tea cannister Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900 item# 954615 (stock# J148)
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This antique Japanese tea caddy is called a "Cha-ire" and dates from the late Edo period. It was used for storing thick tea which is called "Koicha". The more common tea caddy form or "natsume" was used for powdered or thin tea. The chai-ire forms vary somewhat and were most typically made from clay. Both the octagonal shape and lacquer finish make this chaire very rare. It is also lo ...click for details

Rare Antique Chinese Leather Fan Case with tassles Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 825239 (stock# TC245)
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By the latter part of the 19th century the ruling Qings were obsessed with every last detail of dress. This antique top grain leather fan case could only have been owned by very wealthy Chinese woman.

Antique Chinese Ironing tool for Lotus Shoes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1910 item# 505974 (stock# TC105)
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A must have for any lotus shoe collector. This iron was used for pressing lotus shoes. The thin curved end was useful for getting into the toe area. Made of iron, it is somewhat rusty-i.e. pleasantly aged. Length tip to tip is 13"

Antique Mongolian Horn scoop carved horse and dragon Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Horn: Pre 1910 item# 647564 (stock# T111)
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This horn was sold to me as being used for giving animals medicine but I suspect from the carved shape of the open end that it was used for a scoop, possibly for tea or other herbs. The carving is of the front of a horse with his feet on top of a dragons head. The horn has a translucent quality which makes it more valuable in Chinese Ethnic Minority societies. The closed carved end is darkened from years of being handled. Being 6.5" long and in excellant condition, it is a fine ethnogr ...click for details

Antique Chinese eyeglasses tortoise shell frames Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920 item# 865656 (stock# TC255)
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These Chinese eyeglasses have lightly tinted lenses in a tortoise shell frames. Eye ware was favored by the Chinese because it was felt that they enhanced ones age appearance i.e. made the wearer appear older than their chronological age. The spectacles are detailed with a carved design at the nose bridge and have hinged side pieces which end in a circular stop which was very typical of the Chinese eye ware of the period.

Antique Japanese Samurai stirrups inlaid with abalone Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Swords and Related: Pre 1900 item# 949361 (stock# J146)
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This rare pair of antique Japanese Samurai stirrups date to the mid Edo Period. The are inlaid with bits of abalone shell. The cut-out below the buckle appears to be the a representation of the trifold Asarum leaves, which was the mon of the Tokugawa shoguns. There is some loss of abalone shell and there is a crack in one of the foot pads. But they are a gorgeous example even with these condition issues.

Antique Chinese bamboo brush rest Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920 item# 592525 (stock# TC138)
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Carved from bamboo, this charming old Chinese brush rest was shipped back to the US by an American missionary Rebecca Cloud Stewart. It was designed to hold 2 mid-sized brushes. The name Huang Hua Fu is written on the back. Possibly he was one of China's less prosperous calligraphers. 3.5" x 3.5" it is in very good condition.

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