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Dmitry Levit Asian Art

Dmitry Levit Asian Art

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Old Chinese SCHOLAR’S ROCK snowy mountain Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920 item# 1123265
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Old Chinese scholar’s rock in a shape of dramatic towering snow covered monolith with smaller peaks. Gives wonderful impression of immense energy of the mountain. Very unusual material - it is the core of a walrus tusk. Very strong scholar’s object, beautiful patina on the surface of, fixed in newer rosewood stand. Height with stand 4 inches.

19c Chinese scholar ivory & ebony brushrest Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1910 item# 1120941
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Late Qing Dynasty (1890s to 1911) Chinese scholar’s ivory and ebony brushrest. Ivory is beautifully carved as a prunus trunk with flowers and buds, fixed in superbly fitted and excellently carved ebony stand. Elegant design and color combination, wonderful patina. Excellent functional object for scholar’s desk, one of the most beautiful scholar’s objects that I have had. Height 5/8 inches, total length 6 5/8 inches.

18/19c Chinese scholar pewter STACKING BOX inlaid Qilin Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1837 VR item# 1120923
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Rather unusual early 19th (can be as early as 18th) century Chinese pewter stacking round box consisting of 2 sections and a cover. Brass inlays of flowers and fruits with branches on the sides, and a boy riding a qilin surrounded by wispy clouds on the top of the cover. Might have been used on scholar’s table for storing small items such as ink cakes. Raised bronze/brass rims, pleasantly heavy, wonderful feel of age to the piece. Height 3 3/4 inches, diameter 4 inches.

19c Chinese scholar ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL DOG Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900 item# 1120909
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19th century Chinese rock crystal seal of square section with finial carved in a shape of a seated dog. Did not photograph well. Beautiful stone with smoky color and inclusions, elegant carving of the animal, fine polish to the surface. Carved on the bottom with four characters, traces of red seal paste in the grooves, imprint of the seal is shown on Enlargement 1. Inscribed on the side. Excellent object for scholar’s table. Height 1 11/16 inches, length 7/8 inches.

19c Chinese jade & ivory BUDDHIST ROSARY mala Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900 item# 1120727
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Late 19th century Chinese / Tibetan mala - Buddhist rosary consisting of 108 Chinese white/gray jade beads and 4 stained ivory ones that serve as spacers dividing the prayer beads into groups of 27 each. True nephrite jade, and ivory beads are carved with SHOW (long life) character. Traditionally Buddhist rosary of 108 even-sized beads is used for mantra recitation. The thread represents the continuity of the buddhadharma piercing the 108 worldly passions. The mantras are recited to accomplish t ...click for details

19c Chinese scholar pewter BOX by HUANG YOU Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900 item# 1120724
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19th century Chinese pewter covered box for storing small items on scholar’s desk engraved with flowering prunus on the top, and brass trim along ornately shaped rim. Beautifully made, pleasant patina. Stamped on the inside of the cover with maker’s seal in Chinese which reads HUANG YOU. Great patina, wonderful object for scholar’s table. Height with cover 1 inch, length 4 3/4 inches.

19c Chinese scholar pewter BUTTERFLY BOX Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900 item# 1120722
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Unusual 19th century Chinese pewter scholar’s box in a shape of a butterfly, whose wings can be lifted to reveal two separate compartments for storing small items such as ink cakes. Very well made, beautifully incised wings of the butterfly, hinges work perfectly, in excellent condition. Two stamps on the bottom, one reading YI HUO (justice, harmony), the other reading DIANTONG (translates as “copper point” and refers to the top grade pewter with high copper content). Very pleasing shape, nice p ...click for details

19c Chinese scholar’s ROCK chrysanthemum pattern Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900 item# 1120721
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19th century 4-sided Chinese scholar’s rock made out of a metamorphic sedimentary stone with characteristic “chrysanthemum” patterns, fitted dark rosewood stand. Shaped as a solitary mountain with weathered surface. Particularly nice dense pattern, very beautiful patina on the surface of the stone from handling. Excellent scholar’s object. Height with stand 6 1/4 inches.

19c Chinese scholar seal horn & ivory Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1910 item# 1120719
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Late Qing Dynasty (1880s to 1911) Chinese scholar’s horn and ivory seal of round section with elegantly and crisply carved characters on the base and traces of red seal paste in the grooves. One side is inlaid with metal stud to assist with the orientation of the impression. The impression of the seal is shown on Enlargement 1. The bottom is carved with two raised characters in archaic bird script that can be translated as QUIET STUDIO. Great scholar’s object with understated beauty. Height 1 3/ ...click for details

19c Chinese scholar ivory SEAL Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1910 item# 1120718
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Late Qing Dynasty (late 19th century to 1911) Chinese ivory square seal of plain shape with very crisply carved Chinese characters on the base and traces of red seal paste in the grooves. The impression of the seal is shown on Enlargement 1. Beautiful structure of ivory can seen on the sides of the seal. Mellow yellowish patina, overall in very good condition. Very nice object for scholar’s table. Height 1 3/16 inches, base 1/2 inches square.

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