Catalog: Sold Items: Regional Art (625)

Description: A beautiful Longquan celadon cosmetic covered box was excavated with perfect condition. With charming lake-green glaze and evenly applied crackles and bubbles, the box was set with shallow dishes inside and molded decoration on cover. The excavation evidences were obvious when observing at hand in details which were hard to reveal in my pictures. And THE TRUE BEAUTY IS ASTONISHING IN REAL THAN IN THE PICTURES as well...

Description: A functional tool for tribal people was decorated with chased dragon motifs. Kept with original condition, this flint pod can well be transformed as an attractive pendant, a belt decoration or a display item within a framework. Date: Qing Dynasty (19th Century) Material: Metal and Leather Width: 9.2cm Height: 5.9cm Depth: 2.2cm

Description: A genuine excavated black glazed bowl(Temmoku) of Song or Yuan Dynasty(12th-13th Century) was preserved rarely with the original silver wrappings around the mouth rim. Though the silver wrapping foil was fragile and looked like debris, the body and the glaze of the Temmoku bowl was in firm good condition. Kept with original excavated condition without any restoration, this piece can truly be a beautiful example of a Temmoku of Song Dynasty. Date: AD 12-13 Century...

Description: A scholar bronze water dropper was uniquely made in rectangular form. Kept in perfect condition, this water dropper still can be used when you're practicing Chinese calligraphy. Date: Qing Dynasty(19th Century) Length: 7.4cm Width: 3.4cm Height: 4.4cm

Description: A beautiful agate "Juia" was excavated in intact condition without any incursions. With fantastic image, this pendant or an earring can be authenticated by its manual craftsmanship. Ex. the cutting sections of the agate surface with ridges can be observed that it was made by simple instruments and manual cutting skills. And the polishing was omitted without special attentions at the tips of the cutting ends and at the inner side of the rim...

Description: A dark black glazed bowl was found from a shipwrecked hoard of South East Asia. Produced probably from Fujian kiln, this beautiful black bowl was preserved with original charming glaze condition only with one minor glaze defect on the mouth rim. This bowl had been cleaned meticulously with boiled water and ready for real use. Some coral adherence were kept for authentication and for original mood. Date: Southern Song to Yuan Dynasty(13-14th Century) Width: 11.2cm Height: 6.0cm

Description: A blue and white covered box was applied with motifs of weeds and tendrils all over the surface except the part of the foot rim. Added with a Chinese word 'Shi' (joyful) in duplicate form on the cover's surface, this box was therefore enhancing the charming of a Chinese mood. IT WILL BE A GOOD WISH TO YOUR BELOVED ONES IN THIS SPECIAL SEASON. DATE: Qing Dynasty (late 19th Century) Condition: Perfect Width: 9.6cm Height: 6.0cm

Description: A beautiful covered metal box was delicately chased and carved with traditional Chinese scenes like pagodas, mountain ridges and pine troves as main picture on the cover's surface. Added more with good metaphors like bats, chrysanthemums and flying magpies on the box's outer surface, this alloyed box therefore became a nice cosmetic holder for the use of a fair lady...

Description: An exquisite ivory carving was in an imitation of a bamboo section with which a snail was crawling on it. In a simple clear form, this ivory was a scholar item as a brush rest and a curiosity as well...

Description: An old wooden tablet with inscription of Yi Yen Tang-the hall of happy swallow was a classical piece originated probably from a lady's chamber room of a noble family's house. Preserved well with faded golden paint, the feminine word Yi-Ye was possibly from a fair lade's name, or was used as a metaphor for the family's well- being. Date: Qing Dynasty(AD1616-1911) Width: 53.5cm Height: 26cm

Description: A jade boy was carved beautifully by a celadon jade pebble. With sharp clean cutting skill, this jade was expressed vividly as a traditional Chinese boy holding a lotus vein. Posed with one foot stepping forward and facial expression described with simple sketchy lines, the figure was shaped by the jade pebble's original size...

Description: A white glazed incense burner from northern China of 14th to 15th Century was in elegant shape. Kept in perfect condition except with some frets on the glaze, the surface of the tripod censer was separated with 4 parts. Light key-fret imprints were applied on the surface of the middle sector. Date: 14th-15th Century(late Yuan to early Ming) Width: 12cm Height: 8.4cm Condition: Perfect except some frets on the surface.

Description: A minor sculpture of a steatite ram from Han Dynasty was newly excavated and had been used as a portable phone pendent for a real use. A real piece with clean cut carving which was a Han sculpture's style. Date: Han Dynasty(BC206-AD220) Length: 0.9cm

Description: Three beautiful archaic glass beads of Warring States were excavated in good condition with only one minor chip on the surface of one of the beads. Date: Warring States (BC 770-220) Width: 0.8cm, 0.5cm and 0.3cm

Description: A camphor wood arm chair was originally made in Taiwan in the late 19th century. With beautiful design, this chair was used to be put on the main side of a living room in pairs which were called Tai-Shi-Yi, the lord's chair. In heavy weight, it was tenoned firmly and preserved very well with original warm patina. There're only some decay at the front rim side. Height: 97.5cm width: 54.5cm x 47cm

Description: A beautiful inkcake rest was intriguingly made of pudding stone. With agate-like stone quality, this precious scholar item was preserved very well with only some old crack lines and some minor old frets. The stand was an old Suan-Ji wood piece from 19th century. Date: Qing Dynasty (18th Century) Material: Pudding stone. Length: 6.1cm(with stand) Height: 2.4cm(with stand)

Description: A small inkstone was carved in different cliff style. On the pool side, the cloud pattern was carved fluently. A small scholar item especially an inkstone was hard to find. It could be a practical utensil and also a small art piece which could be viewed from different angles around your palms. Date: 19th Century. Length:7.8cm Width:6cm Height: 4.5cm Condition: Kept with original Hon-Mu stand when lost of upper cover. A crack line was seen due to age.

Description: A prestigious water colour painting on paper of Mandarin duck was by a very famous deceased Taiwanese painter Lin Yu-San. A beautiful museum piece of art which attributed to the collection of a Taiwan collector for more than 20 years was worthy of serious collection and investment as well. Date: 1955 Dimension: 91x113cm Painter: Lin Yu-San (AD1907-2004) Provenance: Lin Sui-Su