Roy Hu's Asian Art 竹溪小隱
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #521244 (stock #lot193)
Hu's Collection
$1200.00
Description: A big wood plank was originated from an old traditional Chinese architecture. Decorated with high-relief carvings of scenes as scholars, goats, monkeys and trouts, this wood tablet was looped for hanging. Date: Qing Dynasty(18th Century) Material: Camphor wood. Length: 100cm Height: 45cm Depth: 8cm Condition: Basically in good condition but with some old restorations on the faces of the figures.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #358337 (stock #lot010)
Hu's Collection
$600.00
Description: This small and rare jade pendant is in a shape of two wild geese who twisting their necks in an intimate way.It was typically a common subject in the nomadic tribe's folk art of northern China. With ingenuity of the nomadic style and the related references-see last three pictures, this rare piece was testified for it's authentication. Date: Liao Dynasty (AD916-1234) Material: Nephrite Width: 2.3cm Height: 1.4cm Depth: 1.0cm Condition: Good
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1190278 (stock #lot1031)
Hu's Collection
$580.00
Description:
A black-glazed tea cup was in greasy-feel surface.
It was suffused with obvious incursions in the glaze.
The charming silver streaks were yielded under firing.

Date:Southern Song Dynasty, 1127-1279,

Width: 9.6cm.

A COTTON-BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1362090 (stock #Lot1118)
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A beautiful floral vase was in perfect condition.
Width :11.7cm , Height : 10.3cm
Date, Jin Dynasty, 12th century.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1432218 (stock #Lot1184)
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A master piece in museum quality was from a private collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1368178 (stock #Lot1125)
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One nice statue was finely cast.
Old patina was well preserved.
Height :13.5cm
Weight : 841g
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1105119 (stock #lot926)
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Description:

A water dropper was in intriguing twin toad's shape.
In characteristic mustard tint, the vessel was merged by two halves made from clay molds.
Finger prints were left on the clay body by the potter when in the squeezing and applying method of the pieces.
There were obvious incursions happened to the thinner portion of the glaze.
The toads were in uniquely fiercing look which was a iconological characteristic of the dated periods...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1107467 (stock #lot928)
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A sitting bronze figure was nicely cast.
Being depicted as a scholar with flouring robe and a official hat, the figure was in casual mood by resting his arm to the stool beside him.
It was perfectly preserved with nice darken patina.

Date: Qing Dynasty,

Height: 17cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1457820 (stock #lot1204)
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A huge stone head of Northern Song Dynasty was well presented.

Date:Northern Song Dynasty, 12th Century.

Height including stand:53cm.

Height without stand: 38cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1302666 (stock #Lot1091)
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Description:

A wood Bian with carving inscriptions was in very good scholar taste.
" Zun Yo Xuon Tan" means eloquent talking will be amid the seats.
With simple words, it showed the enthusiastic inviting of a family host.
This kind of Bian was most likely having been put in a scholar chamber.
It is really hard to find a real scholar Bian like this. Most of them we found were for business using.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th Century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Pre 1492 item #981176 (stock #lot700)
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Description:
A well-modelled cat shown coiled on a circular base which surrounded by Bo-Shan(mountain ridges) with head turned and resting on its back, the tail emerging in the center and three paws together at the front.

Comparing to the pieces we’ve usually seen in obvious bronze material and was gilt on the surface, this tiger weight was calcified totally and was covered with the burial BaoJiang(the mineral coatings)...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1397984 (stock #Lot1137)
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Description:
It is a decent Qingbai ware with height of 10.9 cm and width of 10.4.
One similar piece is in the book of " Qingbai Ware-Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties " (2002),The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. P174, figure93.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #866740 (stock #lot552)
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A black-marble lion was in crouching posture.
Being rendered by excellent carving skill, the lion was in fierce look by bulge eyes, bared teeth and tongue.
Even though excavated with imperfections, the lion was still momentum by his strenuous muscle, the strong limbs and the flouring manes.
Bing preserved with original condition from excavation, the lion was perfectly fit to a custom-made brass base which was desighed and hammered by a modern metal artist...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1300915 (stock #Lot1088)
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Description:
An old wood scholar rock was well preserved.
it was in good shape with strong literati taste.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.

height: 53.5cm including stand.

A Custom-Made Cotton Box is included.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1492 item #789739 (stock #lot477)
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Description: A wood manuscript cover was wonderfully carved by traditional craftsmanship.
By a unique design of rectangular panel in the center, the Shakyamuni Buddha seated on an Indian Pala-style throne with lion base and in earth-witness gesture...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1471449 (stock #lot1237)
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A Cizhou porcelain caddy was found with original lotus-leaf cover.
In unique russet glaze, the caddy was exemplified the excellent decorative art of Cizhou wares.

Date: Yuan Dynasty 13th century.

Height:15cm
Width:13cm

An identical jar was found in a Yuan tomb painting (Tea ceremony 備茶圖).(see last picture)

A custom-made cotton box is included.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1400416 (stock #Lot1148)
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Description: A Dingyao Dish was applied with characteristic creamy white glaze.
In elegantly curved rim, the dish was decorated in the center with carved floral pattern.
It was preserved in perfect condition except some burial stains were left on the surface.

Date: Northern Song Dynasty AD960-1127

Width :12cm.

A Custom-made cotton box is included.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1464025 (stock #lot1222)
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A Junyao cup was in Beautiful oval shape and was applied on the surface with a stroke of purple splash.
Similar piece is found in the book Alchemy in Blue,Ancient Jun-Ware from the Yip Collection. Published by University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong.(相關物件請參考香港中文大學出版‘紫艷擬青’)

Date: Song/Jing periods, 11th/12th centuries.

Width:8.7cm,
Height:4.7cm

A custom-made cotton box is included.