The last picture enlargement shows how the toggle would have been used to secure the cords of a hat. The bead would be moved up the cords so that the toggle would be tight under the chin...
$375.00
Dated by McKinley Tariff Act requiring name of country of origin to be permanently engraved (stamped) or imprinted into a piece.
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The pillow was made using slab construction and all the surfaces are decorated with a star pattern and covered with a traditional glaze. There is a tiny vent hole on the bottom to facilitate firing. It measures 4.5x3 x 1.5 inches and is covered with traditional green glaze...
$295.00
Now, it is the very lucky Yi girl who can use her great grandmother's bridal hat for her own wedding...
$375.00
$110.00
The lamp is only 5 inches tall and of higher silver content than usual for China at that time, which indicates an owner of wealth...
The box is just under 5 inches x 2.5 inches x 1.5 inches.
$250.00
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This panel was used as an architectural element and has the mortise cuts in the top which were used to hold the panel in place. It is one of a pair of panels which were taken from the temple...
$195.00
$195.00
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$447.00
Vase is in very good condition, no chips, no dents, and no losses.
This slightly miss-shaped container stands 8 inches tall and has the charm and patina which comes only with repeated use and age.
$515.00
$343.00
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$250.00
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This cannister style caddy is from an estate in the US...Both the Chinese and Japanese used this shape tea cannister and Lu Tongs poems were also highly regarded in Japan, so it is possible the these tea caddies are Japanese in o...
$365.00
$575.00
These ceremonial hooks have become hard to obtain. The hook alone measures 5.5 inches long and the strap adds anothe...
$115.00
$155.00
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$225.00
there are no rips and no tears but clearly these shoes were worn numerous times.
$225.00
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Condition: All the MOP inlay is intact but there are numerous tiny nicks and chips in the surface finish on the inside and outside edges of the rim surround. Most of these nicks can only be seen when the edges are caught in a spe...