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Museum quality Chinese child's headpiece Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1900 item# 505631 (stock# ZTC104)
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This child's headpiece was from a very high status, wealthy Chinese family. Basically made of 3 pieces of shaped and intricately carved leather, it was made "adjustable". Heavily decorated with additional carved elements, dragons, beads and pompoms, it still has most of the original gold paint. This is a rare treasure. approx 6" x 3.5"

Lotus shoes girls silk embroidered sleeping slippers Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1920 item# 612690 (stock# ZTC147)
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This pair of Lotus Shoes are a small, old treasure. In old China, depending on the region and family finances, a girls feet were bound when she was 4 to 8 years old. Though bindings were changed regularly, the feet were never left unbound for any length of time. Bindings were worn to bed with soft "sleeping slippers" worn on the bound feet. This pair of lotus shoes were used as sleeping slippers. Probably they never touched the floor. They are hand stitched of satin weave silk ...click for details

Japanese Ningyo Kabuki Samurai Character Doll Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1960 item# 770708 (stock# ZJ120)
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This vintage Japanese doll is dressed in Samurai clothes and Kabuki make-up. His face, hands and feet are cloth. He 19 inches tall and in excellent condition. According to the label on the bottom of the stand he was made by the Nishi Co

Chinese Ethnic Minority Child's Hat silver ornaments Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1920 item# 624129 (stock# ZEMT117)
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This Chinese ethnic minority hat was worn by child and is heavily laden with silver ornaments. The lower border of the top section of the hat has a band of stars. The traditional eight immortals with the god of longevity grace the front of the hat. And there are lots of bells and butterflies hanging from silver chains. The embroidery represents various animal characters. The age of the hat is clear from the detail quality and weight of the ornaments. Hat shows some dirt from use on the i ...click for details

Chinese Yi Ethnic Minority Womans embroidered top Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1920 item# 854730 (stock# ZEMT133)
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This Ethnic Minority is from the Chinese province of Yunnan. It was a typical costume worn by the woman of the Yi minority group. The fabric is cotton homespun with an applique embroidery decoration bordering the sleeve hems. An added geometric tiny cross stitch embroidery pattern highlights the hem of the garment. Addition This garment is entirely hand stitched.

Small Antique Chinese Cloisonne Oil aka Opium Lamp Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1910 item# 880998 (stock# ZTC263)
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This small oil lamp has a floral motif cloisonne base and glass globe. An artifact of the Qing dynasty, this style lamp was often referred to as an opium lamp, presummably because of their use in the opium dens of that period. At 3.5 inches high, it is in good condition with no dents and no losses.

Antique Chinese carved huanghuali RuYi 5 Dragon heads Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1920 item# 501575 (stock# ZTC100)
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According to Chinese tradition, the RuYi represanted authority, power and good fortune. This elaborately carved antique Chinese Ru Yi is covered with symbolic carvings and is patinated with years touch. On the lotus blossum shape of this Ruyi the carved central medalion (symbol for good fortune) is flanked by a bat on each side, while above and below are dragon heads, one above and 2 below. The blossum head is bordered with traditional Chinese keyed design symbolizing long life. It is appr ...click for details

Antique Mongolian Horn scoop carved horse and dragon Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1910 item# 647564 (stock# ZT111)
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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

Pair of antique Chinese Divination Bamboo Shoots Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900 item# 713502 (stock# ZTC189)
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For over 1000 years the Chinese have used Bamboo Shoots for the art of divination, forecasting the future. The shoot are tossed on a table or to the ground. The landing position of the shoots is the determining factor. This pair of divination shoots is over 200 years old.

Japanese Silk Maru Obi with embroidered family crest Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900 item# 912866 (stock# ZJT102)
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This silk brocade obi has soft muted colors woven into an overall geometric pattern. With brocaded designs running the full length of both sides, the Maru obi were favored by the elite of Japanese society. It is a rare obi which has the family mon (family crest) embroidered on it.

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